Using a monitor colour profile on Vista

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Hey - I'm having trouble with using a colour profile on Vista. I want to set it as the default for my one and only monitor, but I don't think it ever even gets applied, never mind persisting after a reboot.

Am I missing something?

(NEC 20WGX2 / NVIDIA 8800 GTS 512)

I've tried both of the following:

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I remember the whole thing being dodgy in Windows XP as well, and having to download Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet for Windows XP and run it with an "/L" argument from my start up folder just to get the profile to stick after a reboot.
 
Yeah, so it looks like Vista's big fancy Color Management control panel does absolutely nothing.

I selected my profile using this standalone .exe and it actually got applied (everything looks much better).

Doesn't solve the problem, though. I need it to be set as the system default. How's everyone else manage? :)
 
wush said:
Yeah, so it looks like Vista's big fancy Color Management control panel does absolutely nothing.

I selected my profile using this standalone .exe and it actually got applied (everything looks much better).

Doesn't solve the problem, though. I need it to be set as the system default. How's everyone else manage? :)
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That control panel is just to get the profile used by Colour Managed apps (photoshop, lightroom, vista picture viewer etc.)

To apply a calibrated profile, with gamma curves etc, you need a LUT loader that applies the profile to your graphics card LUT at boot time. Most calibration devices come with one, but if yours hasn't you can always try LUT Manager (however, their website is down currently).
 
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