Monitor Calibration Tests

I came across this calibration test from drycreekphoto.com today.

 Monitor Black point check, developed by Bruce Fraser (author of Real Worl colour management) it lets you to see if your monitors black point is set correctly. I can see the changes in colour on my LCD screen at about the 10 point, that’s in a super bright sunlit room, but when I drew the curtains I could notice a change at the 5 mark. I suppose that just goes to show the importance of the ambient light you work in. The article explains that for best results CRT monitors need a darkened room, where LCD monitors have a higher luminance so you have more flexibility with them. My results are pretty average.

•  A top quality monitor using an excellent calibration system can show the difference between levels 0 and 1.
• A typical monitor in a dimly lit room will not show anything until level 5-8.
• Only the best monitors that are also well calibrated will distinguish between all patches

“It is better to have the black level set slightly too high than too low” [1]

[1] http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/Calibration/monitor_black.htm