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New Top Spec 15inch MacBook Pro 2015 being returned
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Not in terms of temperature though. http://www.eizoglobal.com/library/basics/color_temperature_on_an_LCD_monitor/
Also, i have to say... 5500K is on the more yellow side of the spectrum. If you want bluer you are going to be 7500K+
Same here, the new one has a much more pleasing image than the old one. OP needs to have his vision checked me thinks.
btw the link you posted is consistent with warmer temp = yellowish red, cooler = blueish white.
Anywho, sorry to blow up this thread. Just bugs me when people think blown out, blueish whites look good. Thats fine if you do but don't blame the panel manufacturer or PC manufacturer for your preference since this is probably THE best IPS panel i've ever had, right out of the box mine didn't even need a calibration with a colorimeter.
To the OP i'd give it a few days, try to get accustomed to what calibrated white point looks like. If you still can't get used to it you can also buy a colorimeter and calibrate it to a higher color temperature.
Personally I liked the left screen better.... the right one is too bluish like my old MBP (after long calibration). My rMBP can have any tint I want it to have... (within the margins of course)
I think the mistake is on the calibirater it says neutral white is equivilant to midday (5500K), which isn't true, neutral white is around 4000K.
So calibrating at D65 gives me around 5500k for my 2010 model and 4000k for my 2015 model.
So which is right, when D65 is expressed as 5500K (midday) and 4K (neutral white)?
Now I'm confused which one it should be.
So calibrating at D65 gives me around 5500k for my 2010 model and 4000k for my 2015 model.
So which is right, when D65 is expressed as 5500K (midday) and 4K (neutral white)?
Now I'm confused which one it should be.
I'm leaning towards keeping it now, I'm so confused whether a fault or not, I have had my 2010 for 5 years, could it be that my eyes have got use to that colour?
If the colour on the new one is uniform, I'd keep it. I'd say yes, you've got used to the old one.
What's d65? I calibrate by putting a colorimeter on the screen and running a test program.
To me your problem looks like a white balance issue, pretty common in the photography world..I am sure other wiser people may be able to help more, your original could be too cold and your camera not picking the correct white balance,
To me your problem looks like a white balance issue, pretty common in the photography world..I am sure other wiser people may be able to help more, your original could be too cold and your camera not picking the correct white balance,
It`s a theoretical source of visible light with profile, and has a correlated colour temperature of around 6500 K
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminant_D65
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I can see it's a white balance issue, I'm an amateur photographer and have my 1st job tomorrow, that's why a little stressed.
I not a professional, I have a little knowledge on white balance.
If I take a picture on my GH4 and correctly white balance it and then put it on my new MacBook Pro the photo has a different white balance. I know my old MacBook Pro is a little on the blueish side but it's closer to the pictures from my camera shot JPEG format not RAW.
When I match my iPhone 6 plus screen whites to the new MacBook Pro you can also see the difference.
Something isn't right I know that.
I not a professional, I have a little knowledge on white balance.
If I take a picture on my GH4 and correctly white balance it and then put it on my new MacBook Pro the photo has a different white balance. I know my old MacBook Pro is a little on the blueish side but it's closer to the pictures from my camera shot JPEG format not RAW.
When I match my iPhone 6 plus screen whites to the new MacBook Pro you can also see the difference.
Something isn't right I know that.
Perhaps if you can lay your hands on a colorimeter eg a spyder or similar, try that and if it works it works and if it doesn't sent it back...as I saidI most photogs I know use em, might be a good investment?
I would be more concerned about uneven colour screens they would be impossible to fix with a calibration
White balance will affect colour temperature, reducing K makes it bluer and increasing K makes it warmer.I would have thought the yellow tint was more to do with colour temp? As I said I am sure there are people around who will know more then memost photographers I know calibrate there screen with a colorimeter.
I never thought there was a problem until I put both side by side.
I have been learning so much but never came across having to correct a computer screen, you learn something new everyday. I thought that would be one thing I wouldn't have to contend with.
I would have thought the yellow tint was more to do with colour temp? As I said I am sure there are people around who will know more then me
Yep. If colour accuracy when viewing photos is important, only a colorimeter will do it. I have a Spyder 4 (although I'm no photographer). Between the iphone 6 and 2 rMBPs, I'd bet none have an accurate screen without proper calibration. The Spyder can even be used to calibrate an iPhone, but the calibrated profile only works in Spyder's photo viewing app.
If it's any use a just checked my original profile on my Mbp (top spec 2014) and it was a little yellow out of the box, I calibrated the screen as one of the first things I did.
Maybe if your old one is a little under and your new one is a little over that's why your seeing the difference?
End of the day tho you spent a lot of money on your Mac and if your not happy send it back.
Maybe if your old one is a little under and your new one is a little over that's why your seeing the difference?
End of the day tho you spent a lot of money on your Mac and if your not happy send it back.