NEC P212 ICC Profile Emulation

NEC MultiSync

®

P & PA Series:

ICC Profile Emulation

Using MultiProfiler to create a 3D LUT from an ICC profile

About MultiSync Professional Displays

NEC MultiSync PA & P Series professional displays include a number of

industry-leading technologies designed to improve color-critical workflow for

photography and video professionals. The internal 3D Lookup Table (LUT) is

a cutting-edge technology that enables accurate representation of complex

color spaces. In addition, NEC professional displays feature five customizable

picture mode presets. These presets can offer a quick look at an alternate

display configuration without changing the video source. The presets can

be highly customized, including emulation of devices like printers and other

displays.

About ICC Profile Emulation

MultiProfiler uses industry standard ICC (International Color Consortium)

color profiles to emulate the output of a particular device. ICC profiles contain

data representing the color characteristics of a device, such as a printer, film,

or display. MultiProfiler uses this information to create an internal 3D LUT to

emulate the selected device, and this is saved to a preset in the display. While

this preset is not quite as accurate as a soft proof in professional photo or

video editing software, it does provide quick access to an preview of the ICC

profile.

System Requirements

In order to load the ICC profile into a display preset, you will need the free

MultiProfiler application, available from

www.necdisplay.com/MultiProfiler

.

You will also need to locate the ICC profile file that you want to load into a

preset.

In addition, installing the free Adobe Color Management Module (CMM)

from www.adobe.com is highly recommended for optimal color matching

performance.

Loading the ICC Profile

Start MultiProfiler and select the Picture Mode panel from the left side

navigation. The display’s five presets are listed on the right side of the

application in the Picture Mode section. Each of these can be individually

customized.

1. Select the Picture Mode that you would like to customize by clicking

its button. The display may flash momentarily while the Picture Mode

is applied.

2. Once the image has stabilized, click the

button.

3. A new dialog will appear to walk you through the process of creating

a preset. Select the Custom option and click Next.

4. On the next page, select the Print Emulation (Print Preview) option

and click Next.

5. Choose the ICC profile to load, either by selecting it from the list of

ICC profiles installed on the system or use the

button

to browse for the file. Once you have selected the ICC profile, click

Next.

The ability of a display to properly emulate an ICC profile

depends highly on the color gamut of the display. Wide

color gamut displays like the MultiSync PA241W, PA271W

and PA301W can more accurately display colors in devices

that have a wider color gamut, such as many inkjet printers.

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