Calibrating EIZO Monitors with Calman

The EIZO Monitor Calibration workflow in Calman provides automated calibration for supported EIZO models. Depending on the monitor’s capabilities, Calman can load a full 3D LUT directly into the display or apply a 1D LUT paired with a color correction matrix. This workflow guides you through configuring your targets and performing accurate calibrations using the monitor’s internal processing.

Calman Required Version

• Calman Studio or Ultimate v5.17.1 or higher

Hardware Requirements

• Calman Compatible Meter
• Calman Compatible Pattern Generator

Step 1

• From the Calman Menu in the top-left, choose Open Workflow Template -> Calman Ready and then WORKFLOW NAME.

• On the introduction screen, select your display series (CG/CS/CX)
  • For CX Series, select calibration mode (SDR/HDR) and method (1D+Matrix/1D+3DLUT) from the dropdowns.
  • For CG and CS series, only SDR and 1D+Matrix are supported
• Click Next to proceed to Hardware Setup

Step 2

• Plug your meter into a USB port on the computer and press the Find Meter button on the left.
  • When your meter is connected, select your display type from the dropdown
• Connect Pattern Source to your computer.
  • Click the Find Source button, then select your source
  • Select the pattern window size and delay
    • SDR
      • Full 100%
      • 2-sec delay
    • HDR
      • Window 10%
      • 2-sec delay
  • Ensure your source is set to Full-Range and SDR or HDR corresponding to your choice in Step 1
  • Set Pattern insertion
    • Click the Reset to Defaults button to set the appropriate pattern insertion for the display and calibration type in Step 1
      • LCD models do not require Pattern Insertion to be enabled. 
• Click Next to proceed

Step 3

• Select the calibration targets
• Confirm/configure your calibration targets. These will be automatically set to common defaults by the options from Step 1
  • Configuration Examples:

SDR	HDR

• Confirm your targets, and click Next to proceed

(Optional) Current State Measurements

• This workflow page is intended to document the monitor’s current operational state before establishing any DDC connection or selecting a calibration mode.
• This step can be skipped if documenting the current state is not needed. Another set of Pre-Calibration measurements will be taken in later steps.

• To take Current State Measurements, click the Measure button to measure the display’s grayscale and color response.
• Click Next to proceed

Step 4

• Connect your Display
  • Connect your monitor to your PC using USB.
  • Click the Find Display Button
  • Select Eizo
  • Select either “ColorEdge Monitors 1D LUT” for 1D+Matrix calibrations or “ColorEdge Monitors 3D LUT” to calibrate CX series monitors in SDR with a 3D LUT
  • Click Connect

Pre-Calibration Measurements

• This workflow page is intended to document the target picture mode prior to calibration.

• To take Pre-Calibration Measurements, click the Measure button to measure the display’s rayscale and color response.
  • This will provide a point of reference to compare the calibration results
• Click Next to proceed

Step 5

• Here, the Calman picture mode will be reset to prepare for calibration.

• Select the mode you wish to calibrate
  • Note: Available modes will vary by model
• Click the Reset button. This resets and prepares the picture mode for calibration.
• Click Next to proceed

SDR Only – Measure and set Luminance

• Here, you can adjust the displays Backlight setting to one that meets or exceeds your target luminance

• Click Measure and adjust the Backlight slider as needed.
• Click Next to proceed

Step 6

• Here, Calman will adjust the color gamut using a 3×3 matrix
  • Note: This step will not be present for CX Series 3D LUT calibrations

• Press the AutoCal button to open the AutoCal dialog
• Ensure the Stimulus Level dropdown is set to 100, and click OK to begin the colorspace AutoCal process
• When AutoCal is complete, press the Next button to proceed

Step 7

• Here, Calman will adjust the Multipoint Grayscale.

• Click the AutoCal button and select the correct data points in the AutoCal Dialog to auto-calibrate the Grayscale/Luminance response on the display.
  • This should match the video range you chose in Step 1.
• Click OK to begin greyscale AutoCal.
• When AutoCal is complete, click the Next button to proceed.

Step 8 – CX Series 3D LUT calibration only

• On this page, Calman will calibrate the Color Gamut using a 3D LUT.

• Press the AutoCal button to open the AutoCal dialog
  • Calman has multiple methods for creating a 3D LUT. For information about these LUTs see THIS ARTICLE.
  • Confirm that 3D LUT Grayscale to Unity is checked
• Click OK to begin the colorspace AutoCal process
• When AutoCal is complete, press the Next button to proceed

Step 9

• In this step, you’ll take measurements of the calibration results.

• To take Post-Calibration Measurements, click the Measure button to measure the display’s grayscale and color response.
• Click Next to proceed

• On the Calibration Complete page, you can choose to…
  • Save and Report
    • Select Save and Report to generate the calibration report
  • View Comparison
    • Displays Pre and Post Calibration measurements of the calibrated mode side-by-side
  • Restart
    • Returns to the beginning of the workflow where a new mode or colorspace can be selected
    • Note: Does not save workflow data