Need help dimming my imac 24"

[joshmv]

I have a 24" imac which I love, but I work on it all day, sometimes 12 hours a day and it really does a number on my eyes even though I have the brightness set at the lowest level.

Is there a way to dim the screen more than just adjusting the brightness, or is there an external program that will help me do it.

I love a bright screen, but it seems to fatigue my eyes and give me a headache when I'm on it all day.

Thanks for your help,

Josh

 

[ergdegdeg]

Maybe inverting the colours helps you. Press CMD + alt + ctrl + 8

 

[TheReef]

http://www.splasm.com/brightnesscontrol/index.html

 

[joshmv]

Maybe inverting the colours helps you. Press CMD + alt + ctrl + 8

Wow, that is crazy lol.

I do appreciate it and I think it will help me out a lot for certain situations.

I would still like any input from people that may know how to make my beautiful expensive screen look like a crappy $20 CRT that has no color or brightness

 

[joshmv]

http://www.splasm.com/brightnesscontrol/index.html

Awesome, downloading now, and I definitely appreciate it.

 

[uplusd]

http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/shades

 

[bc008]

http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/shades

i recommend shades over the other one.. shades is in your system prefs and the first one is an app that needs to stay open in the dock

edit: and thanks for the program! my eyes always ache from the blinding light coming off my iMac! a darker black also makes the screen look better for movies

 

[themoonisdown09]

http://www.charcoaldesign.co.uk/shades

+2 for Shades. I used to use this all the time until I finally got used to the dimmest setting.

 

[joelw135]

+2 for Shades. I used to use this all the time until I finally got used to the dimmest setting.

I tried shades, but it screwed up my calibrated screen.

 

[DarrenG]

Shades for me also, works perfectly and reduces the migraines I usd to keep getting from the screen!