novideo_srgb VS dwm_lut

The only way to fix this issue is to use an open-source utility called novideo_srgb. https://github.com/ledoge/novideo_srgb

There's novideo_srgb but it only works for Nvidia cards.

I haven't watched the video but just in case it isn't mentioned there I want to mention it here: You need to consider Windows' inability to properly color manage, you will see oversaturated colors in most applications unless you use a tool like: https://github.com/ledoge/novideo_srgb

Also, since you're concerned about color accuracy, check out this program: https://github.com/ledoge/novideo_srgb

And while you're at it, be sure to clamp your monitor to sRGB with this tool for NVIDIA cards, unless your monitor can properly display HDR.

- Odd default color settings; saturation is too high, and the default gamma curve is too high causing everything to be washed out (with no setting to adjust gamma specifically; I can't seem to find good settings myself). If you have an NVIDIA GPU, you can use novideo_srgb in conjunction with RTING's ICC profile and monitor settings to get (what I perceive to be) near perfect colors.

Unfortunately yes. The display comes "color calibrated", there's even a nice report included as seen here, however it's with a widen colour gamut of 125% sRGB. There's an sRGB mode, but it locks the brightness to 75, which is too much imo. Currently I'm using this program to clampen it, which I'd say works quite well, but I can't verify if it's 100% sRGB with this and I don't have an ICC profile to ensure so. The AMD catalyst driver has something similair to this integrated for folks that have an AMD GPU.

For wide-gamut monitors that have oversaturation, I highly recommend novideo_srgb for Nvidia, or using AMD's own SRGB clamp to clamp colors down to SRGB to fix oversaturation. It'll fix oversaturation for the entire screen, not just a specific application. You can also use your own color profile for more accurate colors with novideo_srgb.

get the srgb clamp tool , go to advanced-dithering : enable, spatialDynamic2x2, 8bit (or 10 if your monitor is 10bit native). dont need to do anything else, dont need to activate the clamp.

Here's the thread where I found the settings that gave me the best results for novideo_srgb: https://github.com/ledoge/novideo_srgb/issues/18 I'd follow aufkrawall's findings, as those worked really well for me.

There is also this: https://github.com/ledoge/dwm_lut

If you want to use 3DLut, then I suggest using DWMLut, because Win10 DWM (Desktop Window Manager) is everywhere, even if it is exclusive full screen and the desktop optimization settings are turned off, it is possible to maintain calibration, and currently BattlEye and EAC do not block DWMLut ; please do not use it with ICC and VCGT calibration because it will cause secondary calibration problems.

You should be able to hack dwm_lut to apply your shader! Not sure how easily hackable the code is, but everything you need (hooking into DWM + the scaffolding for applying a shader) is in there.

I would also recommend investigating dwm_lut or novideo_srgb as alternatives to actually applying the profile, as they're actually a bit more robust than the native Windows color management system.

If you need color accuracy, then give dwm_lut a try. If you generate a 3D LUT properly in DisplayCal with a good colorimeter like a Calibrite (and a proper correction profile) and import the LUT into dwm_lut then you'll have accuracy that's likely beyond anything you've ever used before unless you're accustomed to using wide gamut displays with hardware 3D LUTs.

Material needed : - Your colorimeter with Diplaycal - A D65 light bulb with high color rendering index (Do your own researchs as IDK where you live and I don't want to ;-) ) - A colorchecker passport (Calibrite brand is good) - A digital camera - The software Lumariver profile designer to calibrate the digital camera : http://www.lumariver.com/ - The DWM_LUT here : https://github.com/ledoge/dwm_lut - Patience of cours ! :-)

https://github.com/ledoge/dwm_lut :)