Wacom Color Manager

The Display profile results compares the resulting measured behavior of your calibrated color display, to the target values that were defined on the Display Settings page. After the display profile has been c...

A Cintiq Pro may pass Display "Quality" with the ColorChecker Classic target, but fail with others (IDEAlliance test charts, IT8.7-3 CMYK, IT8.7-4 CMYK, etc...). The "Pass"/"Fail" result in Display QA is dete...

Wacom Color Manager will-select from a number of known displays using a system file installed with the program. If the specific display is unknown, it uses our default setting (White LED). However, if the use...

Display "Quality” provides the means to see just how accurately the newly calibrated and profiled monitor can display known color values (i.e., ColorChecker® Classic). This can provide immediate feedback on t...

Display "Uniformity” allows a user to measure the monitor’s ability to display color consistently across its screen. Data is collected by measuring the center and then at eight additional points around the pe...

Even though USB 3.0 was designed to be backwards compatible with USB 2.0 devices, we have seen some connection issues with USB 2.0 devices like the Wacom Color Manager when connected to USB 3.0. The recommend...

"In an effective color management workflow, you want to build profiles for all the devices in your workflow. At a minimum, you'll want to profile your monitor, so you can accurately see what is in the digital...

"One common belief is if someone creates a file on their color profiled monitor that others can see the same correct color. Not necessarily true. You cannot assume your clients, friends, relatives, or the gen...

The amount of visual change you will see after calibrating your monitor will depend to a large degree on the target settings you used to create your monitor calibration, especially the color temperature. For ...

Wacom has partnered with X-rite, industry leaders in Color management, to develop Wacom Color Manager as well as better support the color needs of our mutual customers. Please review their learning pages for ...

Although Cintiq Pros can be profiled by most professional color management software, only Wacom Color Manager writes to the internal LUTs of the display. By writing to the hardware LUTs, the profiles are made...

Although Cintiq Pros can be profiled by most professional color management software, only Wacom Color Manager writes to the internal LUTs of the display. By writing to the hardware LUTs, the profiles are made...

Yes, the Advanced mode offers direct control of the color control hardware built into the Cintiq 27, and can produce a better result.

Many design creative users will want to use the full color gamut possible on the Cintiq, and do not require that the display correspond to any industry specification. Alternately, the Cintiq 27 offers the abi...

When you open the Advanced mode, the Help screen will now change to an Asset View. You can choose the Help screen vs. the Asset view, by clicking on the Help icon in the lower left area of the program.

The Wacom Color Manager software is fully supported by Wacom. X-Rite color technology is used by this program, and your measurement device was manufactured by X-Rite. But please contact Wacom support for all ...

By using a larger number of color values for measurement, the software has the ability to make a more accurate profile. However not all images may show a visual difference or improvement by choosing a larger ...

The Basic mode will set correct settings for color temperature, luminance and contrast, then display the colors needed to create the ICC profile. This quick procedure will give a good result on the Cintiq 27 ...

GB LED is the specific illumination hardware technology used by the Cintiq 27. This is automatically selected when the software recognizes the Cintiq is in use. Many other displays will use other lighting tec...

We have an OEM agreement in place with X-Rite, the global leader in color trends, science and technology. The Wacom Color Manager is a customized version of X-Rite’s i1DisplayPro monitor calibrator. X-Rite cu...

One benefit of the Advanced mode is the ability to save information at any point in the workflow. Many people would choose to save their measurement file prior to moving to the final stage of creating the dis...

When you use the Wacom Color Manager software, the on-screen display (OSD) will be locked. Conversely, when you have the OSD open, the Wacom Color Manager software will not see the USB communication from the ...

Wacom Color Manager: An Accurate Color Workflow

Yes, the default settings for the x.y values in the Custom X,Y selection are inaccurate. Please enter valid x,y values and try the calibration again. Also, choosing “Default” checkbox will set a median x,y va...

The Wacom Color Manager software is based on i1Profiler technology. But please use the Wacom Color Manager software in order to access the hardware color controls to achieve best results on a Cintiq 27QHD. Us...

When you select the Cintiq 27 to be the display to be calibrated, the software automatically recognizes the required settings, so you do not need to select them.

Connecting the Wacom Color Calibrator will permit display or projector profiling. You will need to have the Wacom Color Calibrator connected for these functions to be available. The software does have the abi...

The Automatic Display Control (ADC) feature can take a number of minutes with the Cintiq 27, due to the very complete control of the hardware offered. The current version of the software doesn’t have a cancel...

You can import specific colors from images (TIFF or JPEG) or from spot color files saved from other X-Rite software (CxF file format). Clicking on the icon to import those values is not sufficient. You would ...

In the workflow selector across the bottom of the Wacom Color Manager software, you can jump between any of the steps in the workflow as required. The most common cause of not being able to save a profile wou...