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calibration

  1. Russanandres

    Resolved PowerMac G5 missing Thermal Calibration

    Hello. Recently i bought PowerMac G5 (Dual 1.8GHz, June 2004) and it's really loud. As i read on forums, it's good to do "Thermal Calibration" from ASD discs, so i found v2.5.8 and v2.5.7 and burned them on CD-RW. Both versions just haven't "Thermal Calibration" option, even after Standalone...
  2. Tazintosh

    Cannot pass Apple Service Diagnostic 2.6.3 Thermal Calibration on my Power Mac Quad G5

    Hi folks, I recently got a Power Mac G5 2.5 GHz already max out to 16 GB of ram and with a FX 4500 for… 30€ It took a loooo…oong time to clean it all but I finally own a shiny almost brand new PM G5. I've done: Full disassembly and OceanGate Titan Deep Clean Level mainly with isopropyl...
  3. D

    Which colorimeter for calibrating Studio Display?

    I am getting a Mac Studio and Studio Display to replace my old Mac Pro and NEC SpectraView 271. Until now I have used the colorimeter that came with the SpectraView, but that is starting to fail (it is also 12 years old). Has anybody done any testing on which colorimeter works best with the...
  4. supercurio

    XDR Tuner: adjust your display white point and gamma and keep peak HDR luminance

    Hi! I just wrote a tool in order to fix the bad white point on my 16.2" 2021 MacBook Pro. After checking in a shop I saw that there was noticeable inconsistency in factory calibration between units, leading to some displays being more red, more blue, or worse like mine with a depressing...
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    Calibrating newm Macbook Pro 14" / 16 " (XDR display)

    hi, have you tried to calibrate your new macbook pro 14" or 16" with XDR display with x-rite colorimeter - i1Display Pro? what are the results?
  6. J

    Calibrating rMBP 15" 2018 using X-Rite

    Hi all, Has anyone used the X-Rite i1Display to calibrate a rMBP 15" 2018 and LG 5k Display 27" using X-Rite, if so what did you select for the screen type? Is it White LED or GB-LED (RG Phosphor)? Thankyou,
  7. steveash

    Displaycal

    I was recommended Displaycal as calibration software. I was thinking of giving it a try with my i1 Display. Anyone tried it?
  8. A

    88% design capacity after 1 cycle - New Battery

    Hi everyone, I just replaced the battery of my mid-2012 15" MacBook Pro for the first time. After calibrating it (steps I took below), I checked the battery with coconutBattery and It's showing that the design capacity is around 88%-90% after only 1 cycle. This isn't normal, right? I didn't...
  9. steveash

    Calibrating dual displays

    Not necessarily a photography thing but I know there are people here with the knowledge. I Use a BenQ SW2700 display for my work but decided to set up a second display as I had an old one hanging around. I will mostly use it for email etc so the colour isn't all that important but I noticed...
  10. daveh0

    Activity tracker for users of wheelchairs and/or crutches

    Greetings - I am physically disabled (c5/6 incomplete quadriplegic for anyone curious). I spend part of my time in a wheelchair and part of my time on forearm crutches, with my current goal being to increase the latter while obviously decreasing the former... and on a broader spectrum, to...
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    How do I identify which display is built in?

    I got a MacBook Pro 15˝ built in 2015 (MacBookPro11,4). In order to calibrate the built-in monitor, I have to identify it and figure out if it uses a white LED-backlit for instance. I found two Terminal codes. ioreg -lw0 | grep \"EDID\" | sed "/[^<]*</s///" | xxd -p -r | strings -6 This code...
  12. Phrasikleia

    Display color profiles will not stick past restart

    I have two calibrated displays attached to my Mac Mini, and every time that I restart the Mac, my display color profiles revert from the calibrated profiles to the defaults. I then have to go into the display settings and reselect the latest calibrated profile for each display...which sticks...