Color profile (.ICM file) for Acer 1913 monitor and Windows 98

Are there different versions of ICM files? Say, one version for
Windows 98 and another (newer?) version for Windows XP?

I'm trying to "install" a new Acer AL1913 LCD monitor on a Windows-98
system. There really isin't anything to install, but there is a color
profile file (al1913.icm) that I was trying to have the display driver
use.

Problem is, when I try to apply that file, I get the message "An Error
occurred while associating AL1913.ICM. This is not a valid color
profile."

So, like, WTF ?! Are not all .ICM files created equal?

The CD that came with the monitor is useless. It has an autorun.inf
file which I can't quite figure out what to do with, a file
AcerAL1913.exe which I can't run (not a Win32 application) and it's not
a compressed archive.

On 19 Jan 2005 18:58:40 -0800, wrote:

Are there different versions of ICM files? Say, one version for
Windows 98 and another (newer?) version for Windows XP?

I'm trying to "install" a new Acer AL1913 LCD monitor on a Windows-98
system. There really isin't anything to install, but there is a color
profile file (al1913.icm) that I was trying to have the display driver
use.

Problem is, when I try to apply that file, I get the message "An Error
occurred while associating AL1913.ICM. This is not a valid color
profile."

So, like, WTF ?! Are not all .ICM files created equal?

The CD that came with the monitor is useless. It has an autorun.inf
file which I can't quite figure out what to do with, a file
AcerAL1913.exe which I can't run (not a Win32 application) and it's not
a compressed archive.


..ICC and .ICM files are cross-platform.

IIRC, Win98SE was the first MS op system to be
ICC-aware. But don't quote me on that.

Another thing to be aware of is that different
op systems (even different versions of Windoze)
expect .ICC and .ICM files to be in different
directories.

For Win98, profiles should be in
\windows\system\color


rafe b.
http://www.terrapinphoto.com

From:

Are there different versions of ICM files?

Yes, many different kinds for different devices ... mine range is size from 500
bytes for a monitor profile to 1,500,000 bytes for a paper/ink profile. There
are several different classes of profiles.

Say, one version for
Windows 98 and another (newer?) version for Windows XP?

No, the profile is for a device or working space and can be used even from
Windows to Mac, much less different versions of Windows.

I'm trying to "install" a new Acer AL1913 LCD monitor on a Windows-98
system. There really isin't anything to install, but there is a color
profile file (al1913.icm) that I was trying to have the display driver
use.

First off, this won't be very accurate, it's more a generic profile for that
monitor type but each specific monitor, even of the same brand, will be
slightly different ... walk thru a department store and watch the TV sets, even
the same brands display colors differently ...

Second, the colors will shift over time so even if the generic one is even
moderately accurate at first it will gradually be less accurate. You really
need to profile the monitor yourself under your working conditions.

Third ... how are you installing it? I'd just copy it to the
Windows/System32/Spool/drivers/color then right click on the open desktop and
select properties/settings/advanced/color management and see if it's in the
list associated with your monitor ... if not try adding it.

If it won't add to the list then the profile probably wasn't built correctly.

Problem is, when I try to apply that file, I get the message "An Error
occurred while associating AL1913.ICM. This is not a valid color
profile."

So, like, WTF ?! Are not all .ICM files created equal?

I have a professional level profile checker, if this profile is small (it
should be, my monitor profiles are typically around 500 bytes since it's just a
9x9 matrix) you can email it to me as an attachment (change .comedy to the
obvious) and I'll run it thru the profile diagnostics, which only takes a few
seconds. But first try the steps outlined above. And realize that even if
this profile loads it's just a short term solution.

Bill

From:

I'm trying to "install" a new Acer AL1913 LCD monitor on a Windows-98
system.

Just realized the path I gave you in the previous post was for installing the
profile in Win XP, it will be different in 98 ... sorry.

From: rafe bustin

Bill, I've got a couple of monitor profiles
that I'd love to see maps of. Could you
help me out?

Sure, monitor profiles are small enough so it's easy to download them and the
analysis is fast.

I don't have your email addy handy

Change .comedy to .com ... I don't go to great lengths to hide it

Bill

On 22 Jan 2005 20:26:08 GMT, dy (Bill Hilton)
wrote:

From: rafe bustin

Bill, I've got a couple of monitor profiles
that I'd love to see maps of. Could you
help me out?

Sure, monitor profiles are small enough so it's easy to download them and the
analysis is fast.

I don't have your email addy handy

Change .comedy to .com ... I don't go to great lengths to hide it


I can't seem to send to AOL at the moment
so I've posted them he

http://www.terrapinphoto.com/bhilton

You should be able to email me
without problems.


rafe b.
http://www.terrapinphoto.com