Software Calibration

Software calibration is the process of correcting a monitor's color display output by measuring its properties and making computer-based adjustments. This is the method generally employed by calibration software. When this method is used, the gradations of each color are limited to 256 levels. Data to meet the target color must be selected from these 256 levels, so the amount of color gradations available for display is reduced. However, the merit of this method is that any monitor can be calibrated, not just monitors that support hardware calibration.