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Macbook Color Calibration Profiles (Late 2008, Aluminum Unibody)
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Interesting. No, I haven't seen many mentions of a 9C8A screen, but I believe they could be out there. Is your Macbook a 2.0 or 2.4 Ghz model?
I just got my MB 2.0 today and I checked my monitor and saw that I had 9C8B, and I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere? Which calibration should I use?
Btw I'm a first time mac user. Breaking new ground.
Just try out a few of them and see whatever works for you personally.
I tried to find he folder as said in this post:
https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/6496306/
But I don't have a folder called ColorSync in my Library folder? Should I just create it?
update: Now ColorSync > Profiles appeared, but nothing more. Not the subfolder Displays in Profiles.
update2: nevermind, I just read you could put it there aswell. Works!
Hey again, well my Macbook with the AUO panel went back to Apple due to an unrelated keyboard issue... the replacement has the LG panel, but its slightly different (as all panels are).
I added its profile as an "alternate" to the OP. When I load my original profile with this new screen, things are still a tad washed out. What that probably means is that the new screen's gamma is a bit more off from the factory. So if you're finding your screen still slightly washed out try the "alternate" profile I made from the new screen.
I added its profile as an "alternate" to the OP. When I load my original profile with this new screen, things are still a tad washed out. What that probably means is that the new screen's gamma is a bit more off from the factory. So if you're finding your screen still slightly washed out try the "alternate" profile I made from the new screen.
I tried the posted profiles that people liked, but they all looked craptacular IMO! So did my on calibration using the built in tool in OS X and got it how I wanted it. Happy camper!
What specifically was "craptacular"? Did you give your eyes time to adjust, or just make a snap judgement? Which panel do you have? Have you verified proper black and white level using the links I provided?
etc., etc...
Yes, I checked the links. I've got the new (I think?) 9C8B screen.
When I e.g used the "JC Display" the screen got extremely red and I could only distinguish about 3 black/white boxes in the test. With mine own I could see all but the last 2. I swapped between them with the test site visible, to easily see the difference.
When I e.g used the "JC Display" the screen got extremely red and I could only distinguish about 3 black/white boxes in the test. With mine own I could see all but the last 2. I swapped between them with the test site visible, to easily see the difference.
The same thing happened to me, but then i found ONE that was better than the other ones.. Spyder Pro. I dont know how made it, but i's a champ. IMO best one so far.
Post your profile. Let's see how it compares to some of the other ones.
I made a color profile that people seem to like.. if you wanna try it out, let me know..
You'll want 2.2 Gamma, Native white point and the screen at maximum brightness in a dark room. Be sure to disable all the screen dimming options in Energy Saver beforehand as well, especially the "automatically reduce the brightness before display sleep" option.
I uploaded a zip file containing 2 profiles, one for native and one for 6500K. I found the brightness doesn't change the result. I also tried 50% brightness, no color difference.
Which Spyder are these from? Also, the backlight intensity won't affect color but it will affect how the Spyder sets white and black points. With my LG panel for example, if I don't calibrate at max brightness the resulting profile ends up crushing blacks in the lagom black level test.
I use Spyder Pro, actually during calibration, brightness is required to reduce to minimum level, since too bright, you'll lose black.
That is actually incorrect. The Spyder software itself states to put the backlight (different than "brightness', the Macbook has no "brightness" control) on maximum (as long as maximum isn't crushing white level). What matters to the Spyder is seeing the full dynamic range of the screen, which it cannot do if you have the backlight trimmed way back.
Correct. You are really controlling the backlight with F1 and F2.
And just as an aside, the terms "brightness" and "contrast" are misused most of the time, especially on pretty much every TV and desktop LCD out there... "Brightness" is really "black level" and "contrast" is really "white level".
Hey, so I was setting up a Macbook for someone and noticed it had the 9C8A screen, so I went ahead and profiled it. As usual you can download the profile in the first post.
I'm not sure who makes the screen but it seemed to be in line with the others quality-wise. Enjoy!
I'm not sure who makes the screen but it seemed to be in line with the others quality-wise. Enjoy!
quick question.. i got the 9C89 model of screen, presumably the worst screen out there.. i have been using the JC display found in this forum for about 6months, so if i change to one of the screen calibration in the thread, does that make my 9C89 model screen to be as good as 9C8C?
i have been using the JC display found in this forum for about 6months, so if i change to one of the screen calibration in the thread, does that make my 9C89 model screen to be as good as 9C8C?