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March 30th, 2014 22:00
Display Manager feature request
Would be really nice if we could associate color profiles for certain times of the day. During the day a normal color profile is fine, but when night time rolls around, it really puts a strain on your eyes due to the lack of ambient light. I usually tend to switch to a warmer color profile at night, like 5000k, but it becomes a pain switching the profile back and forth every day/night.
So what would be really nice would be an option to specify color profiles at X time that auto switches, exactly like the auto switch does in auto mode for things like video games.:
(Day mode) Use X profile @ X:XXAM
(Night mode) Use X profile @ X:XXPM
I currently use an application called f.lux for this, as it has a nice auto mode that fades in a warmer color temperature based on gps coordinates as it gets darker/lighter outside. The only downside of this application is that it ruins the color space completely. I still use it solely because it's far more convenient to set and forget, but I would really love this feature in the dell display manager.
swamped1
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March 31st, 2014 06:00
This isn't exactly what you're looking for, but its a lot simplier and in some ways makes more sense:
Assuming you have a single U2414, create two Windows shortcuts to Dell Display Manager on your desktop, label one "Day mode" and one "Night mode", and use the following target parameters:
Day mode (sRGB): ddm.exe /1:setcontrol 14 01
or
Day mode (6500k): ddm.exe /1:setcontrol 14 05
Night mode (5000k): ddm.exe /1:setcontrol 14 04
Assign Windows shortcut keys to quickly switch between them at will.
noobert1
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March 31st, 2014 11:00
Awesome, this will work perfectly with task scheduler. Thanks a bunch.
Just some quick questions, how do you know which number is for which profile? I can't seem to find the "paper" color profile. Also, can this be used to set brightness and contrast?
I don't see any mention of launch parameters in the official manual. :emotion-6: Should really be listed there, as this is very useful.