Ed "Over" Ip » color correction http://www.edoverip.com/edoverip Frequently geeky, mostly dorky... Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:38:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 20″ Apple Cinema Display color over saturated http://www.edoverip.com/edoverip/index.php/2009/04/09/20-apple-cinema-display-color-over-saturated/ http://www.edoverip.com/edoverip/index.php/2009/04/09/20-apple-cinema-display-color-over-saturated/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:32:19 +0000 eip http://www.edoverip.com/edoverip/?p=309 I have a 20″ Apple Cinema Display (ACD) purchased (actually received as a gift but never mind that) around 2003 and a MacBook Pro 15″ (MBP) purchased around 2006.  Both of them has been calibrated using Eye-One Display 2 with 6500k white point, 2.2 Gamma, and 120 lum (+/- a little).  For some reason, the colors on ACD appear to be over saturated particularly yellow and red while the MBP is a lot more natural.  If the images look “right” on the ACD, they are flat on the MBP (and monitors/LCDs attached to PCs).  When the images look right on everything else the ACD bleeds yellow and red, and appear too dark.

What gives?!  I wonder if I can use a slighly cooler white point to achieve a correct display?!

Update 04/16/2009:  Several posting in an Apple forum said that closing the MBP screen will produce better result.  I tried it with only ok result — color saturation is better but still not completely satisfied.

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