What is probably a silly question about monitor calibration.

[randy_myers3]

<p>OK, I have my new PC set up but for the next day or two, I still have an extremely cheap monitor that needs calibration, at the VERY least and I also have some editing work that I would like to get done before waiting for the new monitor.</p>

<p>I know my new Nec monitor makes changes to the actual MONITOR when calibrating.</p>

<p>I know that if I calibrate this loaner monitor with my Eye One Display 2 that the changes will be made in the GRAPHICS CARD.</p>

<p>Will these changes to the graphics card, screw up the eventual calibration of the Nec monitor?</p>

<p>In other words, in my very non-tech head, I'm picturing the best calibration for the Nec monitor will take place if I have not make ANY changes to the graphics card.</p>

<p>Am I being a bit to much of a Nervous Nelly? Might it be necessary and is it possible to do a factory reset on the new graphics card right before and do the eventual calibration of the Nec monitor, (with it's proprietary software and puck).</p>

[steven_clark]

Changes to the Look Up Table on the

graphics card are in RAM and

cleared when you turn off power.

Disabling the loading of this LUT

is usually trivial, and will

probably happen automatically when

you calibrate the new screen.

[howard_m]

<p>when the NEC Spectraview runs, it'll calibrate the internal LUTs but it will *also* make a default/straight-line profile for the video card. So, when that profile is loaded, it'll overwrite whatever was loaded. The video RAM is volatile.</p>

<p>So, you're basically worrying about nothing ;)</p>

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[randy_myers3]

<p>AWESOME ! Thanks my friends. This place ROCKS !</p>