MacBook Pro - Boot Camp, XP has blue tint?

amg40 · Nov 10, 2008, 03:51 AM

I'm running Tiger on a 2.5ghz MacBook Pro (purchased april '08) and everything works perfectly and the screen colors/ brightness is perfect.
In Windows XP however (running via Boot Camp), the screen has an annoying bluish tint that I can not get rid of. It is especially visible in lighter colors that should be gray or off-white. In the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics card control panel there is no obvious way to fix this problem. And it is not a gamma or brightness problem- because even after adjusting those, the bluish tint remains. Perhaps this is caused by a lack of a control in XP and/or the graphics card for the moniter's color temperature on the LED back-lit screen? When running XP through VMware fusion however the screen colors are dead-on.
Anyone else experience this or have any suggestions?!

neenja · Mar 14, 2009, 02:47 AM

im having this same problem.. im on leopard 10.5.6 on a early 2008 MBP.

very annoying

integrat.ethis · Mar 14, 2009, 10:13 AM

Hey guys,

This is caused by the fact that the uncalibrated Macbook Pro screen is quite a disaster. In OS X, software calibration is used to correct the colors, but in Windows, there's no such luck. What you can do is copy your OS X color profile over to Windows and apply it using an external program (since Windows color management is horrible).

Here's what you do:
1. Make a 2.2 gamma profile in OS X for your display.
2. Copy the .icc file to Windows (from Libraries/ColorSync)
3. Double click it in Windows
4. In Vista:
Use this program: http://www.exactscan.com/lutmanager/
In XP:
Use this program: http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/do...orcontrol.aspx
These programs will apply the profile for you.
In Windows 7 (preferred):
It's built into the OS color management - just apply the profile through there.

Hope this helps!

neenja · Mar 15, 2009, 04:20 AM

Thanks for the helpful reply!

I have a problem though.. I was able to create the profile easily and am able to see it in my list from system/display.. but when i go to library/colorsync i dont see the file there? i named the profile 'windows.icc', i even tried using spotlight.. and its no where to be found

any ideas?

integrat.ethis · Mar 15, 2009, 07:21 PM

Hey... the custom color profiles should be in your user directory / Library / ColorSync. The prebuilt ones are in Mac HD / Library / ColorSync /

Markov · Mar 16, 2009, 11:43 AM

In other words, go into the Terminal (located in the utilities folder in the applications folder) and type the following:

open ~/Library/ColorSync

A windows should pop open with the user-made color profile.

evilzardoz · Sep 30, 2009, 07:03 PM

Hi,

Thanks for this! Google dug up this thread and this was VERY helpful - I can now use the Apple ICC profiles to have the same colour accuracy under bootcamp that I enjoy under VMware!

Yep, this works.

xtqqtxxx · Dec 11, 2009, 09:07 PM

I've had the same issue and solved it with Windows 7 Color Management using the .icc profile from Snow Leopard.
However, the color reverts back to being blue-ish when I run games, which is mainly the reason I run Boot Camp...

Anyone have this same issue or know of a solution? This is so frustrating. :[

Nov 10, 2008, 03:51 AM	#1
amg40 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2007	MacBook Pro - Boot Camp, XP has blue tint? I'm running Tiger on a 2.5ghz MacBook Pro (purchased april '08) and everything works perfectly and the screen colors/ brightness is perfect. In Windows XP however (running via Boot Camp), the screen has an annoying bluish tint that I can not get rid of. It is especially visible in lighter colors that should be gray or off-white. In the NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics card control panel there is no obvious way to fix this problem. And it is not a gamma or brightness problem- because even after adjusting those, the bluish tint remains. Perhaps this is caused by a lack of a control in XP and/or the graphics card for the moniter's color temperature on the LED back-lit screen? When running XP through VMware fusion however the screen colors are dead-on. Anyone else experience this or have any suggestions?!
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Mar 16, 2009, 11:43 AM	#6
Markov macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Philadelphia	In other words, go into the Terminal (located in the utilities folder in the applications folder) and type the following: open ~/Library/ColorSync A windows should pop open with the user-made color profile. __________________ MBP unibody: 2.4 Ghz, Mountain Lion, Win 7 iPhone 5, 32 GB, Verizon 20GB Scroll wheel iPod (4G)
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Mar 14, 2009, 02:47 AM	#2
neenja macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2008	im having this same problem.. im on leopard 10.5.6 on a early 2008 MBP. very annoying
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Mar 14, 2009, 10:13 AM	#3
integrat.ethis macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2008	Hey guys, This is caused by the fact that the uncalibrated Macbook Pro screen is quite a disaster. In OS X, software calibration is used to correct the colors, but in Windows, there's no such luck. What you can do is copy your OS X color profile over to Windows and apply it using an external program (since Windows color management is horrible). Here's what you do: 1. Make a 2.2 gamma profile in OS X for your display. 2. Copy the .icc file to Windows (from Libraries/ColorSync) 3. Double click it in Windows 4. In Vista: Use this program: http://www.exactscan.com/lutmanager/ In XP: Use this program: http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto/do...orcontrol.aspx These programs will apply the profile for you. In Windows 7 (preferred): It's built into the OS color management - just apply the profile through there. Hope this helps!
	0

Mar 15, 2009, 04:20 AM	#4
neenja macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2008	Thanks for the helpful reply! I have a problem though.. I was able to create the profile easily and am able to see it in my list from system/display.. but when i go to library/colorsync i dont see the file there? i named the profile 'windows.icc', i even tried using spotlight.. and its no where to be found any ideas?
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Mar 15, 2009, 07:21 PM	#5
integrat.ethis macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2008	Hey... the custom color profiles should be in your user directory / Library / ColorSync. The prebuilt ones are in Mac HD / Library / ColorSync /
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Sep 30, 2009, 07:03 PM	#7
evilzardoz macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2008	Hi, Thanks for this! Google dug up this thread and this was VERY helpful - I can now use the Apple ICC profiles to have the same colour accuracy under bootcamp that I enjoy under VMware! Yep, this works.
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Dec 11, 2009, 09:07 PM	#8
xtqqtxxx macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2006	I've had the same issue and solved it with Windows 7 Color Management using the .icc profile from Snow Leopard. However, the color reverts back to being blue-ish when I run games, which is mainly the reason I run Boot Camp... Anyone have this same issue or know of a solution? This is so frustrating. :[
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