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Ok, since at least a few people seem to have problems with the Samsung calibration software (MagicTune) here's how it works:
When you launch it, you get that funny small square within a large square, on a background.
The point is to try to match the brightness of the big square to that of the background by moving the brightness slider. It's better if you sit a little farther from the screen, cause then you see more of a single color instead of a grainy grid.
So try to move the slider so that the big square matches the background. Now, you will never make it the exact same colour, but it's the brightness that matters, so try to look more at the brightness instead of trying to make it the exact same colour (think to yourself "ok, the background is KINDA DARK, but not DARK, so lets make this square KINDA DARK but not DARK). On the white screen it's possible to make the big square almost white, liek the background, but others will usually be a bit off.
The little square that you can move is to get rid of any color tones that may appear. i.e. if you think the big square is a little reddish, move the small square around until you notice the big square become grey again (or look closer to the background colour). I happened to move the small square to the upper right a bit in some of the 5 steps which made the big square look more like the background.
At step 5 you can preview the calibrated image vs. the uncalibrated.
You will not likely get the calibration right the first time and from the demo picture you might conclude that it actually made it worse. Therefore try to use some of your own pictures, save several settings and then compare and choose the best one.
For example I had a bright picture with a close-up of a person on it and lots of light reflecting on the skin. I set the color warmth to "Warm 2" which made the skin look warmer as opposed to paler with warmth off. Calibration made the picture seem less washed out, more "alive". And also, I had to lower the contrast and brightness because the light reflections looked like ugly white patches on the skin instead of a smooth light reflection.
I would also recommend doing the calibration before messing with contrast/brightness.
My settings are: Warm 2, bright. 60, contrast 50 and of course my own calibration. I had bright. at 75 and it might look a little better, but it seemed a little to obright on white screens.
Have fun (and patience) and let us know about your results.
When you launch it, you get that funny small square within a large square, on a background.
The point is to try to match the brightness of the big square to that of the background by moving the brightness slider. It's better if you sit a little farther from the screen, cause then you see more of a single color instead of a grainy grid.
So try to move the slider so that the big square matches the background. Now, you will never make it the exact same colour, but it's the brightness that matters, so try to look more at the brightness instead of trying to make it the exact same colour (think to yourself "ok, the background is KINDA DARK, but not DARK, so lets make this square KINDA DARK but not DARK). On the white screen it's possible to make the big square almost white, liek the background, but others will usually be a bit off.
The little square that you can move is to get rid of any color tones that may appear. i.e. if you think the big square is a little reddish, move the small square around until you notice the big square become grey again (or look closer to the background colour). I happened to move the small square to the upper right a bit in some of the 5 steps which made the big square look more like the background.
At step 5 you can preview the calibrated image vs. the uncalibrated.
You will not likely get the calibration right the first time and from the demo picture you might conclude that it actually made it worse. Therefore try to use some of your own pictures, save several settings and then compare and choose the best one.
For example I had a bright picture with a close-up of a person on it and lots of light reflecting on the skin. I set the color warmth to "Warm 2" which made the skin look warmer as opposed to paler with warmth off. Calibration made the picture seem less washed out, more "alive". And also, I had to lower the contrast and brightness because the light reflections looked like ugly white patches on the skin instead of a smooth light reflection.
I would also recommend doing the calibration before messing with contrast/brightness.
My settings are: Warm 2, bright. 60, contrast 50 and of course my own calibration. I had bright. at 75 and it might look a little better, but it seemed a little to obright on white screens.
Have fun (and patience) and let us know about your results.