re.. two monitors w/one dual head card, Windows XP
First, the monitor calibration profile shown in PSCS2, EDIT>COLOR SETTING>RGB
is NOT necessarily the profile being used for that monitor. It's the Windows default profile. Which may not be the monitor Photoshop is running on.
Yes, you can calibrate each monitor separately and create a unique ICC file for each monitor. And yes, via Desktop properties you can assign the ICC profiles to their respective monitor. HOWever, Windows XP will only load one profile each time you reboot. One monitor will have the correct profile, one will not. BUT you can load the correct profile manually after you boot using a free utility from gretagmacbeth called: “Displayprofile.exe” Download it free here (2 up from bottom of page):
DisplayProfile?Simply run 'Displayprofile', drag it into a monitor screen and select the profile you want to load.. very cool. This also allows you to quickly switch between multiple calibration files for any monitor without rebooting (say 5000° and 6500°).
Gretagmacbeth says:
DisplayProfile freeware for Windows
DisplayProfile allows you to store multiple monitor profiles for your PC and have a way to easily switch between them.
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