A7S Color Correction is tricky- test your monitor & color vision

Cool, I got a 15 but I should try it on my other monitor since this laptop screen is the worst!
 
On my s*%tty screen at work:

Online ColorIQ Challenge Results: You have perfect color vision!
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Since it's a relative test, I think it's more down to the method you use for arranging them, spending your time, and knowing what to look for. For example: if everything looks too magenta, well, you can still sort the hues (unless they all look the same, which would mean it's not just skewed but downright bad).

The screen is an uncalibrated viewsonic VG2236wm-LED, so, a cheap TN panel from a few years back.
 
What I think would be interesting about this, besides being a good monitor evaluation tool, is to know what the average scores are for the general population. I didn't see anything mentioned about this on the score page, just the range of scores (maybe I missed it?). I'm guessing that this is a hard number to come by, since most of the people who take the test voluntarily are photographers, designers, and video editors. But my guess would be that people on this board would score significantly lower than the general population, which is why we're all so anal about color and image quality.
 
jcs said:
What's your score?
Got 998894 = 8 (iPhone- finger in way on last test). Timer makes more 'pressure' but test is easier to me than xrite (could score higher using computer and mouse/trackpad).
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9.7
Timer forces decisions, yes. I think the Xrite one should be "perfect vision" for everyone on a good display and, well, with perfect vision. Just swap stuff around until nothing seems out of place. :)
 
Using a non calibrated monitor at work, I scored 15 on the first test and 8.3 on the second. The triadic section was actually the hardest for me.

The second test, though is so timed that it's as much about picking out color and color relationships really fast as it is about being accurate.
 
With the "time matters and the difficult part actually is guessing which is your dominant cursor" test, I got 7.8 and 8.7 in my first two tries (back in 2012), then 9.3 one year later, 8.9 today (with one unintended, horrible, click).
 
I scored 11 on the first test, not sure how much monitor calibration affects the results. (Spyder3 on a Panasonic TC-L50E60)

The second test was more like a hand-eye coordination game. With practice, I think anyone with normal vision could get a perfect score.
 
Wow. I scored a 16 on an uncalibrated LiquidVideo cheapo monitor from 10-years ago that sits in my kitchen, all while being distracted by my dog.
That's far better than I expected. I guess this expensive glass eye I have was worth the money!
 
Monitor quality and calibration can make it tricky (even when doing the 'swap em till they look good') as the same colors can map to the same effective display values, so swapping two swatches doesn't produce a perceivable difference. Even though our eyes have a built in saccade feature, I dart my eyes around + look way, then look back to help clear the 'eye cache' :happy:). When color correcting skin tones, it's also helpful to look away, and take a break, etc. Even looking hours later or the next day can produce a different perception.
 
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