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Should I tick “Use Windows display calibration” in Windows Color Management?

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I have an Adobe RGB monitor. Recently, I used a color calibrator to generate an icc profile and installed it following the steps below:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/about-color-management-2a2ed8fa-cf09-83c5-e55c-d1428519f616

After installing the icc profile, Photoshop seems to be able to manage color correctly. Specifically, when I open a sRGB picture, it looks less saturate than before. I think what I see in this case is the correct color.

However, I encountered a problem. Some articles on the Internet tell me that I should tick “Use Windows display calibration” in Windows Color Management after installing the icc profile.

When I tick it, the color of the whole screen will change a little, including Photoshop. So the color displayed in Photoshop seems to be calibrated twice.

In short, whether tick “Use Windows display calibration” or not will generate different colors. I don't know which one is correct.

Please help me. Thank you.

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Correct answer D Fosse

No, don't do anything! The software will set it all up automatically. Run the calibrator, at your chosen calibration parameters, done.

You are specifically not using Windows display calibration. You do not need to go into the Windows color management dialog at all.

BTW, "Adobe RGB monitor" is just a marketing term. It does not match Adobe RGB exactly, and it doesn't have to. The monitor doesn't need to match any standard color space. Leave it at "native" response, don't use the ARGB preset. From a color management perspective, you could just as well have a monitor half way between standard and wide gamut.

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No, don't do anything! The software will set it all up automatically. Run the calibrator, at your chosen calibration parameters, done.

You are specifically not using Windows display calibration. You do not need to go into the Windows color management dialog at all.

BTW, "Adobe RGB monitor" is just a marketing term. It does not match Adobe RGB exactly, and it doesn't have to. The monitor doesn't need to match any standard color space. Leave it at "native" response, don't use the ARGB preset. From a color management perspective, you could just as well have a monitor half way between standard and wide gamut.

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Yes, I used a Spyder X(①) and its software to generate an icc profile(②). After that, I took the colorimeter off the screen, and uninstalled the software. Finally, I installed and selected my icc profile here(③).

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Is this the correct procedure?

D Fosse

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Thank you! I will try using the Spyder software to manage color.

The reason why I used Windows to manage it is most articles on the Internet suggest me do so...

Well, actually, neither the Spyder software nor Windows do any active color management. That is done by the application (Photoshop). Spyder makes the profile, and Windows makes it available for applications.

When Photoshop starts up, it asks Windows for the monitor profile. Windows then hands it the one set up as system default for that monitor. Photoshop loads the profile, and uses it for the duration of that session.

Which one is set as system default can be changed in the Windows color management dialog - but when you run the Spyder it will take care of all that for you. You don't need to do it yourself. The Spyder writes the profile and sets it as system default automatically.

You only need to go into the Windows color management dialog if you want to manually change profile for some reason. Or just to double-check that it's the right one.

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