(I realise this may have been discussed many times here but I spent 2-3 hours searching but haven't found an explicit answer, so forgive me in advance if it has.)
I have a Dell 32" Ultrasharp U3219Q and have a new Calibrite ColorChecker Display Pro on the way.
I tried to see if I could download the instructions in advance but all I found so far is this:
https://calibrite.com/us/learning-centre/ideal-settings-for-screen-calibration-for-photography-with-colorchecker-display-pro-and-plus/which doesn't address my question exactly other than saying "reset your monitor back to factory defaults," but I am wanting a more basic answer to the question where to start with the brightness, contrast and the RGB gain controls?
FWIW, I calibrated/profiled yesterday with my old i1 puck and Display Cal to color temp 6500K, white level 140, black level 0.5.
During the calibrate part, the monitor settings are Brightness 33%, Contrast 75%, RGB gains: R97%, G94%, B92%.
To start from scratch, should the gains be this high, or should the brightness be higher and the gains lower to reach the desired white level? (I have read that some monitors/displays
may not natively be able to reach low white levels say between 80 and 120, so I want to avoid that.)
Also, I am wanting to have a fairly low contrast ratio between white and black points, where should the Contrast setting start out?
TIA,
CB
So since the gains are already pretty much maxed out,