Post Your Screen Calibrations!

[Novataglio]

Hi all, I see a lot of threads about the screen situation. A few people have posted their calibration profiles but they are mixed in large threads that make them hard to find.

If you want to share your best efforts please post them for the rest of us to try! I have a bad eye when it comes to this sort of thing and I'm sure others do too.

If you post let us know if you used a calibration tool of any kind or just your own two (one or three is also alright) eyes.

Thanks!

[NC MacGuy]

Tried a bunch. Hard to get a true white... My best so far for new MB. I'm sure if I have a few more cocktails, i'll think it's crappy too.:D

[daneoni]

Enjoy

[tomegun]

How do you add these files? Once upon a time I knew how to do this, but since I did it and left it alone I forgot.

[NC MacGuy]

How do you add these files? Once upon a time I knew how to do this, but since I did it and left it alone I forgot.

Follow this path to drag & drop:

[applestew]

To my eyes, I find just tweaking the gamma works real well... Try it, to each his own, you may like this...

[NC MacGuy]

Enjoy

Too blue IMO.

To my eyes, I find just tweaking the gamma works real well... Try it, to each his own, you may like this...

Not enough contrast IMO.


These are all just opinions, everyone "sees" differently.

[Ron21]

Here is the one i'm using

[ptsube]

Use Supercal (http://www.bergdesign.com/supercal/)! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.

Follow the instructions and ask questions if you have any.

Also, don't use the crappy built in calibrator. If you use that accoring to the instructions, it gives everything a blue tint. UGH! Supercal actually calibrates RGB levels. It takes about twenty minutes, but it could save you from standing in a return line.

Place any downloaded profiles in Library/Colorsync/profiles. Go to display properties and uncheck "show profiles for this display only." THe new profile should show in the left pane.

EDIT:
This is the same profile I posted earlier. I just renamed it so it is not so confusing. It is named JC Display. Here is an instruction guide.

Step 1: Download the attached zip profile, if you want mine, or any profile in this thread or on the internet for that matter.
Step 2: Unzip the file(it will unzip as JC Diplay,this could be different if you are using someone else's).
Step 3: Move the file to one of these strings(it could be different for each person):
System(icon looks like a hard drive)/Library/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays
or
System(icon looks like a Hard Drive)/Library/Caches/Preferences/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays

If the folder does not exist you need to create one by following these steps:
Go to: System preferences>Displays>Color>Calibrate
The system will walk you through a custom calibration. Accept the defaults. All you are doing is creating a folder. You don't care about any of the settings for this calibration bacause you aren't going to use this for very long.
Name it "Custom Calibration(Delete)"
Close the calibration window.
Now remember the unzipped profile you downloaded? Place it in the folder that was just created.

Step 4: Go to: System preferences>Displays>Color
Step 5: Uncheck the box that says "Show profiles for this display only."
Step 6: Select the profile you downloaded from the left hand pane window. You should notice a difference in the color/contrast/brightness on your screen. You can go from profile to profile and select the one that best suits your needs.
A good way to do this is select a photo you like, and know what it should look like. Open it and cycle through the profiles on your display preferences pane. The profile named "Color LCD"(above the line) is the original profile.

Now, if you had to create the new custom calibration in order to create the missing folder, you can delete that now. Select "Custom Calibaration(delete)" from the left pane. Make sure it is highlighted and select "Delete" from the right side of the window.

If you would like to try your hands at a custom calibration you can use the Apple calibration tool by selecting "Calibrate" and checking the box "Expert mode" on the next window. Or you can download and try your hands at SuperCal. You don't have to buy superCal. But if you find it useful, dontate. Which means you buy it for $19. For SuperCal you follow the steps given by the program.

[daneoni]

Too blue IMO.



Not enough contrast IMO.


These are all just opinions, everyone "sees" differently.

It does have a blue hue to it but to me the display just has an inherently blue tint to it. Its even more atrocious when you select the Generic RGB profile...that is blue

[Ron21]

Use Supercal (http://www.bergdesign.com/supercal/)! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.

Follow the instructions and ask questions if you have any.

Also, don't use the crappy built in calibrator. If you use that accoring to the instructions, it gives everything a blue tint. UGH! Supercal actually calibrates RGB levels. It takes about twenty minutes, but it could save you from standing in a return line.

Place any downloaded profiles in Library/Colorsync/profiles. Go to display properties and uncheck "show profiles for this display only." THe new profile should show in the left pane.

this one is perfect!

Slightly OT but does anyone know how to apply one of these profiles under windows vista? I can't figure it out.

Thanks.

[NC MacGuy]

ptsube - I think yours is best so far! Thanks.

[ptsube]

this one is perfect!

Slightly OT but does anyone know how to apply one of these profiles under windows vista? I can't figure it out.

Thanks.

Your welcome! You can actually modify the Gamma rate of the profile I gave you. If you download Supercal. Then when it asks if you want to start a new profile or you can select an old/current profile. Select the profile you just got from me and go to page ten. You can move the slider along to change the Gamma rate. I have mine set to 2.6. You can go all the way up to 3.0 if you want. That will make it darker. You can move it down to brighten if you want. Then just save you new profile under a different name.

[Aztec]

ptsube's profile looks great! Thanks a lot!

[sjc83]

Use Supercal (http://www.bergdesign.com/supercal/)! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.

Follow the instructions and ask questions if you have any.

Also, don't use the crappy built in calibrator. If you use that accoring to the instructions, it gives everything a blue tint. UGH! Supercal actually calibrates RGB levels. It takes about twenty minutes, but it could save you from standing in a return line.

Place any downloaded profiles in Library/Colorsync/profiles. Go to display properties and uncheck "show profiles for this display only." THe new profile should show in the left pane.

i cant figure out were to put the file :(

[ptsube]

i cant figure out were to put the file :(

Unzip the file and put it in your display profiles folder. As far as I know there are two places this could be.

User/Library/Colorsync/profiles
or
User/Library/Caches/Preferences/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays

I'm not sure why it might be different but the folder should be in one of those two locations.

[Novataglio]

Thanks guys! I'm glad this thread showed some life, for awhile I was afraid this would be a bad idea. I like everyone's for different reasons, I'm calibrating my battery so I haven't tried a few of the new ones yet but from the sounds of it I can't wait to try ptsube's profile.

[sjc83]

got it thanks a ton.

[southerndoc]

Use Supercal (http://www.bergdesign.com/supercal/)! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.

Follow the instructions and ask questions if you have any.

Also, don't use the crappy built in calibrator. If you use that accoring to the instructions, it gives everything a blue tint. UGH! Supercal actually calibrates RGB levels. It takes about twenty minutes, but it could save you from standing in a return line.

Place any downloaded profiles in Library/Colorsync/profiles. Go to display properties and uncheck "show profiles for this display only." THe new profile should show in the left pane.

Strong work! I like the profile!

You haven't done a calibration of the 24" iMac have you? Now my MacBook screen looks better than my iMac screen!

[thespyglass]

Use Supercal (http://www.bergdesign.com/supercal/)! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.


Wow. Thank you so much for this link, and to everyone posting their calibrations. I was in the Apple Store today and finally saw the 'wash-out' I hadn't noticed before - which seemed to affect some MBs more than others - as I went back-and-forth between the MBs and MBPs. I played with the in-built calibration whatsit but couldn't get the screen to stand up that of the MBPs. And I started getting all indecisive again about buying. I'm so glad that calibrating is apparently improving things. Of course, I only have you guys' words for it and this is mostly subjective stuff we're talking about but still, it's very encouraging, thanks :)

[jessica.]

Here is the one i'm using

Yes, this is better than normal. When I first used it I said it was too warm. Now I've "warmed" up to it and going back I can clearly see a difference.
Tonight I'll use my Spyder2 Pro to calibrate to see how I fair.

[applestew]

Use Supercal (http://www.bergdesign.com/supercal/)! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.

Follow the instructions and ask questions if you have any.

Also, don't use the crappy built in calibrator. If you use that accoring to the instructions, it gives everything a blue tint. UGH! Supercal actually calibrates RGB levels. It takes about twenty minutes, but it could save you from standing in a return line.

Place any downloaded profiles in Library/Colorsync/profiles. Go to display properties and uncheck "show profiles for this display only." THe new profile should show in the left pane.

This is VERY VERY GOOD! The contrast levels just went up and it is not blusish like the rest!

THUMBS UP!

I am dumping my own calibration. PS.... you guys think Apple will bother changing the color profiles of the MB after this?

[Aranince]

I just changed my gamma to 2.2 and am very happy with it.

[DaveOZ]

I've played with the calibration and got it much better but I just loaded ptsube's cal and WOW. The screen is perfect now. Sure the view angle is still not wide but with the screen titled right it's great.

Makes you wonder why Apple released it without spending a few minutes doing a decent calibration. All this bad press and unhappy customers could have been avoided.

[ptsube]

Strong work! I like the profile!

You haven't done a calibration of the 24" iMac have you? Now my MacBook screen looks better than my iMac screen!
Nope I haven't. But try Supercal it only took about fifteen minutes and it's like night and day.

I've played with the calibration and got it much better but I just loaded ptsube's cal and WOW. The screen is perfect now. Sure the view angle is still not wide but with the screen titled right it's great.

Makes you wonder why Apple released it without spending a few minutes doing a decent calibration. All this bad press and unhappy customers could have been avoided.

Fifteen minutes and they could have saved themselves a lot of bad press.

The blacks are still not black, but I'm happy with it now. It would be nice if Apple came out with a firmware or something that could correct the blacks more, but I doubt that's even possible.

[bluesTank]

I put your profile in the display folder, ptsube but it doesn't show up as a selectable profile under the display menu.

Any idea whats wrong?

[ptsube]

I put your profile in the display folder, ptsube but it doesn't show up as a selectable profile under the display menu.

Any idea whats wrong?

You need to uncheck the box to the right "Show profiles..." It should show up after that.

[Novataglio]

ptsube, thanks for your profile. I think I'm liking yours the most so far. I'm looking forward to the posting from the use of the calibration equipment as well though!

[jessica.]

This is the second attempt at making a profile using Spyder2 pro.
With my Macbook set to not change the brightness with ambient light, screen saver, screen dim etc. ... all turned off I came up with a horridly weird profile. Tried it again, same dark room only the second time I just walked away. I didn't let that colorimeter move at all. I came up with the attached profile.

Comparing to the Supercal one I am not quite sure which one I like best. Again, in the end this is seeing right? For me it is usually easier. I can (and do) calibrate my ACD to my printer and then request test images from outside print vendors to ensure I'm going to be "close". This glossy screen may have added some additional headache to my process.

Who knows. I'd like people's thoughts though, probably those who care to compare Supercal to mine. It's not meant to be a contest, just that I cannot decide which I like best but I can see a difference.

Edit:
I am adding the test image from Spyder's CD. If this is wrong then please just let me know. But it's the image they give to show you the comparison. I'm also thinking I may try to snap a couple of pics of before and after This is also what is on screen when I jump from supercal profile to mine.

Edit # 2.
I think Supercal still wins here. If anyone cares. ;) Check the test image, look specifically at the second baby photo from the left, the yellow alarm clock and the sunflower. There is a slight yellow tint to mine (this was pointed out but now it seems more evident as my eyes adjust to the screen). I wish I could just slightly tweak a profile from within colorsync.

May also try spyder again but with a different white point.

[ptsube]

This is the second attempt at making a profile using Spyder2 pro.
With my Macbook set to not change the brightness with ambient light, screen saver, screen dim etc. ... all turned off I came up with a horridly weird profile. Tried it again, same dark room only the second time I just walked away. I didn't let that colorimeter move at all. I came up with the attached profile.

Comparing to the Supercal one I am not quite sure which one I like best. Again, in the end this is seeing right? For me it is usually easier. I can (and do) calibrate my ACD to my printer and then request test images from outside print vendors to ensure I'm going to be "close". This glossy screen may have added some additional headache to my process.

Who knows. I'd like people's thoughts though, probably those who care to compare Supercal to mine. It's not meant to be a contest, just that I cannot decide which I like best but I can see a difference.

Edit:
I am adding the test image from Spyder's CD. If this is wrong then please just let me know. But it's the image they give to show you the comparison. I'm also thinking I may try to snap a couple of pics of before and after This is also what is on screen when I jump from supercal profile to mine.

Edit # 2.
I think Supercal still wins here. If anyone cares. ;) Check the test image, look specifically at the second baby photo from the left, the yellow alarm clock and the sunflower. There is a slight yellow tint to mine (this was pointed out but now it seems more evident as my eyes adjust to the screen). I wish I could just slightly tweak a profile from within colorsync.

May also try spyder again but with a different white point.

I'm kind of torn. Yours looks quite good. I guess I will have to go back and forth between the two and see which I like better. It's weird, both mine and yours look good, but both are somewhat different. Hmm.

[applestew]

This is the second attempt at making a profile using Spyder2 pro.
With my Macbook set to not change the brightness with ambient light, screen saver, screen dim etc. ... all turned off I came up with a horridly weird profile. Tried it again, same dark room only the second time I just walked away. I didn't let that colorimeter move at all. I came up with the attached profile.

Comparing to the Supercal one I am not quite sure which one I like best. Again, in the end this is seeing right? For me it is usually easier. I can (and do) calibrate my ACD to my printer and then request test images from outside print vendors to ensure I'm going to be "close". This glossy screen may have added some additional headache to my process.

Who knows. I'd like people's thoughts though, probably those who care to compare Supercal to mine. It's not meant to be a contest, just that I cannot decide which I like best but I can see a difference.

Edit:
I am adding the test image from Spyder's CD. If this is wrong then please just let me know. But it's the image they give to show you the comparison. I'm also thinking I may try to snap a couple of pics of before and after This is also what is on screen when I jump from supercal profile to mine.

Edit # 2.
I think Supercal still wins here. If anyone cares. ;) Check the test image, look specifically at the second baby photo from the left, the yellow alarm clock and the sunflower. There is a slight yellow tint to mine (this was pointed out but now it seems more evident as my eyes adjust to the screen). I wish I could just slightly tweak a profile from within colorsync.

May also try spyder again but with a different white point.

You profile has about the same contrast level as ptsube's profile. But yours is slightly brighter for the same screen brightness. I'll try to run yours for a while. Yours may end up a bit more favourable cos I can now turn down the screen brightness on the display? Will this help save battery power?

[kanpachi]

I'm kind of torn. Yours looks quite good. I guess I will have to go back and forth between the two and see which I like better. It's weird, both mine and yours look good, but both are somewhat different. Hmm.

Dude ptsube, your profile kicks a*s. Thanks a bunch man.

[consumedsoul]

Calibrated w/ i1 display 2 - for the 9600M mode on MBP.

[jzwelch]

I just bought my first mac the other day, and have no idea how to use this calibration tool. Can someone please do a basic step by step of how to do it?

Thanks

[nden]

I've downloaded one of you guy profile and put it in

HD/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/xxxx.icc

I loaded ColorSync utility and I couldn't select the .ICC file to run. What I've done wrong? Please help

[daneoni]

Some of you may have different display models...hence some calibrations may not be compatible with your display

[afdrookie]

I'm in the same boat as jzwelch, no idea how to install profile? I am new to Mac, actuall will be getting it Tuesday but want to be ready when it gets here. Do I need to download anything before using the profile? Do I need to get a subscription to SuperCal like ptsube used for his profile? Please, for us new to Mac, post a Step-by-step on what and how to do.
Thanks,
Rick:confused:

[nden]

Some of you may have different display models...hence some calibrations may not be compatible with your display

NVM, it works now :)

Wow jessica has a nice profile. I like it the most. Thanks for sharing

[NC MacGuy]

I've downloaded one of you guy profile and put it in

HD/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/xxxx.icc

I loaded ColorSync utility and I couldn't select the .ICC file to run. What I've done wrong? Please help

You should enable them/it going under Apple Menu in far left, System Preferences/Displays/Color - then uncheck the "show profiles for this display model only" box. To the left, you should see your standard few Apple defaults and a line, underneath that line should be the added profiles. Click on the one you added. Sometimes the one you added may not have the same name as you think so you may have to try them out to find out which one works. Hope this is some help.

This assumes you've unzipped a downloaded file and it's in .icc format. Put that file here:

[jessica.]

You profile has about the same contrast level as ptsube's profile. But yours is slightly brighter for the same screen brightness. I'll try to run yours for a while. Yours may end up a bit more favourable cos I can now turn down the screen brightness on the display? Will this help save battery power?

Even with mine I detect more yellow than necessary.
I just posted over in the other thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=6501840#post6501840) (if you're here then you've been there and if not then you should be) about the screen's blacks. This doesn't have to do so much with the profile as it does with the screen in general.

I'm back to using SuperCal Glassbook's profile, whatever we're calling it these days. Another attempt at Spyder's with a different whitepoint set may be tried later. At this point I am pretty happy with the Supercal profile, now I'm onto the blacks. While I wish people wouldn't create such hype around it, it did force me to watch a movie right away and learn that it's not exactly up to snuff with even my old PB screen. Definitely brighter, but the blacks ... bad blacks.

[southerndoc]

I've downloaded one of you guy profile and put it in

HD/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/xxxx.icc

I loaded ColorSync utility and I couldn't select the .ICC file to run. What I've done wrong? Please help

Try HD/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays/

Also, the Supercal one is actually called JC Display.

[nden]

Try HD/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays/

Also, the Supercal one is actually called JC Display.

Thanks. it works now. I like this Supercal profile too.

I did verify on it. It said "/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays/Supercal Glassbook Profile" and "Tag 'desc': Tag size is not correct." 1 bad profile.

[jessica.]

Here is another attempt that I did last night.
Slightly cooler in my opinion than Supercal. I am not quite sure the whites are as white as they should be but I do not detect as much yellow.

[ptsube]

This is the same profile I posted earlier. I just renamed it so it is not so confusing. It is named JC Display. Here is an instruction guide.

Step 1: Download the attached zip profile, if you want mine, or any profile in this thread or on the internet for that matter.
Step 2: Unzip the file(it will unzip as JC Diplay,this could be different if you are using someone else's).
Step 3: Move the file to one of these strings(it could be different for each person):
System(icon looks like a hard drive)/Library/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays
or
System(icon looks like a Hard Drive)/Library/Caches/Preferences/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays

If the folder does not exist you need to create one by following these steps:
Go to: System preferences>Displays>Color>Calibrate
The system will walk you through a custom calibration. Accept the defaults. All you are doing is creating a folder. You don't care about any of the settings for this calibration bacause you aren't going to use this for very long.
Name it "Custom Calibration(Delete)"
Close the calibration window.
Now remember the unzipped profile you downloaded? Place it in the folder that was just created.

Step 4: Go to: System preferences>Displays>Color
Step 5: Uncheck the box that says "Show profiles for this display only."
Step 6: Select the profile you downloaded from the left hand pane window. You should notice a difference in the color/contrast/brightness on your screen. You can go from profile to profile and select the one that best suits your needs.
A good way to do this is select a photo you like, and know what it should look like. Open it and cycle through the profiles on your display preferences pane. The profile named "Color LCD"(above the line) is the original profile.

Now, if you had to create the new custom calibration in order to create the missing folder, you can delete that now. Select "Custom Calibaration(delete)" from the left pane. Make sure it is highlighted and select "Delete" from the right side of the window.

If you would like to try your hands at a custom calibration you can use the Apple calibration tool by selecting "Calibrate" and checking the box "Expert mode" on the next window. Or you can download and try your hands at SuperCal. You don't have to buy superCal. But if you find it useful, dontate. Which means you buy it for $19. For SuperCal you follow the steps given by the program.

[Ron21]

Does anyone know how to apply a custom display profile (JC Display) in Windows Vista? Thank You!

[DrGizmondo]

Use Supercal (http://www.bergdesign.com/supercal/)! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.

Follow the instructions and ask questions if you have any.

Also, don't use the crappy built in calibrator. If you use that accoring to the instructions, it gives everything a blue tint. UGH! Supercal actually calibrates RGB levels. It takes about twenty minutes, but it could save you from standing in a return line.

Place any downloaded profiles in Library/Colorsync/profiles. Go to display properties and uncheck "show profiles for this display only." THe new profile should show in the left pane.

EDIT: for those that can't find the ColorSync folder, go to the display menu and do a generic calibration. This will create the Colorsync folder, so you can drop the unzipped profiles found here, in this new folder.


Im new to this mac stuff so Icould be going somthing wrong, but when i add your file to the profile folder it wont show as an option in the display options. Does anyone know what im doing wrong as from what i hear this is a good cal file.

Any help would be great, thanks.

[Ron21]

Im new to this mac stuff so Icould be going somthing wrong, but when i add your file to the profile folder it wont show as an option in the display options. Does anyone know what im doing wrong as from what i hear this is a good cal file.

Any help would be great, thanks.

Open the finder, under devices select "Macintosh HD", go to the System Folder, then Library > Color Sync > Profiles

Put the file there.

[gibbz]

Did you unclick the box saying "show profiles for this display only"?

[DrGizmondo]

Open the finder, under devices select "Macintosh HD", go to the System Folder, then Library > Color Sync > Profiles

Put the file there.

Have followed the steps you said, but it still wont show up. I've also unchecked
"only show profiles for this display only" but still no look.

[ptsube]

Have followed the steps you said, but it still wont show up. I've also unchecked
"only show profiles for this display only" but still no look.

I just added instructions to my original post(#9). See if that that helps.

[DrGizmondo]

Thanks all now it works, where I was going wrtong was is was putting it in the profile folder not the Displays folder, thanks for the walk through. By the way the colours on the display are so much better now, thanks again.

[Clayne]

ptsube, thank you!

[iStrat]

Here is another attempt that I did last night.
Slightly cooler in my opinion than Supercal. I am not quite sure the whites are as white as they should be but I do not detect as much yellow.

I think I like this one the best so far. It seems more neutral than your first and a bit less darkened than ptsube's.

[jessica.]

^^ Thank you. It is what I am on now. I switched back to pstube's and still can't decide what I like, but I've been using mine all day and I believe I am 100% adjusted to it.

[ptsube]

^^ Thank you. It is what I am on now. I switched back to pstube's and still can't decide what I like, but I've been using mine all day and I believe I am 100% adjusted to it.

I've switched to your second profile. It seems to have whiter whites with the same blacks as mine. Thanks for your hard work.

[TxMacAddict]

I found a profile on NBR in the apple section that is supposedly calibrated by Spyder. It seems to be the best I've found so far.

[Konquest]

The profile TxMacAddict just posted is sick... the bluish tint is gone and the screen is looking great! Thanks

[Carnivor]

The profile TxMacAddict just posted is sick... the bluish tint is gone and the screen is looking great! Thanks


Yep im using this one too, very very nice,

now, whilst im on the "screen issues' topic, i was working away in vmware, xp image (my virtualised work laptop) it occured to me how clean the text appeared, then i flick to my osx space and all the font's are blurry, and generally horrid to look at, so i changed the font smoothing down to 4,

ok, the fonts didnt quite look right for where they were in apps but they were sharp and clean. Which leads me to think the issues people are seeing could be some sort of anti-aliasing mishap.

on windows ive always thought font smoothing is ugly and never had it enabled, apparently its to make fonts look better on lcd displays, worse in my opinion,

[dulaney22]

I found a profile on NBR in the apple section that is supposedly calibrated by Spyder. It seems to be the best I've found so far.

I know this is stupid, but how do I set this as mine? I don't see how to insert these values.

[ubercool]

I love the last profile I'm using but since everyone is calling it "Color LCD Calibrated," I can't tell them apart. :p

[King Luis]

i found pstube's colours perfect but very dark/everything seemed dark.

any way i can brighten it up without messing the blacks, whites, or colours?

[NC MacGuy]

i found pstube's colours perfect but very dark/everything seemed dark.

any way i can brighten it up without messing the blacks, whites, or colours?

He posted about how to change it. Essentially download the calibration program and you have option to keep everything the same but adjust the gamma. It still won't help differentiate the dark hues though.

[southerndoc]

He posted about how to change it. Essentially download the calibration program and you have option to keep everything the same but adjust the gamma. It still won't help differentiate the dark hues though.

I downloaded Supercal and calibrated my iMac 24". Wow, what a difference it made!

Going to download it to my MacBook tomorrow and calibrate it myself. Prefer 2.2 gamma.

As someone mentioned before, each user's monitor is individual. Some are naturally darker or brighter than others, tint toward different colors, etc. It's best to calibrate it yourself. I was so impressed with Supercal that I'm donating money to the guy that created it.

[NC MacGuy]

Tried quite a few. Tried making a lot myself with goal of making video darks better. Here's best effort:

[paj]

Can someone please post the factory profile for the new macbook. I accidently deleted mine and the calibration utility won't work without it.

I'd use my Timemachine backup, but I deleted it just before I replaced my hard drive which kicked off a new full backup and overwrote everything. :rolleyes:

[panzaman]

...I can't find it, where is it supposed to be???

[08mxkfx]

i think this is the factory profile-

[paj]

i think this is the factory profile-

Yep. That's it. I'm all working again now.
Many thanks.

panzaman: It's in /Library/ColorSync/Profiles/Displays and named just like the one 08mxkfx posted. It shows up in the GUI as 'Color LCD'.

[kis]

Here's one created with a Spyder 3 Pro. What a true night-mare to do. Took me about 10 attempts - only a completely dark room worked for me. I HATE that glossy screen

[ogdenous]

Definitely PStubes on page 1 worked best for my eyes. I used his "JC Display" profile he got from supercal.

[jessica.]

Here's one created with a Spyder 3 Pro. What a true night-mare to do. Took me about 10 attempts - only a completely dark room worked for me. I HATE that glossy screen

No offense meant by this but that seemed pretty obvious to me. I mean that you need a completely dark room to do that with any colorimeter. As soon as it was dark I put the MacBook down, slightly tilted it back to ensure the Spyder deal thingy (official term) was flat and started to calibrate.

[kis]

No offense meant by this but that seemed pretty obvious to me. I mean that you need a completely dark room to do that with any colorimeter.

Never was a problem on the old MBP - got great results as long as I didn't have any light sources in the back. I prefer calibrating the screen directly in the environment I work.

[Carnivor]

I prefer calibrating the screen directly in the environment I work.

No offense meant by this but that seemed pretty obvious to me ;)


and btw, well done on that profile kis, im using it now!!

[panzaman]

thanks for the profile Kis, works great on my 9C8C screen!!!!

[w00tini]

Definitely PStubes on page 1 worked best for my eyes. I used his "JC Display" profile he got from supercal.

i agree... i've tried all the calibrations posted in this thread and his is the one my eyes agree with most. thanks PSTube

[Tom Sawyer]

Thank you all for your work on these profiles.... what a difference they make. I really like TX's, am running with that for now.

[tongteh]

tired a few and love pstube's contribution.. :) it is the best for me.. thanks!

[Ryan T.]

Here's one created with a Spyder 3 Pro. What a true night-mare to do. Took me about 10 attempts - only a completely dark room worked for me. I HATE that glossy screen

Thanks, I like yours best.

[Golfer00ksu]

[QUOTE=ptsube;6498029]Use Supercal (http://www.bergdesign.com/supercal/)! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.

Follow the instructions and ask questions if you have any.

Also, don't use the crappy built in calibrator. If you use that accoring to the instructions, it gives everything a blue tint. UGH! Supercal actually calibrates RGB levels. It takes about twenty minutes, but it could save you from standing in a return line.

Place any downloaded profiles in Library/Colorsync/profiles. Go to display properties and uncheck "show profiles for this display only." THe new profile should show in the left pane.

EDIT:
This is the same profile I posted earlier. I just renamed it so it is not so confusing. It is named JC Display. Here is an instruction guide.

Step 1: Download the attached zip profile, if you want mine, or any profile in this thread or on the internet for that matter.
Step 2: Unzip the file(it will unzip as JC Diplay,this could be different if you are using someone else's).
Step 3: Move the file to one of these strings(it could be different for each person):
System(icon looks like a hard drive)/Library/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays
or
System(icon looks like a Hard Drive)/Library/Caches/Preferences/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays

Thanks for the great instructions. The difference in the screen after your calibration is amazing! Crazy how much of a difference this has made for me. Can't believe apple didn't have a preset similar to this already pre loaded. Thanks again. These types of threads are what make mr worth while.

[everlast77]

[QUOTE=ptsube;6498029]Use Supercal (http://www.bergdesign.com/supercal/)! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.

Follow the instructions and ask questions if you have any.

Also, don't use the crappy built in calibrator. If you use that accoring to the instructions, it gives everything a blue tint. UGH! Supercal actually calibrates RGB levels. It takes about twenty minutes, but it could save you from standing in a return line.

Place any downloaded profiles in Library/Colorsync/profiles. Go to display properties and uncheck "show profiles for this display only." THe new profile should show in the left pane.

EDIT:
This is the same profile I posted earlier. I just renamed it so it is not so confusing. It is named JC Display. Here is an instruction guide.

Step 1: Download the attached zip profile, if you want mine, or any profile in this thread or on the internet for that matter.
Step 2: Unzip the file(it will unzip as JC Diplay,this could be different if you are using someone else's).
Step 3: Move the file to one of these strings(it could be different for each person):
System(icon looks like a hard drive)/Library/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays
or
System(icon looks like a Hard Drive)/Library/Caches/Preferences/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays

Thanks for the great instructions. The difference in the screen after your calibration is amazing! Crazy how much of a difference this has made for me. Can't believe apple didn't have a preset similar to this already pre loaded. Thanks again. These types of threads are what make mr worth while.

Can u please post your new calibration file ?

//Everlast

[Borjan]

Another thanks from me, and I don't even have a Macbook yet!

Went to the Apple store today to really have a look at the monitors, and really felt disappointed with the screen compared to the MBP.. but then I remembered this thread, and loaded a few colour profiles on... made a great difference!

[Golfer00ksu]

[QUOTE=Golfer00ksu;6537546]

Can u please post your new calibration file ?

//Everlast

It's on page 1. JC Profile.

[everlast77]

Hello,
is there anyone else who has done a good color-profile for the 9C89 display ?
I'm now using the one that ron21 posted.

//Everlast

[rezonat0r]

Hi everyone, I started a new thread to try to consolidate hardware profiles for the new aluminum macbooks. More importantly, I'm trying to keep track of which profiles were created for which panel type.

Also, it's very important to test these profiles - just saying "wow, this looks more contrasty!" doesn't mean it's a good fit for your screen.

For instance, at first glance ptsube's profile looks nice and poppy/contrasty. But at least on my screen (LG) it severely clips black levels (shadow detail).

Thread is here: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=6552520

If you've made a profile with a hardware calibrator, please contribute (and indicate your panel type too!).

[oli84]

Here's one created with a Spyder 3 Pro. What a true night-mare to do. Took me about 10 attempts - only a completely dark room worked for me. I HATE that glossy screen

Which panel do you have, kis?

[rezonat0r]

Here's one created with a Spyder 3 Pro. What a true night-mare to do. Took me about 10 attempts - only a completely dark room worked for me. I HATE that glossy screen

Hey kis, I also have a Spyder3. One thing I have found is that it's very important to calibrate at MAXIMUM backlight (+16 squares) so that the Spyder has full dynamic range to work with. When I calibrated with anything less than max backlight, I got either clipped white or black levels.

Let me know which panel you have and I'll add you to the thread (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=594528). Thanks!

[urbanj]

This was my 4th try using coloursync. I tried using supercal but it seems like it wants to make it too dark. I also tried everyone elses that used hardware or used another program. I find that some had way to dark blacks that made dark details disappear. I kept looking at a bunch of offical kodak pictures while swapping back and forth through all the profiles and I prefer this one. But everyone has a different taste

My screen is a 9C8C and right now I love it.

[LFC.SL]

^ That would appear to be a good attempt

Flicking between the Spyder 3 and the above one right now. Hmmm

[urbanj]

Thanks, I'd like to see what people think. I calibrated it at full backlight but use it -3 on ac and -6 on battery.

I personally flip between those to as well every now and then. One is warm, the other is a little cooler. The blacks are pretty close. I'm 100% satisfied with the screen.

[MikeHowardSays]

I love it! Thanks Ptsube!

[kabunaru]

I found a profile on NBR in the apple section that is supposedly calibrated by Spyder. It seems to be the best I've found so far.

Can you also please make an 1.8 gamma version of this colour profile?
Thank you.

[idonotliketostu]

i like the "color lcd calibrated" profile that is the 2nd default on the mb.
everything else either has too much green or blue or red

[budkid]

I installed all profiles in this thread. So far, I like pstube's profile on my alu macbook. The colors are more vibrant.

[VSMacOne]

Here's one created with a Spyder 3 Pro. What a true night-mare to do. Took me about 10 attempts - only a completely dark room worked for me. I HATE that glossy screen

So far this works best for me! The other ones are either washed out or too dark.

JC Profile is very colorful and rich but I find it a little too dark for the movies and stuff..

[Primejimbo]

I'm going to try some of these out, now do I have to have the same screen as the person who made the calibrations?

[VSMacOne]

I'm going to try some of these out, now do I have to have the same screen as the person who made the calibrations?

You don't HAVE to... Just try them out and see which one works best for you. Different people like different tones, blah blah .. :D

[Primejimbo]

You don't HAVE to... Just try them out and see which one works best for you. Different people like different tones, blah blah .. :D

OK this is the 1st time I am trying this, now if I don't like it can I go back to the default?

[VSMacOne]

OK this is the 1st time I am trying this, now if I don't like it can I go back to the default?

Yep... You can always go back to the Color LCD at the top of the screen and that will be the Factory Default.

[Primejimbo]

Yep... You can always go back to the Color LCD at the top of the screen and that will be the Factory Default.

THANKS!! Now I have to figure out how to do this lol

EDIT.. How do I upload and change my screen?

OK I figured it out :D

[VSMacOne]

THANKS!! Now I have to figure out how to do this lol

EDIT.. How do I upload and change my screen?

OK I figured it out :D

Let us know which one you prefer..

[Primejimbo]

Let us know which one you prefer..

I'm going back and forth on the "spyder" ones. I keep changing mine but I do feel the screen is easier on they eyes.

[Julianbl]

Hi all,
Any chance that anyone with spider and a new macbook aluminum could generate a proper icc for windows?

There are some problems with the color calibration in windows with nvidia drivers. You can find out more here (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=598707).

Thanks in advenced,
Julián

[xjukie]

kis,
i like your color profile much. BUT just a bit under expose for me ... how do i make (calibrate) it level a bit high?

[pixiedusted]

Can someone please post the factory profile for the new macbook. I accidently deleted mine and the calibration utility won't work without it.

I'd use my Timemachine backup, but I deleted it just before I replaced my hard drive which kicked off a new full backup and overwrote everything. :rolleyes:


I did the same thing---I deleted the color lcd calibrated which was the 2nd default....could anyone post it?

Many thanks in advance.

[pixiedusted]

i like the "color lcd calibrated" profile that is the 2nd default on the mb.
everything else either has too much green or blue or red

I accidently deleted this....can anyone post it?

Thanks much in advance.

[kabunaru]

This was my 4th try using coloursync. I tried using supercal but it seems like it wants to make it too dark. I also tried everyone elses that used hardware or used another program. I find that some had way to dark blacks that made dark details disappear. I kept looking at a bunch of offical kodak pictures while swapping back and forth through all the profiles and I prefer this one. But everyone has a different taste

My screen is a 9C8C and right now I love it.

Thanks. Looks good.
Though, I cannot decide between this or Spyder Pro profile by Kis.
By the way, what color temperature is this profile? 6500K?

[sporadicMotion]

Spyder2express for the 9C8C

This is the first run on 2.2 Gamma

[kabunaru]

Anybody have a colour profile that is similar or exact enough to a theatrical film kind of setting?

[hrl]

w/ Eye 1 Display 2

[sporadicMotion]

w/ Eye 1 Display 2

Which screen did you calibrate on? 89 or 8C

[Mikey B]

I've really appreciated the calibrations in this thread. It inspired me to try my own. Feel free to give it a whirl if anyone wants to.

[iPunish901]

newb question


can these calibrations work on the new white macbooks? and actually make a difference?

[sporadicMotion]

newb question


can these calibrations work on the new white macbooks? and actually make a difference?

Really, it should be a calibration icc from another white macbook with the same screen... then it could make it better. Really, the best way to do it is to just buy a screen calibrator for yourself. You can get a Spyder2Express for under $100 plus you can just upgrade to the pro software later since the sensor is the same. There are better calibrators out there, however, unless you're in print, the accuracy of a high end calibrator may be a little unwarranted.

[gixxerredliner]

Your welcome! You can actually modify the Gamma rate of the profile I gave you. If you download Supercal. Then when it asks if you want to start a new profile or you can select an old/current profile. Select the profile you just got from me and go to page ten. You can move the slider along to change the Gamma rate. I have mine set to 2.6. You can go all the way up to 3.0 if you want. That will make it darker. You can move it down to brighten if you want. Then just save you new profile under a different name.


Excuse me but what exactly are you guys talking about? Are you talking about the how the screen looks on the macbook? im lost i apologize. Thanks

[kabunaru]

Your welcome! You can actually modify the Gamma rate of the profile I gave you. If you download Supercal. Then when it asks if you want to start a new profile or you can select an old/current profile. Select the profile you just got from me and go to page ten. You can move the slider along to change the Gamma rate. I have mine set to 2.6. You can go all the way up to 3.0 if you want. That will make it darker. You can move it down to brighten if you want. Then just save you new profile under a different name.
Can you please post 2.2 gamma version of your profile please? The select old/current profile option is not working for me.

[aznguyen316]

Hey Kis, thanks for your profile and thanks ptsube for directions. I like Kis better as JC Display was a bit dark for me. Man my original display looked yellowish and washed out compared to these. I went so long w/o knowing! lol

I have the 9C89.

[kabunaru]

Hey Kis, thanks for your profile and thanks ptsube for directions. I like Kis better as JC Display was a bit dark for me. Man my original display looked yellowish and washed out compared to these. I went so long w/o knowing! lol

I have the 9C89.

I wonder what colour temperature does Kis's profile has?
6500K, 7500K, 8500K?

[jabrowntx]

Anyone have a good calibration for a Unibody Macbook Pro that they'd be willing to share?

[kabunaru]

Anyone have a good calibration for a Unibody Macbook Pro that they'd be willing to share?

This thread has some very good ones (even if they were meant for Santa Rosa MacBook Pros):
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=325971&highlight=MacBook+Pro+color+profile

[xxfury2xx]

Hello, everyone. I'm completely new to the site, and new to the apple world. I decided to jump on in by purchasing the newest iteration of the 24" iMac.

I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction of a nice color profile? I'm loving the screen, but still have everything set at defaults. Thanks for any help you can provide.

[kabunaru]

I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction of a nice color profile? I'm loving the screen, but still have everything set at defaults. Thanks for any help you can provide.

Try this one:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=4976819&postcount=22
I use this one on my MacBook and iMac and love it.

[xxfury2xx]

Whoa kabunaru. I tried the color profile you linked me to, and everything is very....yellow. I'm guessing the new imac screen is different enough to throw something off.

[kabunaru]

I'm guessing the new imac screen is different enough to throw something off.

Yeah, most of the time people usually have no problems using others people's calibrations.
What panel manufacturer do you have?

[xxfury2xx]

I have no idea. How would I find this info out? Bear with me, as I'm new to the apple world.

[shady825]

I have no idea. How would I find this info out? Bear with me, as I'm new to the apple world.

System Pref> Displays> Color> Open Profile> Click on line 13

[xxfury2xx]

Here is the info I got:

Manufacturer: 00000610
Model: 00009C96

[shady825]

Here is the info I got:

Manufacturer: 00000610
Model: 00009C96

Your welcome by the way. ;)

[xxfury2xx]

Thanks! (better late than never)

I have actually attempted to calibrate the monitor myself using color sync, but I've gotten a different result each and every time. :confused:

[shady825]

Thanks! (better late than never)

I have actually attempted to calibrate the monitor myself using color sync, but I've gotten a different result each and every time. :confused:

Same here. I have a profile I made myself that seems to be pretty accurate.
I think what panel you have plays a small role in the output as well.

[xxfury2xx]

I just wanted to post that I think I've finally got a calibration I'm happy with. :D

[PowerBookRelic]

After checking about 12 different calibrations I found over a plethora of threads I have it narrowed down to the two best (for my eyes), and the one I picked to be my day to day calibration. I looked at pictures, backgrounds, anything I could, to determine.

The one that I use:
Spyder2Express (filename:spyder2express.icc)

runner-up:
ColorLCDcalibrated (filename:Spyder2_102508_3.icc)

To whoever made these profiles, YOU ROCK...THANKS!!

My computer is a black MacBook from Fall '08- 9C5F

[aznguyen316]

I forget, I'm using spiderpro3 calibration - I think jessica posted, awesome.

[Fourman]

Just registered to post this.

I got a Macbook last week and was not very happy with the display and after using JCDisplay profile I was blown away and want to thank ptsube for an awesome calibration.

[Snowmang]

This is the second attempt at making a profile using Spyder2 pro.

May also try spyder again but with a different white point.

Hey guys, I'm having a problem with this profile and another one from this thread. I drop them in the correct location, but I get this error (#36) about something like "some data is missing or not found in this profile, cannot be used".

Any ideas? New white macbook (from jan 09)

[anti-microsoft]

Mine, I think it works well on my Rev A MacBook:

[pellets007]

Mine, I think it works well on my Rev A MacBook:My favorite so far. I preferred the default over everyone else's. Lighter than JC's, but cooler than the Spyder's. Thank you!:D

[hilofat]

My favorite so far. I preferred the default over everyone else's. Lighter than JC's, but cooler than the Spyder's. Thank you!:D

thanks for the contribution!

[Val-kyrie]

For those interested, here is my most recent calibration file from my early 2008 BlackBook

manufactured by LG (00000610)
screen model 00009C5F
manufactured C01D6580

The profile was created with a LaCie Blue Eye Pro hardware/software combo.

Also, here is the report it generated on my MB. I hope it helps someone.

[MyMaria]

Spyder2Express works for me. Thank you so much.

[ajohnson253]

Use Supercal (http://www.bergdesign.com/supercal/)! I just used it, and my opinion of the LCD on the Glassbook went up from thinking about returning it, to, the only reason I would return it, is to get the 2.4GHz instead of the 2.0GHz.

Follow the instructions and ask questions if you have any.

Also, don't use the crappy built in calibrator. If you use that accoring to the instructions, it gives everything a blue tint. UGH! Supercal actually calibrates RGB levels. It takes about twenty minutes, but it could save you from standing in a return line.

Place any downloaded profiles in Library/Colorsync/profiles. Go to display properties and uncheck "show profiles for this display only." THe new profile should show in the left pane.

EDIT:
This is the same profile I posted earlier. I just renamed it so it is not so confusing. It is named JC Display. Here is an instruction guide.

Step 1: Download the attached zip profile, if you want mine, or any profile in this thread or on the internet for that matter.
Step 2: Unzip the file(it will unzip as JC Diplay,this could be different if you are using someone else's).
Step 3: Move the file to one of these strings(it could be different for each person):
System(icon looks like a hard drive)/Library/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays
or
System(icon looks like a Hard Drive)/Library/Caches/Preferences/Colorsync/Profiles/Displays

If the folder does not exist you need to create one by following these steps:
Go to: System preferences>Displays>Color>Calibrate
The system will walk you through a custom calibration. Accept the defaults. All you are doing is creating a folder. You don't care about any of the settings for this calibration bacause you aren't going to use this for very long.
Name it "Custom Calibration(Delete)"
Close the calibration window.
Now remember the unzipped profile you downloaded? Place it in the folder that was just created.

Step 4: Go to: System preferences>Displays>Color
Step 5: Uncheck the box that says "Show profiles for this display only."
Step 6: Select the profile you downloaded from the left hand pane window. You should notice a difference in the color/contrast/brightness on your screen. You can go from profile to profile and select the one that best suits your needs.
A good way to do this is select a photo you like, and know what it should look like. Open it and cycle through the profiles on your display preferences pane. The profile named "Color LCD"(above the line) is the original profile.

Now, if you had to create the new custom calibration in order to create the missing folder, you can delete that now. Select "Custom Calibaration(delete)" from the left pane. Make sure it is highlighted and select "Delete" from the right side of the window.

If you would like to try your hands at a custom calibration you can use the Apple calibration tool by selecting "Calibrate" and checking the box "Expert mode" on the next window. Or you can download and try your hands at SuperCal. You don't have to buy superCal. But if you find it useful, dontate. Which means you buy it for $19. For SuperCal you follow the steps given by the program.

I used you're same profile a while back on my unibody mbp. Today i just got this 27" iMac in and i downloaded this profile and it doesn't look anything like it did on the macbook pro. It is a lot more orangish, yellowish red to it more then the true blues and greens that I am used to. Is there a reason for this? Is it because of the screen size or what? I feel like I totally didn't do the right thing haha, please some help.

[neonblue2]

I used you're same profile a while back on my unibody mbp. Today i just got this 27" iMac in and i downloaded this profile and it doesn't look anything like it did on the macbook pro. It is a lot more orangish, yellowish red to it more then the true blues and greens that I am used to. Is there a reason for this? Is it because of the screen size or what? I feel like I totally didn't do the right thing haha, please some help.

No two displays are the same.

[ajohnson253]

No two displays are the same.

I was blinded haha I was thinkin for a second like well this is not the same size at all as my mbp. Thank you haha I needed that

[P99]

any new ones? :D