madVR HTPC & Envy

ColourSpace Integration

madVR operation and function is controlled via the Hardware Options menu, accessed via the Profiling window.

Initial Setup

• If using madVR HTPC, open madTPG.exe, which is madVR's Test Patch generator, from the madVR install folder
  (If using madTPG over a network check the Windows mad tray icon settings via a right click, and make sure LAN Access is Enabled)
• Use a double click on madTPG to make full-screen, with no surround or menu area
• Open a ColourSpace Profiling window, select Hardware Options, and select either madVR HTPC, or madVR Envy from the Hardware drop-down list
• Using the Network Address window enter the required IP address, and select Connect
  (You will need to manually enter the madVR PC name or IP address - if on the same PC as ColourSpace this will be localhost)
• Select the colour space Slot into which the LUT will be uploaded via the madVR Options menu
  (Due to the way madVR works you must use the correct colour space slot)
• To make sure there is no existing calibration data active within madVR, select Unity Bypass from the Select LUT option, and press Upload
• Using Calibration Patches select the desired patch option to use for profiling
  (Custom patch settings are defined via the madVR Options window - Automatic uses the patch settings defined within the ColourSpace Settings window, or else the closest available patch settings)

As soon as a Calibration Patches selection is made the output of madTPG will display the patch colour as defined within the ColourSpace Measure and Characterisation menus.

Potentially, when Unity Bypass data is Uploaded all settings will be nullified. Should it be desired that different LUTs and other settings remain as defined, upload a real Bypass LUT (generated via LUT Tools/LUT Management/New), as that will only null the relevant LUTs, as selected.

HDR Setup

The madVR Options menu provides a set of controls for HDR displays.

• Via the madVR Options menu Enable HDR tick box enables all the HDR options
• HDR Info Frame drop-down provides a set of pre-set values for the different colour spaces, as well as a Custom option
  (When set to Custom user values can be entered)
• The Max/Min DML and Max CLL/FALL values are always user entered
• The Upload Info Frame button uploads the values into madTPG

Profiling Operation

To use madTPG as a Patch Generator with ColourSpace navigate to the desired profiling mode - Manual Measure or Display Characterisation.

The output of madTPG will mimic the colour displayed, using the patch settings defined via Hardware Options.

Profiling can then be performed as normal, using the probe connected to ColourSpace, with madTPG displaying the required patches on the display being profiled.

LUT Upload

After profiling, a Calibration LUT can be generated as normal within ColourSpace LUT Tools.

With the LUT still held within ColourSpace navigate back to the Hardware Options menu, and select the desired LUT from within the Select LUT options, and Upload.

The Temp slot - Temporary - can be used to avoid overwriting any existing LUTs while testing workflows, etc., but the LUT will not be saved through a power/reset cycle.

With madVR Envy there are three LUT slots, with the 1D + 3D combination being the normal configuration to use for display calibration, with the Back 1D LUT left empty.

• 1D + 3D
• 1D1 only
• 3D only
• 1D2 (back) only

However, the Back 1D LUT can be used to pre-set a display's greyscale and/or gamma as a first pass, and then the display can be re-profiled with the Back 1D LUT active, and the 1D + 3D LUT generated from the second profile pass uploaded for the final gamut calibration.

The Front 1D LUT can also be generated independently from the 3D LUT, with both being uploaded independently, giving separate control over gamut and grey scale.

There are matching Reset options for each of the LUT options, which work in conjunction with the Unity Bypass Upload to reset just the selected LUT.

Calibration Guides

3D LUT Calibration Manual Calibration