VeriLUM 5.

2
Video Display Calibration
And Conformance Tracking

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This User Guide describes installation and operation of VeriLUM Version 5.2.
Revision Date: March, 2008

Copyright 1999 by IMAGE Smiths, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Preface
1.0

Getting Started
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

2.0

Operating VeriLUM
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4

3.0

System Requirements
Installing VeriLUM
Running VeriLUM
Configuring VeriLUM
Uninstalling VeriLUM

Using VeriLUM for Acceptance Testing

Adjusting Color Balance
Using VeriLUM for Calibration to a Luminance Response Model
Using VeriLUM for Conformance Tracking

Technical Notes
3.1
3.2
3.3

Luminance Measuring Device Specifications

Data File Format for User Defined Luminance Response Model
Step-by-Step Procedure for Matching Displays

Preface
VeriLUM 5.2 is a tool for ensuring consistent color and grayscale video display performance. Our goal is to
make it easy and efficient to judge when a video display system is continuing to function normally or needs
adjustment or replacement.
Luminance and chromaticity measurements using VeriLUM 5.2 require a photometer with the VeriLUM
logo. This software is not compatible with prior photometers. Specifically, the following pods are no longer
supported by this version of the software: VeriLUM Color; VeriLUM Grayscale; and VeriLUM Color
Dual Mode.
VeriLUM 5.2 supports workstations using Microsoft Windows operating system 2000 or XP or Vista. The
installer application for Win2000 or WinXP is named VeriLUM52_Install.exe. For Vista the installer
application is named VeriLUM52_Vista_Install.exe. Please see the User Guide named VeriLUM52UG_Vista
for important notes regarding installing and running VeriLUM with the Vista operating system.
An unconditional 30-day money back guarantee protects you against the possibility that VeriLUM does not
work with your display and video card combination. In addition, at no cost, you can download VeriLUM 5.2
from our website (www.image-smiths.com), then install and configure it. This will give you added confidence
that VeriLUM will work with your system prior to your purchase of a VeriLUM photometer. Without a
VeriLUM photometer you will not be able to make luminance and chromaticity measurements.
VeriLUM can be used for acceptance testing, visual checks, gamma correction, and conformance
tracking of a video display system.
VeriLUM software can be installed on as many workstations as desired. No additional licenses or fees are
required.

1.0

Getting Started
1.1

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
VeriLUM 5.2 requires a personal computer with Microsoft Windows Operating System (2000,
XP, or Vista). In addition, the video display system must be capable of at least 1024 X 768 pixels
with a minimum of 256 colors (24- or 32-bit true color is highly recommended) and the video
driver must address downloadable gamma ramps on the video card. Administrator privileges are
required to install VeriLUM.

1.2

INSTALLING VeriLUM
NOTE: Always install the VeriLUM software before plugging in the USB photometer.
VeriLUM software is shipped on a CD. Double-click the VeriLUM52_Install.exe icon with the
left mouse button. The installation script will verify the minimum system requirements, create
the necessary folders and icons, install the program files and ancillary files, and update the
registry.
This User Guide is included on the CD in both Microsoft Word format and in Adobe Acrobat
PDF format. Print as many copies as you need or use it in soft-copy display mode. In addition,
this User Guide is copied to the folder in which VeriLUM is installed so it is available on each
PC where VeriLUM is installed.
The most recent revision of the VeriLUM software can always be downloaded from the
IMAGE Smiths, Inc. website: www.image-smiths.com .

1.3

RUNNING VeriLUM
[ Note: VeriLUM uses the left mouse button exclusively. Thus all references to clicking imply
left mouse button clicks. ]
After installing the VeriLUM software, connect a VeriLUM pod to any available USB port.
Plug and Play should automatically detect the Sequel Imaging Chroma Calibrator and load the
driver. If this does not occur, then point Windows to the install folder for VeriLUM (default:
C:\Program Files\VeriLUM) and select the ChromaB.inf file and update the driver.
Click on Start/Programs/VeriLUM .
Normally the VeriLUM Main Screen appears as shown in Figure 1
However, the first time VeriLUM is run, a Configuration Screen appears (see Figure 2).

1.4

CONFIGURING VeriLUM
It is extremely important to properly configure VeriLUM. You must first define your
workstation desktop in Windows and then configure VeriLUM to reflect that definition. The
Configuration dialog box has two buttons in the upper right-hand corner that are used to select
the display device being used and to specify the desktop display configuration.
Figure 2A shows how to use SELECT DISPLAY DEVICE to specify whether your display is a
CRT or an LCD and whether it is grayscale or color.
Figure 2B shows how to use MONITOR CONFIGURATION to indicate to VeriLUM that there
are special considerations which apply to the video cards and displays. In many cases you do not
need to click on any buttons in this screen other than OK; that is, VeriLUM automatically
detects the display configuration. However, Windows XP permits complexity in the desktop
arrangement. For example, it is now possible in Windows to have a mix of color and grayscale
displays, non-uniform rows and columns, and portrait and landscape modes. Using the Monitor
Configuration options to properly convey the desktop configuration may require some
experimentation.
VeriLUM can only address one type of video card. If your system has more than one type of
video card installed then you must toggle off calibration on the displays associated with the
additional video cards. To do this, highlight the words Display n and then click once on the
radio button Toggle On/Off Calibration on this Display.
An additional application is provided to address a second type of video card. It is named
VeriLUM52_Plus_Install.exe. You should install VeriLUM only or install both VeriLUM
AND VeriLUM Plus. In the Configuration Screen for VeriLUM Plus toggle off calibration
on the displays being calibrated by VeriLUM and in VeriLUM toggle off calibration on the
displays being calibrated by VeriLUM Plus.
In the Configuration Screen you can indicate how the minimum and maximum luminance values
enter into the gamma correction scheme. The measured values can be used; a set of target values
can be specified; or you can use the measured maximum and specify a target value for the
contrast ratio (i.e. the ratio of maximum to minimum luminance).
For CRTs, a percent surround value can be specified. This value is used to define the surround
for all luminance measurements; in particular, all luminance measurements used in determining
the DICOM Part 14 gamma correction lookup table. The default value is 20%. For LCD
displays this value is set to zero.
When you click OK the VeriLUM application will exit to complete the initialization and the
VeriLUMOnOff application will be launched. VeriLUMOnOff is a task bar application that
provides easy access to enabling and disabling the gamma correction. In addition, there is a
button for running VeriLUM without the pod being attached. Note that when the gamma model
has been chosen as the luminance response model for calibration VeriLUMOnOff permits a user

to specify a different gamma to be used and the choice takes effect without re-measuring the
characteristic curve of the display.

1.5

UNINSTALLING VeriLUM
To remove VeriLUM, use the Control Panel Add/Remove Programs function. All files and
icons and registry entries created as a part of the install process will be removed. Files created
during the operation of the VeriLUM software will not be removed. In particular, the
VeriLUM.Pref file will remain in the install folder. Manually deleting these files is
recommended.
If it is desired to re-define the desktop in Windows it is not necessary to un-install and re-install
VeriLUM. You can delete the VeriLUM.Pref file from the VeriLUM install folder and then
create it again by running VeriLUM and answering the questions in the Configuration Screen.
If you redefine the Windows desktop display devices then you MUST delete the VeriLUM.Pref
file before you reconfigure the desktop in Windows. Otherwise VeriLUM will incorrectly
address the display devices.

FIGURE 1. VeriLUM Main Screen

FIGURE 2. VeriLUM Configuration Screen

Figure 2A. VeriLUM Display Device Screen

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Figure 2B. VeriLUM Monitor Configuration Screen

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2.0

OPERATING VeriLUM
VeriLUM addresses three major operational requirements for video display quality assurance:
Acceptance Testing; Calibration to a Luminance Response Model; Conformance Tracking.
2.1

USING VeriLUM FOR ACCEPTANCE TESTING

2.1.1 DISPLAY SMPTE PATTERN
The SMPTE pattern serves a multitude of purposes. For acceptance testing it is useful to
help determine whether there is video stability and general geometric and luminance
fidelity. Gross distortions such as wavy lines, rectangular areas where square areas are
expected, flicker, smearing and so forth should all be rectified before further testing is
performed. If problems are observed which are not correctable with information supplied
by the video card vendor, video display vendor, or system integrator, then a repair call is
warranted.
Click CONTINUE to return to the VeriLUM Main Screen.
2.1.2 DISPLAY VeriLUM PATTERN
The VeriLUM pattern also has many uses. For acceptance testing it is used to assess
geometric linearity and focus.
Measure the horizontal and vertical diameters of the large circle centered in the display.
Adjust the geometry to equalize these diameters. The diameters of the smaller circles in
the four corners and the center can also be measured to ensure that the circles do not
appear strongly elliptical.
There are five objects used to determine whether the focus is adequate. Each object
consists of four squares and each square has alternating white and black lines in a
horizontal or vertical direction. The focus objects are in the four corners of the display
and in the center. Each object should be inspected to determine whether the video
display system is capable of resolving one on; one off objects. If the lines are
indistinguishable, or wavy, or smeared, then the focus or astigmatism may need to be
adjusted. This usually requires trained maintenance personnel with specialized
equipment.
Click CONTINUE to return to the VeriLUM Main Screen.
2.1.3 MEASURE BLACK LEVEL and MEASURE WHITE LEVEL
These measurements provide an indication of the minimum and maximum luminance at
which the video display system is operating. If a specification for these levels has been

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defined by the workstation vendor, then this is a quick way to see whether the video setup
was accomplished correctly. If there are multiple displays on a workstation and the black
and white levels are quite different among the displays, then it will be very difficult to
display an image on the different displays and achieve the same look-and-feel. Use these
functions to ensure that the black and white levels are set at about the same value for all
the displays.

2.1.4 MEASURE LUMINANCE UNIFORMITY

This function measures the white level in the center and four corners of the display and
indicates the percentage deviation of the corner luminance value from the center
luminance value. In the absence of some other specification, the percentage deviation
should not exceed plus or minus 15%.
The correlated color temperature of the white patches is displayed as well.
2.1.5 MEASURE LUMINANCE
A general luminance measurement function is provided. Place the VeriLUM pod
where you want to measure the luminance. Measurements are made and displayed in one
second intervals. Hit the Space Bar on the Keyboard to capture the luminance reading.
The reading will be written into a date-time-stamped file, and stored in the folder where
VeriLUM was installed.
This is especially useful when VeriLUM is being run on a laptop computer and a
measurement of the luminance of some external self-luminous light source is desired (for
example, a film viewbox).
In addition to the luminance value (Y) the 1931 CIE x- and y-chromaticity values are
displayed as well as the 1976 CIE u- and v-chromaticity values.
2.1.6 MEASURE COLOR
Some users want to completely characterize a display device by measuring the red, green,
blue, and gray at every driving level. A text file is written to the install folder for
VeriLUM containing the measured values. These files can be imported into a
spreadsheet or graphing program.

2.2 ADJUSTING COLOR BALANCE

After the white level and black level have been set, the next step is to decide whether to perform
color balance adjustment.

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The central idea of color balance is that each of the gray shades should have the same x- and ychromaticity values as the white level (and hence the same color temperature). Many users simply
accept what the display manufacturer has preset. If that is not acceptable then the color balance can
be adjusted. You can judge the acceptability of the preset by clicking on MEASURE LUMINANCE
RESPONSE FOR TRACKING and when the measurements are finished click on PLOT RESULTS and
PLOT CORRELATED COLOR TEMPERATURE. This will show you the color temperature for various
driving levels. If the color temperatures vary greatly (for example, more than 100 as the RMS
deviation for driving levels greater than or equal to 64) then color balance adjustment is
recommended.
First choose the desired color temperature value on the Configuration Screen. Then click on
MEASURE WHITE LEVEL and use the OSD (On Screen Display) of the display device to pick the

same color temperature as the desired color temperature. Since the x- and y-chromaticity values are
displayed by the white level measurement, you should use the User Color Mix of the OSD to try to
get values of x = 0.313 and y = 0.329 if you have chosen 6500 K as the desired color temperature;
and x = 0.285 and y = 0.292 if you have chosen 9300 K as the desired color temperature. When you
have gotten close to these x- and y-chromaticity values, click END MEASUREMENT.
Click ADJUST COLOR BALANCE. If necessary further adjust the Red and Blue mix (using the OSD).
Then click CONTINUE. A long series of measurements is made for R, G, B, and W and adjustments
are calculated and loaded to the gamma ramps.
To see the effect of the adjustment you can click on MEASURE LUMINANCE RESPONSE FOR
TRACKING. When the measurements are finished, click on PLOT RESULTS and then on PLOT
CORRELATED COLOR TEMPERATURE. The result should be a smaller RMS deviation of color
temperature than before the adjustment was made.

2.3

USING VeriLUM FOR CALIBRATION TO A LUMINANCE RESPONSE MODEL

Click MEASURE LUMINANCE RESPONSE FOR GAMMA CORRECTION and follow the on-screen
instructions for placing the luminance pod and measuring the characteristic luminance response
of the video display.
When the measurements are completed a gamma correction table is written to a file in the folder
to which VeriLUM was installed. This gamma correction conforms to the model specified in
the Configuration Screen dialog box.
The model choices are: DICOM Part 14 Grayscale Standard Display Function; DICOM Part 14
using the VeriLUM OptiGrayscale technique; a Gamma Model with specified gamma value; or
a User Defined Model specified by a data file. Use a gamma value of 0 to indicate that you want
to calibrate and perform conformance checking to the natural gamma of the display.
Using the OptiGrayscale technique requires downloading from the IMAGE Smiths, Inc. website
(www.image-smiths.com) an auxiliary file that matches the video display you are using. Unzip

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two files and place them into the install folder for VeriLUM (default C:\Program
Files\VeriLUM). Then select the radio button for DICOM Part 14 using OptiGrayscale. A
message box will indicate the display to which the file applies.
Note: See section 3.2 for a description of the data file format for specifying a User Defined
Model.
If the video board has an on-board gamma correction capability then the correction table is
loaded onto the video board after the table is calculated.
With gamma correction on-board the effect of perceptual linearization (DICOM Part 14) can
be seen immediately by clicking DISPLAY SMPTE PATTERN . You should be able to see clearly
the 5% square in the 0% surround and the 95% square in the 100% surround. The perceived
luminance in the other percentage squares should increase linearly as your eye moves from the
0% square around to the 100% square in a clockwise direction. Do not be confused by the
optical illusion at the two 50% squares. The luminance appears to be different only because there
is a 40% square to the left of one of the 50% squares and there is a 60% square to the right of the
other 50% square.
Press the SPACEBAR to toggle the gamma correction on and off. This is a way to visually
demonstrate the effect of the gamma correction.
You can also click DISPLAY VERILUM PATTERN. When DICOM Part 14 perceptual
linearization has been applied you can see clearly the complete content of this pattern. There are
squares of increasing luminance arrayed left to right across the display. There are also smaller
squares within these squares and the pixel values of these smaller squares are obtained by adding
and subtracting from the pixel value of the surrounding square an amount equal to one percent of
the grayscale range. Again, press the SPACEBAR to toggle the gamma correction on and off.
The purpose of the VeriLUM pattern is to see whether a one percent change in driving level is
visible across the whole range of pixel values in an image. You can judge visually whether the
DICOM Part 14 objective has been met. That is, whether equal changes in driving level produce
equal changes in perceived luminance over the whole range of driving levels.
When a model other than the DICOM Part 14 Grayscale Standard Display Function is used, the
features of the VeriLUM and SMPTE patterns that are visualized are model dependent.
If the perceptual linearization effect is not as strong visually as you expected it to be or is too
strong (as judged by the visibility of the 5% square in the 0% surround of the SMPTE pattern),
then click CHANGE CONFIGURATION and enter a different value for the Ambient Light
Adjustment Value. The default value is 1.5 cd/sqm. Increase this value if the workstation is
located in a room with brighter ambient light (adjustment values as high as 2.5 cd/sqm are
sometimes needed). Decrease this value if the workstation is located in a room with very low
ambient light. Gamma correction must be re-done after a change is made in the Ambient Light
Adjustment Value.

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Click DISPLAY USER PATTERNS to see the effect of the gamma correction on your favorite
bitmap or DICOM images. Use the SPACEBAR to toggle on and off the gamma correction
lookup table. You display bitmap images by selecting the file type BMP and you display
DICOM files by selecting the file type DCM.
Click ENABLE GAMMA CORRECTION to have the gamma correction table loaded then and at
system startup and when each user logs onto the system.
Click DISABLE GAMMA CORRECTION to have a linear ramp loaded into the gamma correction
table then and at system startup. This means that the natural gamma of the display will be
operable instead of a luminance response model gamma correction.

2.4 USING VeriLUM FOR CONFORMANCE TRACKING

Click MEASURE LUMINANCE RESPONSE FOR TRACKING and follow the on-screen instructions
to perform luminance measurements and compute and display the VeriLUM Display Index,
Effective Ambient Offset, White Level, Black Level, Correlated Color Temperature, and the
luminance and chromaticity values for the Red, Green, and Blue primaries.
In addition, for color displays, you are given an opportunity to determine how well your system
matches the 24 targets on the Gretag MacBeth ColorChecker chart. The comparison is done for
6500 K color temperature and a gamma model with gamma of 2.2. If a DICOM Part 14 model or
some other luminance response model is used then the color match will not be as good as with
the gamma 2.2 model. The 24 color target pattern may be displayed by clicking on DISPLAY
USER PATTERNS and choosing the file Gretag_6500K.BMP .
A display window presents the current and prior values of these parameters. Click PRINT to
print the results on the default Windows printer. Click HISTORY PLOT to display all of the
tracking results since the last calibration. Click JND PLOT to display a graph of the JNDs per
luminance interval calculated from the tracking luminance measurements. A determination is
made as to how well the individual values of the JNDs per luminance interval correlate with the
expected JNDs per luminance interval. A rating of Excellent, Good, Fair, or Poor is assigned.
Click OK to return to the VeriLUM Main Screen.
The VeriLUM Display Index and the Effective Ambient Light parameter have the following
interpretations:
The Display Index is a number between 01 and 10. The closer the Display Index is to 01
the closer the video display system is to matching the luminance model specified in the
Configuration Screen.
The Effective Ambient Light indicates the offset that gave the best estimate of the
Display Index.

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In all cases the Display Index, Effective Ambient Light, White Level, and Black Level are
tracked over time and a significant change in any one of these parameters serves as a warning
that something has changed in the video display system and investigation is warranted.
For example, if the Display Index varies by 02 or more index points over time then some
significant change has occurred. Of course the cause may be simply that some user has altered
the brightness or contrast settings for the display. Before calling for repair of the display a new
calibration should be performed, including setting the black level and the white level, and the
SMPTE and VeriLUM patterns should be displayed and visually inspected.

3 TECHNICAL NOTES
3.1 LUMINANCE MEASURING DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS
The VeriLUM photometer is manufactured and calibrated by Gretag Macbeth, Inc. (operating
as Xrite Incorporated), Windham, NH, and is quality controlled by IMAGE Smiths, Inc.
Calibration: Standard reference instrument traceable to a National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) source.

Luminance Range:
0.05 - 1000 cd/m^2
Accuracy:
For 1.0 cd/m^2 <= Luminance <= 1000 cd/m^2,
Luminance: +/- 3%; White (x and y): +/- 0.002; Color (x and y): +/- 0.004 .
For 0.05 cd/m^2 <= Luminance < 1.0 cd/m^2,
Luminance: +/- 5%; White (x and y): +/- 0.006; Color (x and y): +/- 0.006 .
Repeatability:
For 1.0 cd/m^2 <= Luminance <= 1000 cd/m^2,
Luminance: +/- 0.5%; White (x and y): +/- 0.001; Color (x and y): +/- 0.001 .
For 0.05 cd/m^2 <= Luminance < 1.0 cd/m^2,
Luminance: +- 2%; White (x and y): +/- 0.002; Color (x and y): +/- 0.002 .

3.2 USER DEFINED LUMINANCE MODEL DATA FILE FORMAT

The User Defined Model data file consists of an ASCII text file with the number N of data points
indicated on line 1. The next N lines contain X and Y data values separated by a comma. The X
and Y values are normalized and both are between 0.0 and 1.0. Two sample files are included to
illustrate the format.

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The file GAMMA_195.MOD contains 65 data points representing a normalized model for the
luminance response Y = X**1.95. The X value ranges from 0.0 to 1.0 in increments of 1/64.
The Y values are computed at the 65 X values and range from 0.0 to 1.0. The model is used by
multiplying Y by the difference between the maximum and minimum luminance measurements
and then adding the minimum luminance level.
The file EXPONENTIAL_250.MOD contains 65 data points representing a normalized model
for luminance response given by Y = (exp(2.5X) 1.0) / (exp(2.5) 1.0).

3.3 STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE FOR MATCHING DISPLAYS

For each display device perform the following steps.
1) Go to the settings for the graphic card (right click on the desktop then choose Properties and Settings). Make sure
that the card is set properly (for example, use 24- or 32-bit true color when possible).
2) On the LCD display there should be something called OSD (On Screen Display). You activate this by pressing a
combination of buttons on the LCD device itself. This is the way you adjust the LCD itself. The first thing is to look
for a way to get the display back to its default setting (this is sometimes called the factory defaultor something
like that). If there has already been experimentation with the brightness or contrast or color settings then undo
these experiments and start with the manufacturers default setting.
3) Now settle on a color temperature for the display. The OSD usually has a few choices and one of these choices is
a setting for 6500 K (Kelvin). Choose that one. With 6500 K color images look good and grayscale looks good
even if there is something of a warm feel to it. Some people pick 9300 K to achieve a more cool whitelook and
feel.
4) In case VeriLUM has already been run make sure to reset those changes. That is, if there is a button available
(not grayed out) which says DISABLE GAMMA CORRECTION then click on it.
5) With the video card and the LCD display in the default setting and with 6500 K chosen as the color temp of the
LCD display, click on the button that says MEASURE BLACK LEVEL and then put the pod on the display screen.
The black level luminance will be measured and shown on the VeriLUM screen. Make a note of this luminance
value and lets call it BL. For example, the BL value might be something like 0.40 cd/m^2. (The units for
measuring luminance are candela-per-square-meter.) Then exit this measurement and click on the button
MEASURE WHITE LEVEL. Lets call this value WL. For example, maybe this value is 125 cd/m^2. Then the
contrast ratio for this display is 312.5 (= 125 / 0.40). You want a contrast ratio of at least 300:1. While measuring
the WL you can use the OSD of the display to increase or decrease the brightness or contrast in order to get the
desired contrast ratio. Do not overdrive the brightness or the contrast that will affect the colors in very
undesirable ways. Many commercially available color LCD displays will achieve a contrast ratio of 400:1 or even
600:1 or better. But the display was manufactured with a particular contrast ratio in mind and trying to push it
beyond that will have undesirable side-effects. Look at the specs for the displays you have purchased to find out
what the manufacturers target contrast ratio is.
6) What you want to do for each display device is to get these BL and WL measured values to be about the same.
For example, if you decide that BL = 0.40 is your target then you should be able to get BL between 0.38 and 0.42.
If you decide that WL = 125 is your target then you should be able to get WL between 122 and 128.
7) Now for the more time-consuming part. When you measure WL we also show you what the VeriLUM pod is
measuring for the chromaticity values of the white point (these are the values x and y). And we show you what
color temperature is associated with those measured chromaticity values. Even though you told the OSD you
wanted a color temperature of 6500 K, when we measure the color temperature we may get something like 6200
K. If you get within + or 200 K of the chosen color temperature then accept it and do not do any further messing
around with color settings. However, if you are outside those limits then the OSD often lets you choose something
called USER Color or Color Mix. If it does, then you can hold the pod on the white level measure screen and
adjust the red and blue components until the x-chromaticity value is about 0.313 and the y-chromaticity value is
about 0.329. This pair <x,y> = <0.313,0.329> will give you a color temperature of 6500 K. This is a way of getting

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the color temperature of the white point the same for each display device. Dont mess with the green mix setting
since much of the luminance is associated with the green setting.
Now calibrate for grayscale luminance response by clicking on the button MEASURE LUMINANCE RESPONSE
FOR GAMMA CORRECTION. When the measurements are complete a gamma correction table is loaded to the
gamma ramps of the video card.
To visually assess the effect of DICOM calibration click on the DISPLAY SMPTE PATTERN button. Then hit the
spacebar on the keyboard to toggle on and off the gamma correction. You will be able to see the effect on the
grayscale of the DICOM calibration (especially note the 5% in 0% square of the SMPTE pattern).
To measure the conformance of the gamma correction to the DICOM standard, click on MEASURE LUMINANCE
RESPONSE FOR TRACKING. Measurements will be made and the result of the tracking will be shown. If you
want to come back to a workstation to see whether it is still in conformance then tracking is all you need to do. If
the result is good, you are done. If the result is not good then you need to re-calibrate.
So, on different displays, if you have replicated the BL, WL, Color Temperature, and DICOM gamma correction,
then the displayed images should look the same.

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