yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] animoo:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

moles, thanks for this great mod! It works with other roms as well.

Yesterday we compared 2 N4s display, mine had halfbreed, the other one was stock. The difference is very significant! My display is much more clear and contrasty, than the other. Blacks are deeper, and white is more realistic on that as well.

This displaywith this mod is really a dealbraker:)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SleemLDJ:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

Just thought I'd share.

Made some play around with gamma values on the Franco kernel app and colours look awesome for my eyes.

Someone else might like these values.

Whites 42

Mids 68

Blacks 118

Contrast 20

Brightness 6

Saturation 7

Grays 32
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
Since Google's change dthe colors in 4.2.2, does anyone have new settings for 4.2.2? What does PA use now?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molesarecoming:
they didnt change color, at least as far as i know. pa uses the kernel that thyrus just pasted. halfbreed.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
interesting... i flashed the CM nightly which DvTonder says the 4.2.2 merge is complete along with Franco's r80 kernel today (4.2.2) and noticed that my previous gamma settings don't look as good. I confirmed this doing a gamma test. I was around 2.2-2.4 for most colors, but now I'm way off.

Trying to figure what's going on.... lol.

Edit: nm? Maybe Franco's kernel settings didn't activate yet, but I rebooted, waited like 5 minutes, gamma test looks good. Sorry for being a newb.

Edit 2: What's the "brighter" kernel that people keep referring to? Different settings??
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashkan_mc:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

So this is again the stock kernel but just the colors have been changed, right?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nory82688:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

Yes. Stock 4.2.2 kernel with halfbreed gamma settings
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muhamet:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

Pleas send and other settings
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] no_one_can:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

Can I have this work on cm 10.1 kernel?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siscim23:
That's up to cm
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tminus10:
I tried it. Works great on cm
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trueblueram:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

Is this stock 4.2.2 or pa 4.2.2?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molesarecoming:
it is cm's kernel.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

I always knew the N4 screen was washed out, but once you flash this and revert back to stock, its almost scary how washed out the screen is. How could LG ship it like that?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arstoien:
They were more concerned with the deadlines, I assume.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thracemerin:
Google changed it after LGs initial calibration because they were worried about color banding. I guess they would prefer terrible looking colors over banding.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

I guess so. Well thanks to the devs, in this case mole for this. I cannot use stock anymore, it looks really bad imo .
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thesebastian:
People, when you are talking about "Stock 4.2.2 kernel" you mean "Stock occam Google Kernel" or "Stock PA Kernel"?

So....the Google occam Kernel is exactly PA Kernel or CM 10.1 Kernel?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nory82688:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

When I asked for the stock kernel, I was speaking about the stock 4.2.2 kernel in the latest PA ROM that has Moles' gamma preset merged .
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thesebastian:
I see...so it's possible to add halfbreed colors to the original google stock kernel 4.2.2?

Or can i use franco.Kernel updater to edit the gamma of Google kernel? (Didn't buy the app yet).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nory82688:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

I'm sure there is a way to do it , but I don't know how to. I just flashed what was posted lol I don't tinker with stock kernels . Moles just took the stock 4.2.2 kernel and added his script . otherwise I wouldn't know how to do it. (The kernel is completely stock, other than the gamma fix)

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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerseykat1:
Does this halfbreed color correction kernel work with the latest cm10.1 2/17 build?? i love the colors on halfbreed kernel and would hate to go back to stock colors...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thesebastian:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

I just installed 4.2.2 PA kernel. Color are great. You need a few minutes to adapt to the new gamma.

But I would like to install Google Occam Kernel with HALFBREED gamma settings. If anyone have a guide to do that to the Google kernel tell me please!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barondebxl:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

+1
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thracemerin:
If you mean the OTA kernel, it's not possible, it requires modifying the code and this isn't possible in a precompiled kernel.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thesebastian:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

:(

And which is the custom kernel most similar to Google Kernel?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thracemerin:
Anything compiled from the pure AOSP will be able to have the settings and be as close to stock as you're going to get, as far as I know that's what the kernels that moles posts in here are, PA kernel = CM kernel = AOSP kernel.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fouad1013:
You can try the Faux123 Enhanced Stock kernel. As far as i know its completely stock except for he enabled changing the gamma values and some other small things.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thesebastian:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

Thanks both for the help.

I think im staying on PA Kernel....is as smooth as Google Kernel...(or even faster!)

I only tried Franco Kernel before and that kernel has a lot of work...its different than Google Kernel.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trueblueram:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

Harsh has posted a uv'd gamma enabled stock 4.2.2 kernel . check last few pages of his thread.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thesebastian:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

Thanks. I downloaded it. Gonna try later! And put halfbreed to it
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molesarecoming:
yes, i believe cm configures it for inline building or whatever. its a fork of theirs and theirs is a fork of googles.

im gonna compile 4.2.2 versions for all variants today btw
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suua:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

Still cant get it how to copy vaules to other kernel!! I mean to move current vaules to other kernel!!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thracemerin:
If the kernel supports gamma control you have to convert the values provided to the interface that that kernel uses either via an app, or with a script (there are probably instructions in that kernel's thread), if it doesn't support gamma control you'd have to put the values into the appropriate kernel files and compile it yourself.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jamal Ahmed:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

Hi... sorry I tried searching but I couldn't find the answer...

Will these kernels work on 4.2.2?

Thanks :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrone:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

It's been written by the OP 3 posts above yours. Wait for it. Good things are about to come. Hohoho

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dovucoe:
Well apparently members with less than 10 posts can't post in the Android development forums, so I'll have to put my questions up here:

What's UV? Undervolt support? It doesn't come undervolted by default does it?

Also, since I'm pretty new to custom kernels, will I have any problems flashing OTA updates when they come if I use this kernel? I wouldn't think so since this is pretty much nearly the same, but having the opinion of the more experienced folks would help reassure me :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trueblueram:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

It comes undervolted ( harshs usual 50 across I guess). You won't be able to 'install' ota updates if u have a custom recovery, but u can always download n flash the ota zip file via cwm/twrp.

BTW The reason people with <10 posts are not allowed to post in Dev forums is cos of off-topic questions:D
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
or on a more helpful level, until moles uploads his various versions, you can use the one i ripped and use (from 4.2.2 PA)

HERE
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thesebastian:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

The difference between this version and the upcoming moles version is that the moles version is 100% pure AOSP for mako right? (With different gamma).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
The one I "ripped" from the PA rom and included in my flashable zip is a also 4.2.2 AOSP mako.

The difference is choice :) moles will upload all "variations" from the 4.2.2 kernel as opposed to only "one" -> the one from PA stock

Thats at least my understanding not 100% following this as I have my own "battle" to rage with the annoying AOSP keyboard on 4.2.2 (totally off-topic but AOSP keyboard dont have working gestures, and the one from JDQ39 (not asop) has gestures enabled, but google, in its wisdom took out the special keys (as in longpress a for @) and the numbers are now 100% hardcoded BLACK in an area we themers cannot touch :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjdev:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 09Feb: new preset HALFBREED

How can i use the contrasty kernel in the new pa ROM. I am using the Feb 11 and want to upgrade.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molesarecoming:
ok guys, as promised, all kernels are up to date again, you find them on goo: http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/mako
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CDeviant:
Is there any way to use these screen settings with a alternate kernel?

Or is it a waiting game until more devs incorporate this?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vanhoud:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Just the kernel
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flxdms:
halfbreed should work on pretty much every kernel that has gamma control enabled. Some of the settings (the ones with the p_gamma and n_gamma lines) will only work on kernels that allow you to change r_ g_ and b_ separately.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panpipe:
Just wanted to say thanks to molesarecoming for this.

Flashed two of the new 4.2.2 kernels on an otherwise stock 4.2.2 rom.

Tried Halfbreed first, personally found the whites a little too much on the blue side, and some of the darker blues seemed a little purple to me. The reds seemed a little weak in comparison to the other colours, the Netflix start up just didn't look right.

Then I tried out the Contrasty kernel and I'm really enjoying the (admittedly over-saturated) colours at the moment. Prefer the whites and the blues are still punchy but not purple.

I'm a little afraid I can't go back to stock after this. Auto-brightness doesn't seem to work any more though.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molesarecoming:
see thats where rgb calibration comes into play. what you flashed is just a factory preset, the colors are left neutral. they're all 255, stock. if your display tends to display cold then you must counteract by adjusting rgb. you that with trickstermod for instance. but thats the same even with googles preset - color calibration is done individually.

contrasty was one of the first tries, and i did change rgb. it may fit to your screen now but i should have left it at 255 as well-

ps. as for autobrightness, thats not done by the kernel, but the rom. autobrightness for mako is screwed up because it compensates googles maximum-gamma kernel, that means its really, really dim. i adjusted it for paranoidandroid and i believe some roms can even tweak it (cm?)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thesebastian:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

So..if I have Google stock ROM with Halfbreed Kernel...I still need to fix autobrigthness? Or its already included on halfbreed kernel ?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nova163:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Not sure how explicit the answer needs to be, but: yes, you still need a fix but there is none on stock ROM except for apps like Lux.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molesarecoming:
As I just said, it's hard coded in your ROM. Now you can use these kernels as they come of course, they might get a bit too dark if you are using auto brightness that's all. It's not the kernels fault, actually it was the same guy who smashed the stock kernel whom you can thank for the adjusted auto values, which again depart from LGS value heavily.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thesebastian:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Maybe Google did all this gamma tweak in order to use low auto brightness and give better battery life?

Anyway...I'm fine with your halfbreed settings + Google low auto brightness! :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] undercover:
Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

It should be fairly easy to up values and provide a flashable zip, since afaik these values are in the same location in all roms.

Or maybe not... Since it's in the framework ( doing my homework on this :D). Can files be INJECTED? Or you have to replace the whole framework-res?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
unless you use lux from the market you need to use the modified arrays.xml which is part of framework-res.apk. and you need to compile it for every rom unfortunately...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrimsonSmear:
Velis Auto Brightness was a better option than Lux Auto Brightness - Free for me as Lux has issues with some overlay apps, such as SwipePad: Hyperspace Launcher (if the top corner launchers are enabled). Velis has options for different curve types and editing the curves.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] athani:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Excuse the noob questions but I'm a little confused about the method of flashing PA + the kernels in this thread.

Am I to flash PA, gapps and then the kernel - in that order? And whenever I update PA, do I have to repeat the process - PA, gapps & kernel?

I'm on stock everything, btw. Thanks for the answers.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nory82688:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Yes and yes ;)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DowntownJeffBrown:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Thanks for all your hard work moles. I still haven't found any color settings that are better than yours

Sent from my Nexus 4 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danslecarton:
May I ask if someone could convert the values of the PA kernel to faux' Advanced Gamma Control app?

None of this sheet get me near that :(

Maybe this and this might help you?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fcb-1899:
Not sure if all 10 gamma values can be changed through faux's app, but select "Gamma" in the bottom left corner of the document you linked and you will see Moles(PA) values :D . There are 4 variations, but the one he uses in the kernel included in the rom is HALFBREED :good:

Hit Thanks if I helped you!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mihkohuy:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Can I know the gamma value I should set into the Franco kernel app about the half breed color??
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CrimsonSmear:
For franco.Kernel Updated v8.8+ compatible conversions (not verified), you can look through my init.d script (converted profiles are at the bottom).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danslecarton:
AW: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

I wouldn't ask when faux' app could use the values of franco's...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ritchea:
Great work to help an old gal like me! Preferred Contrasty over HalfBreed but HoloBlue over the other too (guess that's because I came from a GNex). I guess I don't need Franco's Nexus 4 Display app any longer as the preset RGB works for me. Now to look for something like this for my Nexus 7.

Totally appreciate your work.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gja88:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

So is this practically stock kernel with color calibration or are there some tweaks added to the kernel? Just wondering.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrone:
stock with color calibration. :)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molesarecoming:
well why not. google makes amazing kernels. from using it for a long while now i wouldnt even know what to tweak - it does does its job quietly, but sure as heck its fast, battery friendly and failproof by now. :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chochiwpg:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Which do you use or recommend Moles? I am using Halfbreed and Love it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gja88:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Hey I didn't mean it in a bad way. I actually want a stock kernel with your color calibrations. So many are out with tweaks I'm not interested in. Glad yours isn't. Just wanted to confirm before I flashed.

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nextelbuddy:
Cant wait to try these, just to make sure.. since these are compiled against 4.2.2 does that mean that they do not have the msic wakelock issue that 4.2.1 had?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joho5:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Is there any way you could get around flashing the whole kernel,? Could someone come up with these changes but just apply to the kernel you have installed?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Locksmith81:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Faux has a new preset color built in his display app that I am sure you will like
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danslecarton:
AW: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Meh, different but still not better than moles' halfbreed.

Bright colors are too bright and darks too dark on my Nexus.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] compact2559:
Patience, please :)

Hello! Can i just flash one calibrated kernel over the other? Like no wipe at all?

If my backreading is correct, these calibrated kernels are basically the same except the color mulitpliers were changed? Does this imply I can stay with stock kernel that came with PA and adjust colors using TricksterMod and achieve all the kinds of calibrations (contrasty, bright, holo blue etc. ?)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] idividebyzero:
How do you install these? Just "install zip from sd" in CWM?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danslecarton:
I recently did ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38428819&postcount=746
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrone:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Here are my takes on trickster mod app + molesarecoming PA brighter/contrasty/halfbreed presets + _motley kernel.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38532005

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WiteFlash:
Prior to upgrading to 4.2.2, I was using the 4.2.1 halfbreed kernel and it was great. After upgrading to 4.2.2, it looked like the stock kernel had improved colors, even though everyone insisted nothing was done to improve the colors from 4.2.1. I figured I'd stay on the stock kernel for a while, and I downloaded and kept the updated 4.2.2 halfbreed kernel from the original post on my phone for whenever I felt it was time to try it out. Well, I just flashed the updated 4.2.2 halfbreed kernel and it looked waaaaay too blue and dark, even after playing with the brightness. It felt cold and icy. There MUST be something different, because the 4.2.1 halfbreed settings were such a great improvement over the stock 4.2.1 colors, but the 4.2.2 halfbreed settings seemed to look worse than the stock 4.2.2. Flashed stock 4.2.2 back and it looks way better. I must be living in "Opposite Land" after flashing 4.2.2... some weird, wild shtuff.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molesarecoming:
the aosp didnt change in that aspect. google android might have, who knows - i think i saw it, too. either way, brightness is something that your rom needs to take care of as well. remember, the values are adjusted for googles overblown settings. a normal kernel will naturally appear dark because google lowered the brightnesslevels. for pa i have reverted it, in some other roms you can even adjust it by hand. colorcast on the other hand is something you have to counteract locally, always, with any kernel. thats simple rgb tuning. my screen for instance gets orangy quickly, googles kernel is orange/greenish on me. on another display it might be blue/purple.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thesebastian:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Is there a way to edit that hard coded stuff for auto brightness in Google ROM ??? (With ROOT access)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meangreenie:
Yes 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 stock colours are different as many have observed.

Using display calibrator the gamma test shows the difference, especially on blue.

Blue 421... @1.3 gamma

Blue 422... @1.7 gamma
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] needabottle:
Just had to post and say "hot damn...........". Flashed the contrasty zip and it totally transformed my Nexus 4. Thank you for this. I was just about to sell the phone I was so disappointed with the screen. I was initially bummed that it wasn't really a 4.7 inch screen but I used the full screen toggle and Button Savior and now have the full screen real estate but the washed out colours were just bugging me too much. Now it is like a different phone. Halfbreed was just a wee bit too red but contrasty is just a gobsmacker :laugh: Bravo.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chad_Petree:
Re: Let's calibrate Mako | 18Feb: ALL KERNELS COMPILED AGAINST 4.2.2

Thank you for this , I was sick of trying to switch the values myself :banghead:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CodeNil:
Very nice. Rev2 is great
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] molesarecoming:
just sayin', have you tried PA? its pie supports flicking, i doubt button savior will be faster to navigate than pie. on top of it pie doesnt shut you out, you still have notifications, toggles, etc.

ps. as for the rgb calibration, thats done afterwards anyway. your panel can tend to tint, which is normal. you can download trickstermod for instance and finetune it. but if you like contrasty out of the box, thats great.