I've been very pleased with AVIA and the results it's given me. However, there is no right or wrong calibration setting. Just set it to what you're most pleased with and go with that.
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Originally Posted by EricM407 /forum/post/0
Your games and SD DVD have two different color spaces. If you calibrate for one, the other will be off. If you're going to use the 360 for watching DVDs, your best bet is to save the settings you got with Avia in one of your TV's modes, then do what cdub998 did and calibrate for games using the test pattern in a game and save it to a different mode. Then just switch modes depending on what you're doing.
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Originally Posted by lynesjc /forum/post/0
I've been very pleased with AVIA and the results it's given me. However, there is no right or wrong calibration setting.
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Originally Posted by dsroberti /forum/post/0
Unlike movies, I don't know that video game makers actually use a standard. So, I think it's fair to say that DVDs are mastered based on calibration standards; but I don't know that it's true for video games.
Does anyone know if video game makers use any kind of standard? My intuition has been that they are more market-driven, i.e. choose colors based on what will look cool on most people's tvs. But that's just a guess.
Another way to ask the question: When video game designers are using Maya (or whatever software) to design the appearance of objects in games, are their monitors calibrated? If so, to what standard?
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Originally Posted by lynesjc /forum/post/0
Yeah, I'm aware of that. I just didn't want to bore the OP with 6500k color temp, and ISF standards discussion and that sort of thing.
I guess I should've said while there are objective standards of what your settings should be, what really matters most is what you subjectively like.
Still, your point is a fair one.
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Originally Posted by leftkidney /forum/post/0
it bothers me just knowing that it isnt correct if I know it is wrong then why wouldn't I want to fix it?
and yes they do use monitors that are calibrated to the D65 standard
also they work on a LCD but have a CRT that is used for making color correction I have seen this first hand and prople have told me that is what most places do
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Originally Posted by assasyn /forum/post/0
Is it right because somone says so, even if your eyes and brain tell you you prefer it wrong?
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Originally Posted by EricM407 /forum/post/0
Your games and SD DVD have two different color spaces. If you calibrate for one, the other will be off. If you're going to use the 360 for watching DVDs, your best bet is to save the settings you got with Avia in one of your TV's modes, then do what cdub998 did and calibrate for games using the test pattern in a game and save it to a different mode. Then just switch modes depending on what you're doing.
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Originally Posted by jbutle4 /forum/post/0
Let me rephrase my question. Since I can only have 1 custom preset for each input on my tv - and because I use the same input for 360 games, sd dvds, and hd dvds - should I just not worry about using Avia, and just use my best judgment for calibrating?