Need some input concerning monitor calibration

I think I'm fighting two (maybe three) settings in my monitor/video card here.

I have an older Nvidia card, TNT2 which has software to set gamma and RGB levels.

I also have Adobe Gamma.

Then I have the monitor settings themselves.


But I suspect that I am battling a moving target when I use Adobe Gamma.

How do I bring everything back to an absolute baseline and start with only Adobe Gamma? Is there a way to remove Adobe Gamma (then re-install?)

Right now I have the card set to "Standard - Default" which is Gamma 1.0 and a straight diagonal for the RGB levels.

The monitor itself is set to a hardware point of 6500k.

But to get it remotely looking good I have a gamma of 2.8 in Adobe Gamma. I feel as though I have to constantly recalibrate and it still looks blown out a bit.

Suggestions?

thanks,
Dan


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anybody?

danpass wrote in post #3449111
anybody?

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IMO our ability to successfully calibrate our monitors by eye is pitiful. I thought I was a very good judge until I started doing hardware calibration with a Spyder2. I suggest you turn all settings to default and use a hardware calibration tool to do the job. The you will always have the same base point.
Doing this has really improved my confidence and my work.