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post #901 of 1812
1/15/13 at 11:29am
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Originally Posted by sillysally View Post

Just make it very clear you do not want BB calibrator to use the service menu, and you should be fine.

Calman is a real Calibration software and there for not Cheap. If you want to get into the calibration hobby then yes I would say yes get Calman 5 (at-least) Control and a I1 Display pro. If you just want to input Calman's settings and open ISF modes then just get the cheapest Calman.
However many of the calibration settings that are posted by DIY's are done using Controlcal, and if that's the case you can use Controlcal to open and input these ISF settings.
I don't use Controlcal to input my settings so Controlcal will not work for my setting. Controlcal is a tool to open ISF modes on a VT50 and input settings, its not a calibration program like Calman.

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Good info - thank you. smile.gif I would love to try my hand at calibration but don't have the time right now. So I will probably just go with ControlCal. I will also take a chance on BB's free calibration, telling them no service menu, and report back on how it went.
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post #902 of 1812
1/15/13 at 1:47pm
For those who have gone thru the process to create a separate 3D calibration, did you find it makes much of a difference as compared to simply copying over the ISF Day settings?

jdg
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post #903 of 1812
1/16/13 at 4:55am
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Originally Posted by JohnDG View Post

For those who have gone thru the process to create a separate 3D calibration, did you find it makes much of a difference as compared to simply copying over the ISF Day settings?

jdg
Made a difference for me. The calibration is adjusted for the dark lenses on the 3d glasses. Of you look at the image without glasses, the image looks VERY bright and washed out. With glasses however, it looks great.
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post #904 of 1812
1/16/13 at 7:03am
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Originally Posted by stixx View Post

Made a difference for me. The calibration is adjusted for the dark lenses on the 3d glasses. Of you look at the image without glasses, the image looks VERY bright and washed out. With glasses however, it looks great.

That is interesting. I compared my ISF Day copied settings with the built-in THX 3D settings and the ISF Day copied is brighter.

You must really have pumped-up the output for your calibrated 3D settings.

jdg
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post #905 of 1812
1/16/13 at 8:56pm
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Originally Posted by robnix View Post

You can put them in custom mode manually. I highly recommend ControlCal though, it's a small investment for an incredible amount of convenience.

So is the ISF mode really the same as custom but the ISF modes are just locked? Can I just input people's (yours) ISF settings into my Custom mode? I didn't think about doing that or know that I could. For some reason I thought there was some difference.
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post #906 of 1812
1/16/13 at 9:14pm
you can do that...

during calibration, adjustments using the remote and the menus can be frustrating, ControlCAL eliminates that..
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post #907 of 1812
1/18/13 at 4:02pm
Just received this set from Amazon this afternoon. Am trying to adjust the settings based on some of the suggestions in this thread, but I can't access them (specifically color management). Does anyone know why?
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post #908 of 1812
1/18/13 at 4:08pm
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Originally Posted by heisman View Post

Just received this set from Amazon this afternoon. Am trying to adjust the settings based on some of the suggestions in this thread, but I can't access them (specifically color management). Does anyone know why?

Did you switch to Custom mode to get to CMS?
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post #909 of 1812
1/18/13 at 4:21pm
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Originally Posted by scirica View Post

Did you switch to Custom mode to get to CMS?

Yes, and still grayed out to the off position.
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post #910 of 1812
1/18/13 at 4:26pm
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Originally Posted by heisman View Post

Yes, and still grayed out to the off position.

Something's not right. Custom mode gives you access to all the color and gamma settings you could ever want. This is a U.S. model, correct?
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post #911 of 1812
1/18/13 at 5:11pm
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Originally Posted by heisman View Post


Yes, and still grayed out to the off position.

Make sure you are in home use and not store Demo modesmile.gif

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post #912 of 1812
1/18/13 at 5:53pm
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Originally Posted by KONICA TECH View Post

Make sure you are in home use and not store Demo mode:)

BAM! Thank you kindly.
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post #913 of 1812
1/19/13 at 10:35am
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Originally Posted by wmwilker View Post

ISF Night Settings - They can be used in the Custom mode

ISF Night.pdf 69k .pdf file

I recently received my 65VT50. I plan to have it professionally calibrated once I have over 300 hours. In the meantime, I am using wmwilker's settings in custom mode. I have almost all of the settings entered and saved. There are 2 that are greyed out and I cannot change. They are: 1080p pure direct - off and 24p Direct in - 60. I must have another setting incorrect that does not allow me to change these. Any help or direction would be appreciated. Thank you.
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post #914 of 1812
1/19/13 at 10:44am
those those, input 1080p signal
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post #915 of 1812
1/19/13 at 11:10am
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Originally Posted by wzh2hz View Post

I recently received my 65VT50. I plan to have it professionally calibrated once I have over 300 hours. In the meantime, I am using wmwilker's settings in custom mode. I have almost all of the settings entered and saved. There are 2 that are greyed out and I cannot change. They are: 1080p pure direct - off and 24p Direct in - 60. I must have another setting incorrect that does not allow me to change these. Any help or direction would be appreciated. Thank you.

You only see them when a 1080p signal goes into the tv. Use your bluray player and you'll see them.
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post #916 of 1812
1/19/13 at 11:10am
I think I've got it. Thank you for the help.
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post #917 of 1812
1/19/13 at 4:03pm
What's the point of offering a 48hz setting for 24p if it is going to flicker that badly?
Do people here prefer the 96 or the 60 setting?
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post #918 of 1812
1/19/13 at 4:39pm
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Originally Posted by billmich View Post

What's the point of offering a 48hz setting for 24p if it is going to flicker that badly?
Do people here prefer the 96 or the 60 setting?

I'm getting the best picture with 60hz. 48 is a joke. 96 isn't bad but you can still see a tiny bit of flicker.
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post #919 of 1812
1/19/13 at 4:43pm
I agree, 48 is a joke
But since 96 is an even multiple of 24, isn't that better than 60, which isn't....
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post #920 of 1812
1/19/13 at 4:45pm
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Originally Posted by billmich View Post

I agree, 48 is a joke
But since 96 is an even multiple of 24, isn't that better than 60, which isn't....

You would think intuitively that 96 would be better than 60, but both multiples of 24 are inferior to the 60hz. Jeff Meier did my set last Friday (8 days ago) and his final analysis was to use 60.
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post #921 of 1812
1/19/13 at 4:47pm
I am trying to Autocal my 65" VT50, and have a question. How do you access the patterns in the Panasonic so you can then Autocal.
I get as far as getting into ISF mode, and then try to find the source of the patterns, and they do not show up anywhere. According to Spectracal's website, the patterns should be there somewhere, or am I confused again? I was told I would not need any type of pattern generator or DVD to Autocal using Calman5 with a Control license, that there would be one that Calman could open up.
I am using WiFi to connect and having no issues with that.

Thanks for any help you might have on how to access the patterns.
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post #922 of 1812
1/19/13 at 4:48pm
Thanks for the info!!!
But my original question remains: why the OFFERING of 48 as a setting if its gonna look like THAT?!?!
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post #923 of 1812
1/19/13 at 4:49pm
Many Calibrators recommend 60 still.

I know some owners like 60, others 96.. it's best for you to try both 60 and 96 on your reference content and see what you like.
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post #924 of 1812
1/19/13 at 4:50pm
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Originally Posted by billmich View Post

Thanks for the info!!!
But my original question remains: why the OFFERING of 48 as a setting if its gonna look like THAT?!?!

Good question...perhaps some real Panasonic afficianados can enlighten us!
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post #925 of 1812
1/19/13 at 4:57pm
That 48 hz setting has been around for years and has never served any useful purpose in 2d some use it to mitigate crosstalk in 3d
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post #926 of 1812
1/20/13 at 7:46am
That's correct 48hz for 3d is recommended if ur getting a lot of crosstalk
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post #927 of 1812
1/20/13 at 10:30am
Has wmwilker come out with his 3D settings yet? biggrin.gif I applied the settings I found in Home Theater mag and I think they look terrible.
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post #928 of 1812
1/20/13 at 1:42pm
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Originally Posted by cssnms View Post

Has wmwilker come out with his 3D settings yet? biggrin.gif I applied the settings I found in Home Theater mag and I think they look terrible.

Not sure if these will work for you, but they are the 3D (day) settings that my calibrator entered. ISF Day 3D.xml 3k .xml file

Your results may vary...
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post #929 of 1812
1/20/13 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by scirica View Post

Not sure if these will work for you, but they are the 3D (day) settings that my calibrator entered. ISF Day 3D.xml 3k .xml file

Your results may vary...

Hey thanks for that. My TV is in a dark basement, so ideally a night setting would be best. Might give'm a try anywho.
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post #930 of 1812
1/20/13 at 3:58pm
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Originally Posted by cssnms View Post

Hey thanks for that. My TV is in a dark basement, so ideally a night setting would be best. Might give'm a try anywho.

Just bring the contrast down. No need to get too complicated.
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