5.17.4.16 – July 2026 (Professional)

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of July 2025 or later.

New Features:

• • Calman Ready support added for the following 2026 Hisense displays (Studio, Ultimate):
    • 2026 EU Models – A7S, E7S, A6S
    • 2026 EU Models – U9S, U8S, U7Q, E8S, E7S, PRO/98E7S, S7S
    • Note: Hisense support requires a firmware build date of June 24th, 2026 or newer
  • Calman Ready support added for the following 2026 Samsung displays (All License Levels):
    • R85H, R86H, R87H, R95H
    • QN1EH, QN70H, QN71H, QN72H, QN73H, QN74H, QN80H, QN82H, QN83H, QN84H, QN990H
    • S82H, S83H, S85H, S88H, S90H, S92H, S93H, S94H, S95H, S99H
    • Q5FA
  • Calman ready support added for the following TCL displays (Studio, Ultimate):
    • 2025 – A300/C6K/C7K/C8K/C9K/P8K/Q6C/Q7C/T8C/X11K
    • 2026 – A400/C7L/C8L/P8L/Q7D/RM7L/RM9L/T8D/X11L

• Note: TCL support requires a future firmware due out later this year

• All New Calman Ready AJA workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• All New Calman Ready Hisense workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• All New Calman Ready Samsung workflow (All License Levels)
• All New Calman Ready TCL workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the following Samsung displays (All License Levels):
  • QN80H
  • R95H
  • S90H
  • S95H

Enhancements:

• • Updated the Calman Toolkit workflow (Studio, Ultimate):
    • SDR / HDR is now available on the welcome page
    • Gamut Rings now has a button to calculate total readable points
    • Color Volume layouts now have a button to calculate total readable points
    • Tool Index now has a “Restart” button to reset the workflow
    • Added a zoom (magnifying glass) to RGB Balance charts on the 2 point and multipoint layouts
  • Added a zoom (magnifying glass) to RGB Balance charts on the 2 point and multipoint layouts in the Calman Manual Calibration workflow (All License Levels)
  • Added support for User Patterns on the Murideo Seven-G pattern source (Studio, Ultimate)
  • Added Game Mode support for 2025 model Samsung displays (All License Levels)

• Note: 20 point grayscale available on firmware 1122 and older

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue on Calman Reports where dE values may be hidden (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where users of the ISF workflow weren’t able to save notes (Studio, Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where Calman Ready displays defaulting to a Hybrid_5 3D LUT  would report the operation is not supported (All License Levels)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays do not require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator” (Studio, Ultimate)
• Dolby Vision modes are currently not supported when calibrating the Dell U3226Q (Studio, Ultimate)

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Calman Ready display support may be found on the manufacturer’s website, not all model variations are supported

5.17.3.6 – June 2026 (Professional)

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of June 2025 or later.

New Features:

• Calman Ready support added for the Dell U3226Q (Studio, Ultimate)
• Calman Ready support added for the following 2026 LG displays:
  • B6, B6A, QNED92, QNED90A, QNED90
  • C6, C6A, G6, M6, QNED9MA
  • QNED80, QNED82, QNED82A, QNED85, QNED85A
• Calman Ready support added for the Philips Monitor 34B2U5900C (Studio, Ultimate)
• Support added for the EIZO CX Series of monitors (Studio, Ultimate)
• All New Apple CMF 2026 workflow (Ultimate)
• All New Spectrophotometer Color Matching Function for Apple CMF 2026 (Ultimate)
• All New Calman Ready Boland workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• All New Calman Ready Panasonic workflow (All License Levels)
  • The new workflow combines “AutoCal – Panasonic” and “AutoCal – Panasonic Fire” workflows
• All New Calman Ready Philips Monitor workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• All New Calman ready XenceLabs workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the Dell U3226Q (Studio, Ultimate)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the Hisense E7S 2026 (Studio, Ultimate)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the LG OLED B6 (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the LG OLED G6 (All License Levels)

Enhancements:

• The ‘Dell UP2720 Calibration’ workflow is now under the Calman Ready category (Studio, Ultimate)
• The ‘Dell UP3221Q Calibration’ workflow is now under the Calman Ready category (Studio, Ultimate)
• Optimized the recommended window sizes for Samsung displays (All License Levels)
• Optimized the model listing under ‘Find Source’ for LG to correlate with the ‘Find Display’ listing (All License Levels)
• Updated the ‘iQIYI’ workflow to adhere to the updated Calman design methodology (Ultimate)
• Updated the Calman Ready ASUS workflow with refined guidance (Studio, Ultimate)
• Updated the Calman Ready Samsung workflow with new pattern guidance (All License Levels)
• Updated Konica Minolta meter support for compatibility with newer software versions (Studio, Ultimate)
• Removed “CIE31” from the x,y datagrids (All License Levels)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the dE ITP chart on the 3D LUT Calman Ready workflow page was set to without luminance when it should have been with luminance (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where the Gamut Rings datagrid would render out of order (Studio, Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where the Tone Curve layout for LG Game (HDR) picture modes was unavailable. (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where Auto Dynamic Contrast on LG displays may turn on when switching modes (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue in the Calman Ready LG Automated workflow path where the display would stay in the calibration state when a single mode was calibrated (Ultimate)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays do not require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator” (Studio, Ultimate)
• Dolby Vision modes are currently not supported when calibrating the Dell U3226Q (Studio, Ultimate)

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Calman Ready display support may be found on the manufacturer’s website, not all model variations are supported
• Dell internal meter support removed for the Dell UltraSharp UP2720Q (Studio, Ultimate)
• Dell internal meter support removed for the Dell UltraSharp UP3221Q (Studio, Ultimate)

5.17.0.3 – February 2026 (Professional)

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of February 2026 or later.

New Features:

• All New Calman Ready Sony BRAVIA workflow (All License Levels)
• All New Calman Manual Calibration workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
  • This replaces the SDR Manual and HDR Manual workflows
• All New Calman Toolkit workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
  • This workflow replaces the SDR Toolkit, HDR Toolkit, Calman Colormatch, Contrast Ratio Tests, Color Volume Analysis, and Computer Monitor Check workflows

Enhancements:

• The ‘Meter Profiling’ workflow is now available under “Calman Tools” (All License Levels)
• Added guidance in the ‘Find Source’ dialog when connecting to the Murideo Six-G to address 4K Geometry mode (Studio, Ultimate)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the internal pattern source on the LG C5 would yield inaccurate results (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where connecting to the Murideo Six-G when in 4K Geometry mode would crash Calman (Studio, Ultimate)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays do not require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator” (Studio, Ultimate)
• LG 2025 Alpha 8 G2, B5, B5A, QNE92, QNED90A, QNED90, QNED85, and QNED85A displays do not currently support Dolby Vision calibration
• LG B Series displays upgraded to version 33.xx.xx from 22.xx.xx may no longer support Dolby Vision calibration, we recommend not upgrading until LG adds support.

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Samsung Game Mode has been removed or reduced in functionality as we work to resolve reported issues and improve overall performance.
• Calman Ready display support may be found on the manufacturer’s website, not all model variations are supported

5.16.7.2 – December 2025  

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of December 2024 or later.

New Features:

• All New Calman Ready AOC Monitor workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• All New Calman Ready BenQ workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• All New Calman Ready LG Monitor workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the LG EP5Q (Studio, Ultimate)

Enhancements:

• Optimized Calman Ready workflow logic to ensure customer success (All License Levels)
• Optimized Calman Ready Samsung workflow pattern recommendations (All License Levels)
• Optimized the “AutoCal – Sony BRAVIA” workflow to ensure customer success (All License Levels)
• Simplified the “Find Display” model selection for Hisense (Studio, Ultimate)
• Simplified the “Find Display” model selection for LG (All License Levels)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where not all C6 Meter Modes would be available after an update (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where an “sRGB” Gamma target would appear as “StudioRGB” in the Calman Report (All License Levels) 

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays do not require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator” (Studio, Ultimate)
• LG 2025 Alpha 8 G2, B5, B5A, QNE92, QNED90A, QNED90, QNED85, and QNED85A displays do not currently support Dolby Vision calibration
• “LG 2025 Alpha 9 Gen 8” internal generator may have range issues in rare cases– if this happens use the “LG 2024 Alpha 9 Gen 9 and 11” Knowledge Base Article

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Samsung Game Mode has been removed or reduced in functionality as we work to resolve reported issues and improve overall performance.
• Calman Ready display support may be found on the manufacturer’s website, not all model variations are supported

5.16.6.9 – November 2025 (Professional)

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of November 2024 or later.

New Features:

• All New Calman Ready LG workflow (All License Levels)
• All New Calman Ready SmallHD workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• Calman Ready LG workflow updated with LG MAGNIT support (Ultimate)
• Calman Ready support added for the LG MAGNIT LSAB/LCSB models (Ultimate)
• Calman Ready support added for the SmallHD Quantum Series of monitors (Studio, Ultimate)
• Support added for the EIZO CS Series of monitors (Studio, Ultimate)
• Support added for SDR Game Mode on LG 2025 models (All License Levels)
• Support added for the Teledyne LeCroy M21 HDMI video generator (Ultimate)
• Support added for the CIE 2015 Color Matching Function (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the LG MAGNIT LSAB009 (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the LG MAGNIT LSCB015 (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the Panasonic MZ1800/1500 (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the Panasonic Z95B (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Philips PML9008 (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the Samsung S90F (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the Samsung S95F (All License Levels)

Enhancements:

• Optimized the Calman Ready Samsung workflow to ensure customer success (All License Levels)
• Optimized the AutoCal – Panasonic Fire workflow to ensure customer success (All License Levels)
• Automated Calman to use the appropriate LUT engine based on support (All License Levels)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue when unchecking pre-calibration measurements would prevent the user from proceeding with the calibration in the LG automated workflow (Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where design mode windows would extend off the screen (Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where selecting a specific LUT dataset would result in a mismatch of data points (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where the AJA ColorBox would fail to connect in certain network configurations (Studio, Ultimate)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays do not require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator” (Studio, Ultimate)
• LG 2025 Alpha 8 G2 B5, B5A, QNE92, QNED90A, QNED90, QNED85, and QNED85A displays do not currently support Dolby Vision calibration

SPECIAL NOTES:

• The EIZO workflow may be found under Open Workflow Template > Other
• Samsung Game Mode has been removed or reduced in functionality while we optimize for idiosyncrasies reported
• Calman Ready display support may be found on the manufacturer’s website, not all model variations are supported
• madVR workflow and report are available from madVR, please contact them directly
• PVA (Professional Video Alliance) workflow and report are available from PVA, please contact them directly

5.16.5.2 – September 2025 (Professional)

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of September 2024 or later.

New Features:

• All New Calman Ready ASUS workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• All New Calman Ready Philips workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• All New Calman Ready Samsung workflow (All License Levels)
• Calman Ready support added for the ASUS PA32UCE (Studio, Ultimate)
• Calman Ready support added for the Philips MLED 8×0/MLED9x0 Series (All License Levels)
• Calman Ready support added for the Philips OLED 9×0/8×0/7×0 Series (All License Levels)
• Calman Ready support added for the Philips PUS8600 and PUS9xx0 Series (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for EIZO CG2700S (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for LG C4 (All License Levels) 
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Philips OLED810 (All License Levels) 
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Philips PUS8600 (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Philips PUS9000 (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for TCL Q7C/QM7K/C7K (All License Levels) 
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Samsung DU7200 (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Samsung S95D (All License Levels) 
• C6 Meter Mode support added for SmallHD Quantum 32 (All License Levels) 

Enhancements:

• Added specialty pattern icons for Portrait Displays G1 and the Patterns product portfolio (All License Levels)
• Optimized the Samsung display reset commands to simplify the calibration process (All License Levels)
• Optimized the Samsung model list during display connect for simplicity (All License Levels)
• Optimized the Samsung Multipoint Grayscale and CMS algorithms across model years (All License Levels)
• Optimized the Sony display reset commands to simplify the calibration process (All License Levels)
• Optimized the Philips Monitor HDR calibration process for better results (Studio, Ultimate)
• Optimized the AOC Monitor HDR calibration process for better results (Studio, Ultimate)
• Added the Color Gamut ‘Auto’ setting while optimizing color gamut logic on Panasonic displays running FireOS (All License Levels)
• Added ‘Adaptive Backlight’ support for LCD models of Panasonic displays running FireOS (All License Levels)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the AutoCal may yield poor near black accuracy on ASUS displays (Studio, Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue when connecting to a SmallHD monitor as a source would result in an error (Studio, Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where Calman was not able to select the DCI-P3 Gamut on Panasonic displays running FireOS (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where adjusting tonemap controls when sending an SDR signal would cause an error on Panasonic displays running FireOS (All License Levels)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays do not require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator” (Studio, Ultimate)
• LG 2025 Displays do not currently support SDR Game Mode calibration
• LG 2025 Alpha 8 Series Displays do not currently support Dolby Vision calibration

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Samsung Game Mode has been removed or reduced in functionality while we optimize for idiosyncrasies reported
• Calman Ready display support may be found on the manufacturer’s website, not all model variations are supported
• madVR workflow and report are available from madVR, please contact them directly
• PVA (Professional Video Alliance) workflow and report are available from PVA, please contact them directly

5.16.4.7 – July 2025 (Professional)

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of July 2024 or later.

New Features:

• Calman Ready support added for the Flanders Scientific XMP Series (Studio, Ultimate)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the Ambient Light – diffuser (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the ASUS ProArt PA32UCE (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for the FSI XMP310 (Flanders Scientific) (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Samsung S85F (All License Levels)

Enhancements:

• Added the first iteration of our new workflow design starting with the “Flanders Scientific” workflow  (Studio, Ultimate)
• Added the first iteration of our new report design starting with the “Calman Report” (Studio, Ultimate)
• Optimized the default settings in the  “AutoCal – LG Ultimate” workflow for consistency and accuracy (Ultimate)
• Picture Mode names updated to better align with the user interface on Samsung 2025 models (All License Levels)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue when using the Matrix LUT to target an HLG correction resulted in oversaturated calibration results (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where the reset process would fail when connected to a Boland monitor (Studio, Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where the proper HDR transform was not applying in certain instances on Boland monitors (Studio, Ultimate)
• Updated the “Eizo” name to “EIZO” for accurate representation throughout the application (Studio, Ultimate)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays do not require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator” (Studio, Ultimate)
• LG 2025 Displays do not currently support SDR Game Mode calibration
• LG 2025 Alpha 8 Series Displays do not currently support Dolby Vision calibration

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Flanders Scientific monitors are supported in narrow and full range, extended range support is coming soon
• Calman Ready display support may be found on the manufacturer’s website, not all model variations are supported
• madVR workflow and report are available from madVR, please contact them directly
• PVA (Professional Video Alliance) workflow and report are available from PVA, please contact them directly

5.16.3.8 – June 2025  

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of June 2024 or later.

New Features:

• Calman Ready support added for the following Panasonic models (All License Levels)
  • W90A Series LCD
  • W95A Series LCD
  • Z85A Series OLED
  • Z90A Series OLED
  • Z95A Series OLED
  • W90B Series LCD
  • W95B Series LCD
  • Z90B Series OLED
  • Z95B Series OLED 
• Calman Ready support added for the Philips 27E3U7903 (Studio, Ultimate)
• Calman Ready support added for the Philips 40B1U6903 (Studio, Ultimate)
• Calman Ready support added for the AOC K27U3D (Studio, Ultimate)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for AOC K27U3D (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for ASUS ProArt PA32UCDM (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Boland X4K27HDR5-OLED (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for LG QNED80 2025 (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Panasonic Z90A (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Philips 27E3U7903 (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Philips PUS8609 (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Samsung QN900F (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Samsung QN90F (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Samsung S85F (All License Levels)

Enhancements:

• “ASUS Monitor Calibration” is now the “AutoCal – ASUS” workflow  (Studio, Ultimate)
• Added the ability for up to 3 custom color spaces for the “AutoCal – LG Ultimate” workflow (Ultimate)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the “AutoCal – LG Ultimate” workflow would error after pre-calibration readings (Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where the “AutoCal – LG Ultimate” workflow would incorrectly validate HDR and Dolby Vision post-calibration (Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where targeting a specified white level would correlate to 109% instead of 100% when available (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where the custom levels editor was limited to one custom entry (Ultimate)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays do not require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator” (Studio, Ultimate)
• LG 2025 Displays do not currently support SDR Game Mode calibration
• LG 2025 Alpha 8 Series Displays do not currently support Dolby Vision calibration

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Panasonic Fire displays require firmware “(Ver. RMAIN1/72602) sent via CIFT.” or later.
• Calman Ready display support may be found on the manufacturer’s website, not all model variations are supported
• madVR workflow and report are available from madVR, please contact them directly
• PVA (Professional Video Alliance) workflow and report are available from PVA, please contact them directly

5.16.2.2 – May 2025 

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of May 2024 or later.

New Features:

• Calman Ready support added for the ASUS PA32UCDM QD-OLED display (Studio, Ultimate)
• New Calman Ready workflow for ASUS Displays (Studio, Ultimate)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Samsung QN90D (All License Levels)
• C6 Meter Mode support added for Hisense U7Q 2025 (All License Levels)

Enhancements:

• Added support for the latest ASUS SDK for all supported models (Studio, Ultimate)
• “ASUS Monitor Calibration” workflow is now a singular workflow for both SDR and HDR (Studio, Ultimate)
• Updated Hisense model name schema to provide consistency when connecting to various model years (Studio, Ultimate)
• Updates to LG workflows for clarity and efficiency (All License Levels)
• Updated LG Picture Mode Names to correspond with the webOS 2025 release (All License Levels)
• Updated LG Display selection for clarity when correlating to processor series (All License Levels)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where the official madVR workflow and report weren’t working in Calman Studio (Studio)
• Fixed an issue where the official PVA workflow and report weren’t working in Calman Studio (Studio)
• Fixed an issue where color space data was not showing up on the Patterns Calibration Report (All License Levels)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays do not require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator” (Studio, Ultimate)
• LG 2025 Displays do not currently support SDR Game Mode calibration
• LG 2025 Alpha 8 Series Displays do not currently support Dolby Vision calibration

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Admesy meters are required to use the libusbtmc driver
• Boland monitors require Firmware Version: 07.030 / 004.024, FPGA Version: .21
• Calman Ready display support may be found on the manufacturer’s website, not all model variations are supported
• madVR workflow and report are available from madVR, please contact them directly
• PVA (Professional Video Alliance) workflow and report are available from PVA, please contact them directly

5.16.1.24 – April 2025 

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of April 2024 or later.

New Features:

• Calman Ready support added for Boland 4K HDR and BHB-HDR series monitors (Studio, Ultimate)

• Calman Ready support added for Hisense 2025 EU Models – U7Q, E8Q, UXQ (Studio, Ultimate)

• Calman Ready support added for Hisense 2025 US Models – U9QG, U8QG, U75QG, U75QU (Studio, Ultimate)

• Calman Ready support added for LG 2025 displays (All License Levels)

• Calman ready support added for Samsung 2025 displays (All License Levels)

• C6 Meter Mode support added for LG 2025 Models – (G5, C5, B5, QNED80) (All License Levels)

• C6 Meter Mode support added for LG 2023 Model – B3 (All License Levels)

• Added support for the new Admesy Prometheus PCM2 and PCM2X models (Studio, Ultimate)

• Added support for the madVR workflow and report (Studio, Ultimate)

• Added support for the PVA (Professional Video Alliance) workflow and report (Studio, Ultimate)

Enhancements:

• Updates to the “AutoCal – Hisense” workflow to better ensure success (Studio, Ultimate)

• Updated Hisense model name schema to provide consistency when connecting to various model years (Studio, Ultimate)

• Updates to LG workflows for clarity and efficiency (Studio, Ultimate)

• Updated the “AutoCal – LG Ultimate” workflow for 2025 models (Ultimate)

• Updated the “AutoCal – LG Ultimate” workflow allowing the user to skip the Pre-Calibration measurements (Ultimate)

• Updated LG Picture Mode Names to correspond with the webOS 2024 release (Studio, Ultimate)

• Updated Philips model name schema to provide consistency when connecting to various model years (Studio, Ultimate)

• Updated Samsung workflows with pattern insertion recommendations for QD-OLED (All License Levels)

• Updated Samsung workflows with guidance for Game Mode calibration (All License Levels)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where Calman may become frozen during a DDC Reset after the Calman for BRAVIA application has been closed (All License Levels)

• Fixed an issue where the dataset would not account for display roll-off when using ST.2084 and measuring Gamut Rings or ICtCp Color Volume (Studio, Ultimate)

• Fixed an issue where the Admesy Prometheus was defaulting to 60Hz when connected– the default is now 0Hz (Studio, Ultimate)

• Fixed an issue where Calman was not able to connect to an Admesy Colorimeter and Spectroradiometer simultaneously (Ultimate)

• Fixed an issue where data exported from the peak luminance chart was incomplete (Studio, Ultimate)

• Fixed an issue where a Konvision update altered Calman support (Studio, Ultimate)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator” ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Studio, Ultimate)

• LG 2025 Displays do not currently support SDR Game Mode calibration.

• LG 2025 Alpha 8 Series Displays do not currently support Dolby Vision calibration.

SPECIAL NOTES:

• Admesy meters are required to use the libusbtmc driver

• Boland monitors require Firmware Version: 07.030 / 004.024, FPGA Version: .21

• Calman Ready display support may be found on the manufacturer’s website, not all model variations are supported

• Philips 2024 48OLED759 is now listed as Philips 2024 OLED9x9/8×9/7×9

• Philips 2024 LCD 43PUS8609 is now listed as Philips 2024 LCD8xx9/9xx9/7×9

• Samsung displays, starting with the 2025 model year, will be supported in Calman exclusively via IP (network) connections

• madVR workflow and report are available from madVR, please contact them directly
• PVA (Professional Video Alliance) workflow and report are available from PVA, please contact them directly

5.16.0.5 – January 2025  

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of January 2024 or later.

New Features:

• Optimizations to the Samsung Home workflow to better ensure success. (Home for Samsung, Studio, Ultimate)
• Optimizations to the LG Home and Professional workflows to better ensure success. (Home for LG, Studio, Ultimate)
• Updated Samsung IP support for 2020-2023 models bringing more picture modes and optimized HDR adjustment points. (Home for Samsung, Studio, Ultimate)
• New C6 Meter Mode support added (All License Levels)
  • ASUS ProArt PA32DC
  • Philips The One PUS8808
  • Philips OLED 808
  • Panasonic MX900
  • Samsung The Frame QNLS03B 

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue that would cause a crash when connecting to a Samsung display in HDR mode (Home for Samsung, Studio, Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where Calman would crash when connecting to a 2023 model Samsung (Home for Samsung, Studio, Ultimate)
• Various bug fixes and performance enhancements. (All License Levels)

• “AutoCal – LG Ultimate” workflow added (Ultimate)
• 2024 Samsung TV Model support added (Home for Samsung, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• “AutoCal Samsung” workflow updates to optimize of the calibration process (Home for Samsung)
• “AutoCal – Samsung” workflow updates to optimize calibration process (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Added the “G1 Introduction” workflow to all Calman tiers (All License Levels)
• New C6 Meter Mode support added (All License Levels)
  • Samsung QNLS03D
  • Samsung QN90B
  • Samsung QN900D
  • Apple iPad Pro 2024
  • Apple MacBook Air 2024
  • Apple MacBook Pro 2024
  • Philips 27B1U7903
  • TVLogic LVM-171S
  • Xencelabs Pen Display

• Fixed an issue where Sony displays may go into an incorrect mode (Ex. SDR, HDR, HLG) based on their firmware version (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where Samsung 2024 models may be set to HLG instead of ST.2084 when calibrating HDR (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where the Konica Minolta CA-527 would only sync from 50-240Hz, it will now sync from 1-240Hz (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where the exported data from the Gamut Rings dataset did not correspond to the CIE L\* a\* b\* color space (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where the “Measure and Set Peak Brightness” button may be grayed out on some TCL displays (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Various bug fixes and performance enhancements. (All License Levels)

• ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• The Samsung Serial Connection has a known issue where changing Picture Modes may not correctly recall the intended mode (All License Levels)

• This release enables advanced Windows memory management features, which may cause issues with unsupported 3rd-party hardware. Please contact support for hardware issues. (All License Levels)

5.15.8.4 – October 2024

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of October 2023 or later.

New Features:

• Improved HDR calibration for AOC Monitor models U27U3CV, U32U3 / U32U3CV / U32U3D, Q27U3CV with v1.01 firmware (Studio, Ultimate)
• Improved HDR calibration for Philips Monitor model 27E2F7903 with v1.01 firmware (Studio, Ultimate)
• Updated / Improved support for Philips 2024 displays including the addition of multi-point (All License Levels)
• Improved integration timing for the Portrait Displays C6 HDR5000 (All License Levels)
• Improved UI for selecting Dolby Vision when connected to the Portrait Displays G1 Pattern Generator (All License Levels)
• Added Sony Bravia 9, Bravia 8, X90L, and LG B4 meter modes for Portrait Displays C6 HDR5000 (All License Levels)
• Added YCbCr 4:2:0 8/10-bit color format options to the Portrait Displays G1 Pattern Generator (All License Level, requires G1 version 1.00.029 or later)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue for Portrait Displays G1 where the UI could be mismatched when going into Dolby Vision (All License Levels)
• Various bug fixes and performance enhancements (All License Levels)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)

5.15.7.2 – October 2024

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of October 2023 or later.

New Features:

• Admesy Prometheus colorimeter Support Added (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Minolta CA-527 Support Added (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Expanded Dolby Vision Game Mode support on 2024 LG models. (All License Levels)
• Improvements / enhancements to Samsung integration (All License Levels)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where some meters may report “0” after losing connection with Calman (All License Levels)
• Fixed an issue where the Minolta CS-3000 wouldn’t report sync (Ultimate)
• Improvements to the “AutoCal – EIZO” workflow. (Studio, Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where the “AutoCal – EIZO” report was missing colorimetry data (Studio, Ultimate)
• Fixed an issue where the JETI specbos 2501 would not sync properly (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Various bug fixes and performance enhancements (All License Levels)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)

5.15.6.26 – August 2024

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of August 2023 or later.

New Features:

• Gamut Rings added to Color Volume Analysis Workflow (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Additivity added to SDR and HDR Analysis Workflows (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Updated EIZO Support with new “AutoCal – EIZO” Workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• 2024 TCL Support added (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Added “AutoCal – AJA ColorBox” Workflow (Studio, Ultimate)
• Portrait Displays C6 HDR5000 Support added (All License Levels)
• Photo Research PR-1050 Support Added (Ultimate)
• JETI Support Updated (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Samsung 2023 models support added (Home for Samsung, Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)

Bug Fixes:

• Various bug fixes throughout

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)

5.15.5.19 – June 2024

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of June 2023 or later.

New Features:

• Konica Minolta CS-3000 support added (Ultimate)
• AOC Monitor support added – U27U3CV, U32U3CV, Q27U3CV (Studio, Ultimate)
• Philips Monitor updated – new model 27E2F7903 (Studio, Ultimate)
• G1 Pattern Generator Introduction Workflow added to Home installer (All license levels)
• Show Selected grayscale points in the Grayscale/1D LUT AutoCal dialog (All license levels)

Bug Fixes:

• LG Home and Business workflows updated with improved text for picture mode and internal pattern generator support (Home for LG, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
  • Note that 5.15.5.19 corrects a version check issue on the Home LG workflow added in 5.15.5.15
• Improved sorting for Murideo output resolution options (Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• Fixed issue where background pattern levels could be elevated to legal range when measuring in full range (All license levels)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• CS-3000 – No auto-initialize at this time (Ultimate)
• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Ultimate, Video Pro, Studio)

System Requirements

5.15.4.7 – May 2024

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of May 2023 or later.

New Features:

• Hisense EU TV Support (Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• Jeti 2501 Support Added (Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• LG 2024 TV Models support added (Alpha 5, 8, 9, 11 processors) (Home for LG, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• LG 2024 Internal Pattern Generator Support added (Alpha 9 and 11 processors) (Home for LG, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• Lumagen Support Update (Video Pro, Ultimate)

Bug Fixes:

• Improved Update notification/functionality for G1 Pattern Generator (All License Levels)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Ultimate, Video Pro, Studio)

Other:

• Minor updates to improve standardization/readability for hardware naming (All License Levels)

5.15.3.13 – March/April 2024

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of March 2023 or later.

New Features:

• BenQ – new model support added – SW242Q (Ultimate, Studio)
• Philips TV – new model support added for 9xx8 series TVs (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for Philips)
• Philips Monitor new model support added – 27E2F7901 (Ultimate, Studio)
• Portrait Displays G1 YCbCr 444 10-bit output support added (All License Levels)
• New C6 EDR support added (All license levels)
  • 2024 BenQ SW242Q
  • 2023 Philips 27E2F7901

Bug Fixes:

• Dell UP32 calibration error corrected (Ultimate, Studio)
• SmallHD – 3D LUT ordering fix (Ultimate, Studio)
• Portrait Displays G1 static delay optimized for patch rendering (All License Levels, requires app update)

Product Updates:

• UPGCI Based pattern generator support removed from Home licenses (Home for LG, Home For Samsung, Home for Sony, Home for Panasonic, Home for Philips)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Ultimate, Video Pro, Studio)

5.15.2.10 – February 2024

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of February 2023 or later.

New Features:

• BenQ monitors new models added SW272U/SW272Q (Ultimate, Studio)
• Hisense US support added (Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• Philips TV support added (Home for Philips, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• Portrait Displays G1 network discovery added (All License Levels)
• New C6 EDR support added (All license levels)
  • 2022 TCL QD-Mini-LED
  • 2023 Hisense Mini-LED

Bug Fixes:

• i1Pro and Colormunki connection fix (All license levels)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Ultimate, Video Pro, Studio)
• UPGCI removal note (Home Licenses) – This option will be removed in an upcoming version of Calman for Home users – Please contact Calman Support with any questions or concerns
• Dell UP3221Q – Issue when writing calibration data to the monitor (Studio, Ultimate)
• 50/60hz timing in 4k have temporarily been disabled for Portrait Displays G1 while issue is being investigated – For further assistance or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Calman Support

5.15.1.6

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of January 2023 or later.

New Features:

• Added support to set the “Startup Preset” for AJA ColorBox (Studio, Ultimate)

Bug Fixes:

• Philips TV Reset values were being set incorrectly in 5.15.0.4 release, updated (Home for Philips, Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• Murideo 6G 8K Metal connection issue fixed (Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• Sony BRAVIA workflows updated to set HDR flag to off for calibration and back to Auto after calibration (Home for Sony, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• Workflow Action to clear data from a workflow fixed (All license levels)
• C6 NIST certificates download error fixed (All license levels)
• LG EP950 Calibration gamma mismatch error addressed (Studio, Ultimate) 
• LG Home workflow updated for improved guidance on internal pattern generator usage (Home for LG)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Ultimate, Video Pro, Studio)
• UPGCI removal note (All Home Licenses) – UPGCI based pattern sources will no longer be supported in an upcoming Calman release  -Please contact Calman Support with any questions or concerns
• Dell UP3221Q – Issue when writing calibration data to the monitor (Studio, Ultimate)
• i1Pro and ColorMunki ‘Enhanced’ model connection issues (All license levels)

5.15.0.4

Requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of January 2023 or later.

New Features:

• TCL Calman Ready TV Support – (Video pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• AJA ColorBox support added – (Studio, Ultimate)
• Qalif Spectro – Dynamic IP address support added (Ultimate)
• Portrait G1 Pattern Generator support added (All license levels)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue with i1Pro Enhanced meter connection (All license levels)* note that additional issues were identified and some users are still having connection issues
• Fixed issue on Patterns for Mac with custom patterns on connection (All license levels)
• Corrected URL in Calman help dialog (All license levels)
• Fixed issue where Dolby Vision options were unavailable for 2022 LG Alpha9 series TVs (Home for LG, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Ultimate, Video Pro, Studio)
• UPGCI removal note (All Home Licenses) – UPGCI based pattern sources will no longer be supported in Calman Home versions starting in 2024 – please contact Calman Support with any questions or concerns
• Dell UP3221Q – Issue when writing calibration data to the monitor (Studio, Ultimate)
• i1Pro Enhanced fix noted as incomplete (All license levels)

5.14.5.2

Calman 2023 (5.14.5.2) requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of November 2022

New Features:

• Sony 2023 model support added using Sony for Bravia app (Home for Sony, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• New C6 Meter Mode support added (All license levels)
  • 2023 TCL QD-Mini-LED
  • 2023 OLED Quantum Dot
  • 2023 WRGB OLED
• Improved scaling on luminance charts (All license Levels)
• Flanders Scientific Workflow added (Studio, Ultimate)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue where LUT files written within the same minute could be overwritten (All License Levels)
• LG 2020 update for connection port change with new firmware (Home for LG, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• Disabled cube generator option for 256pt 1D LUT that could cause an application crash (All license levels)
• Corrected issue where ASUS Internal Pattern generator patterns might not be displayed (Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• Newtonsoft.JSON library version updated to 13.0.3.27908 (All license levels)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• • SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release – workflow notification moved to make this requirement more visible to users (Ultimate, Video Pro, Studio)
  • Dell UP3221Q – calibration issue writing to the monitor (Studio, Ultimate)
  • UPGCI removal note (All Home Licenses) – UPGCI based pattern sources will no longer be supported in Calman Home versions starting in 2024
  • Removed support for MadVR software based pattern generator (All license levels)

Calman 5.14.4.15

Calman 2023 (5.14.4.15) requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of October, 2022 or later.

New Features:

• 2023 Panasonic TV Support (Home for Panasonic, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
  Option to set the ‘Calman Calibrated’ logo in the OSD upon calibration completion (Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• 2022 LG Dolby Vision modes supported now with current firmware from LG (Home for LG, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• LG EP5G support updates (Studio, Ultimate)
  Uniformity calibration
  Memory Slot targeting
  HDR Calibration
  Dolby Vision Calibration
• Added click to select points on color charts (All license levels)
• Improved memory management when reloading workflows (All license levels)
• Copy paste ability for information stored within the hardware tabs (All license levels)
• Improved menu list item hover visualization (All license levels)
• Support added for LG Alpha7 TVs (Home for LG, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)

Bug Fixes:

• Patterns workflow device connection text correction (Home for, Ult, Video Pro, Studio)
• Corrected issue where selecting a workflow category could set the data runtype incorrectly for the active workflow layout (all licenses)
• Corrected issue with Calman version checks that could cause a crash (all license levels)
• Jeti Spectro DLL update to resolve connection issues with newer firmware (Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• Improved chart drawing to ensure measured point lines are shown over the target lines (all license levels)
• Resolved issue where the right side-bar would open without user interaction when viewing reports (Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• Improved speed on calibrations that utilize the Aurora Color Engine (all license levels)
• Updated VideoForge Pro 8K resolution options (All license levels)
• Removed invalid pattern options when connected to an IS-Mini (Studio, Ultimate)
• Updated SpectraCal to Portrait Displays naming for applicable hardware connections (All license levels)
• Updated notes for LG HDR calibration workflows to improve picture quality with unselecting unity grayscale (Home for LG, Video Pro, Studio, Ultimate)
• SmallHD – corrected disconnect/reconnect behavior (Studio, Ultimate)
• Qalif Spectro – corrected issue with data misalignment on Calman charts (Studio, Ultimate)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release (Ultimate, Video Pro, Studio)
• LG 2020 TVs on firmware 4.50.51 are no longer able to connect due to an update on the connection protocol

Calman 5.14.2.3

Calman 2023 (5.14.2.3) requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of June, 2022 or later.

New Features:

• AutoCal support added for 2023 LG Alpha9 series TVs (Home for LG, Studio, Video pro, Ultimate)
• LG internal Pattern generator support added for supported 2022 and 2023 model TVs (Home for LG, Studio, Video Pro, Ultimate)
• LG EP950/BP95E HDR calibration support added (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro)
• Murideo Metal 8K support added (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro)
• Lumagen Radiance support updated to use Aurora Color Engine (Ultimate, Video Pro)
• Interactive charts for improved data visualization (All license levels)
• SmallHD integration updates for improved calibration experience (Ultimate, Studio)
• Added support for Konica-Minolta CA-VP410A, CA-VP427A, CA-VP402 (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro)
• Canon Professional model support added with Aurora Color Engine calibration (Ultimate)

Bug Fixes:

• TVLogic device connection issues reviewed and LUT reset speed improved (Ultimate, Studio) 
• Lumagen Source connection issue corrected (Ultimate, Video Pro)
• Improved error logging for some common application crashes (All license levels)
• Default sound effects state switched to off (All license levels)
• License check logic improved for potential conflicts with multiple stacked licenses (All license levels)

Calman 2023 (5.14.1.2) requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of March, 2022 or later.

New Features:

•  Added support for the new VideoForge 8K (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG, Home for Philips, Home for Panasonic, Home for Samsung, Home for Sony)

Bug Fixes:

• Added ASUS calibration support to Video Pro licenses (Video Pro)

Calman 5.14.0.3

Calman 2023 (5.14.0.3) requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of February, 2022 or later.

New Features:

• Added horizontal scroll to editor panels embedded in workflows (All licenses)
• Added guardrails to design elements when in design mode to prevent elements being dragged off the working screen area (Ultimate)
• AutoCal keyboard shortcut updates to differentiate between multipoint and cuts/gains calibration based on the selected points options (All licenses)
• Samsung 2022 model support added (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for Samsung)
• LG Alpha 7 model support added (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)
• SmallHD monitors using PageOS 5 support added (Ultimate, Studio)
• MadVR support added (Ultimate, Video Pro)

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed issue where the license ID could show up as 0 in the licensing panel (All licenses)
• Fixed design mode function where deleting a conditional statement could remove other conditional statements on a design element (Ultimate)
• Improved save notification when switching workflows (All licenses)
• Updated report version number reporting when listed in a datafield (Ultimate)
• Fixed dropdown menu hover text (All licenses)
• Corrected Z-order indexing in design elements when adding new elements to reports (Ultimate)
• Fixed error where attempting to connect to a display or source with a previous failure error msg up could cause an application crash (All license levels)
• Corrected Issue with Murideo pattern generators when calibrating/validating Dolby Vision (All licenses)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release (Ultimate, Video Pro, Studio)
• LG Dolby Vision Home Cinema and Game modes not supported for 2022 LG TVs at this time (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)
• LG Forced Local Dimming will be toggled on existing calibration mode to improve dynamic range, this will result in larger overall dE values – this can be toggled off again manually by the user (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)
• 2022 LG 8K TVs require a power cycle before the 3D LUT is applied (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)
• 2022 LG Alpha7 chip based models do not currently support HDR or Dolby Vision calibration (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)
• 2022 LG (all models) – internal patterns are not currently supported  (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)

Calman 2022 R3

Calman 2022 (5.13.2.30) requires Calman or All Access (Maintenance) purchase as of 

October, 2021 or later.

New Features:

• Added Home for Philips Calman version (Home for Philips)
• Panasonic Internal Pattern Generator Added (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for Panasonic)
• Dolby Vision mode support added for 2022 Panasonic TVs (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for Panasonic)
• Added 2022 Philips TV support (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for Philips)
• Added 2022 Sony TV Support (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for Sony)
• Add Snap grid view in design mode (Ultimate)
• Ability to export Calman charts and graphics at high resolution (All licenses)
• Save exported images from Calman in multiple formats (All Licenses)
• Added support for Dell UP2720QA (European) models (Ultimate, Studio)
• Updated C6 EDRs for 2022 OLED, Quantum Dot OLED and LCD displays (All Licenses)
• Added ability to set AutoCal dE threshold as an application preference (All Licenses)
• Added full loaded workflow filepath to workflow description information (All licenses)
• Added Calman calculation functionality as a design mode feature for user and meter data fields (Ultimate)

Resolved Issues:

• ASUS HDR calibration workflow updated for display type luminance targets (Ultimate, Studio)
• Updated control points for the Panasonic LX900 in HDR grayscale calibration (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for Panasonic)
• Fixed issue with invalid data being populated on charts for history data types (All Licenses)
• Updated workflow guidance for setting Pattern Generator HDR mastering luminance values for 2022 Panasonic models (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for Panasonic)
• Updated datagrid listing for dEITP to match formatting for other Delta E Formulas (All licenses)
• Updated Variable logic button ability to toggle button text (Ultimate)
• Higher visibility text for disabled controls (All licenses)
• Fixed issue where ‘Save as new’ dialog box would sometimes not draw correctly (All licenses)
• Fixed issue where Calman could erroneously show more than one workflow as currently active (All licenses)
• Fixed an issue where hover text on the submenus could show “Open Main Menu” (All licenses) 
• Updated link and text for licensing panels (All licenses)
• Updated behavior for more valid RGB balance representations on RGB balance charts when measuring HDR on lower luminance displays (All licenses)
• Fixed issue where CCT values near black could show negative on a datagrid (All licenses)
• Fixed error in accessing Filmmaker modes in Calman on 2022 LG TVs (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)

Known Issues (All licenses unless otherwise noted):

• SPECIAL NOTE:  ASUS SDK updates to support new ASUS displays will require the user to launch Calman by shift-right-clicking on the executable and selecting “Run As Administrator”  ASUS is aware of this issue and plans to resolve in an upcoming SDK release (Ultimate, Video Pro, Studio)
• LG Dolby Vision Home Cinema and Game modes not supported for 2022 LG TVs at this time (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)
• LG Forced Local Dimming will be toggled on existing calibration mode to improve dynamic range, this will result in larger overall dE values – this can be toggled off again manually by the user (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)
• 2022 LG 8K TVs require a power cycle before the 3D LUT is applied (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)
• 2022 LG Alpha7 chip based models do not currently support HDR or Dolby Vision calibration (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)
• 2022 LG (all models) – internal patterns are not currently supported  (Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home for LG)
• Murideo Dolby Vision Luminance issue shows data in incorrect range (All Licenses)

Patterns 2.04.1

Official Release: January 9, 2024

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue preventing Calman 5.14.1.2 from creating an ICC Profile

System Requirements:

• macOS 10.15 and higher
• HDR requires 10.15.3 and higher
• Calman version 5.13.1.xx and higher.  (License levels: Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, and Home)
• Calibration supports internal and connected external monitors

Version: 2.03.1

Official Release: April 18, 2023

Release Notes:

• Fixed a crash that may occur on startup

• Under the hood optimizations

System Requirements

• MacOS 10.15 and higher

• HDR feature requires 10.15.3 and higher

• Calman version 5.13.1.xx and higher. (License levels Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro and Home)

• Calibration support internal and connected external Monitors

Portrait Displays Patterns™ for Mac
Version: 2.02
Official Release: March 1, 2023

Portrait Displays Patterns™ for Mac
Version: 2.0.0
Official Release: October 26, 2022

• Supports  macOS 10.15 and higher.
• Leverages Apple’s Metal API, supporting HDR on the Mac
• HDR features require 10.15.3 and higher.
• 22 Colorspace selections, including HDR
• Stand alone Pattern generator capable of bit depth 8bit, 10bit, 12bit, and 16bit
• Custom and prebuilt video test patterns
• Web interface for remote control
• Supports Calman 5.13.x and later (License levels: Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, Home editions)
• Calman Aurora Color engine calibration support
• Calman Patterns Calibration workflow
• Updated License server to web server for activation

Official Release: April 10, 2024
This area is for details of the release notes ONLY. If you are having trouble with your update please contact us by filling out the form or reaching out to technical support here.

New Features:

• Update available messaging on the Warm-Up pattern
• PLUGE patterns for YCbCr444 10-bit output to accommodate 10-bit CVs

Bug Fixes:

• Video output range matches UI after reconnecting and default video values are set
• Delay time is correctly added after pattern rendering is complete according to Calman setting
• Colorimetry information is maintained while changing resolution in HDR
• YCbCr444 10-bit text renders correctly when changing the resolution
• 16:9 patterns render with black borders in 4k
• PLUGE patterns show correct code values in 10-bit
• Quantization range is correctly being set for YCbCr444 10-bit

Known Issues:

• The AVI info-frame may not be fully relied upon by your display to automatically configure the appropriate display mode based on the G1’s YCbCr444 10-bit output. If so, you may need to manually set the display mode to expect a full, or narrow-range, signal. Use brightness and contrast pattern to confirm. Check with your display manufacturer for further guidance.
• Switching from Full range HDR10 to Dolby Vision, and then back to HDR10 again too quickly or switching between YCbCr444 10-bit and RGB 8-bit in Full range HDR10 can result in an output of Limited. As a workaround, reset the Range control to your desired state. 

System Requirements:

• Calman version 5.15.xx and higher to exercise generator  (License levels: Ultimate, Studio, Video Pro, and Home)