Display Calibration for Mac
Apr 23, 2016 16:33:55 #
I have seen some OLDER comments here about calibration and I have an old write Eye-one Display2 which is now obsolete according to the company, however, will work fine on my older PC. My dilemma is now I have this "newer" 2 1/2 year Mac laptop and want to calibrate it. What would you guys suggest? Some folks say different ones don't do such a nice job. The xrite used to do great on my older Mac laptop when it had an optical drive. Why oh why did Apple take it out? :-( What would or do you use for your Mac laptops?
Apr 23, 2016 16:45:21 #
My understanding Apple took out optical drive to make it thinner and weight loss. I needed to buy from Apple for my MacbookPro an external drive that plugs into my USB drive.
texaseve wrote:
I have seen some OLDER comments here about calibra... (show quote)
Apr 23, 2016 21:24:10 #
I do know that there is a "built in" type of calibration, however I cannot SEE the options and line up colors, etc. on the teeny tiny display, nor do I know how to make it larger. So I'd like something else to use.
Apr 24, 2016 09:27:27 #
RandyLH
Loc: Spokane
The Eye-one Display 2 calibration software broke back in 2011 when Lion (OS 10.7.x) came out. X-Rite put out a public beta version that did and does work with all operating system since then. I know, I've got it and just used it on both of my systems that are newer than yours. It doesn't have the full feature set but still works great for my needs. It's called: "i1Profiler D2LionEdition"
After a little bit of research, I did find a link to download the i1Profiler D2Lion Edition software. Here 'tis: https://www.xrite.com/i1profiler-d2lionedition-download/support/d1139
Hope this works for you, and is what you need.
After a little bit of research, I did find a link to download the i1Profiler D2Lion Edition software. Here 'tis: https://www.xrite.com/i1profiler-d2lionedition-download/support/d1139
Hope this works for you, and is what you need.
Apr 24, 2016 09:52:25 #
RandyLH wrote:
The Eye-one Display 2 calibration software broke b... (show quote)
Thanks! I will try this or call them if I need. I haven't used it much, however, would rather try this solution than buy another right now. The posts on Facebook of mine lately are looking darker than on my screen.
Apr 24, 2016 10:31:17 #
Apr 24, 2016 11:04:57 #
RandyLH
Loc: Spokane
Great! Glad it was what you needed and worked for you. I always thought I needed to upgrade to a newer product but couldn't jusify it since the old product still worked. Glad you asked the question too.
Apr 24, 2016 21:43:57 #
texaseve wrote:
I have seen some OLDER comments here about calibra... (show quote)
I'm confused. What does the optical drive have to do with calibration of the monitor? And good riddance to all that spinning disk failure prone mechanical stuff. I like my Mac better without it. And I have not even one time needed it since I bought my latest MacBookPro in 2013.
To answer your color question, i would just try it and see if the software supports your new Mac. If not then I guess your stuck with buying another
Colorimeter. IMHO X-rite makes a high quality product. I recently switched from "the other guys" to X-rite, and I can't imagine going back the other way.
Apr 25, 2016 01:13:23 #
The internal optical drive plays NO part in the calibration process. Presently, I'm using a Spyder 5 Pro setup for my MacBook, iMac and PC with absolutely no issues. If you find software that works with the newer operating systems, all the better, unless you need the additional accuracy of the newer products. Best of luck.
Apr 25, 2016 08:12:10 #
JD750 wrote:
I'm confused. What does the optical drive have to ... (show quote)
Xrite came with a disk which needs a drive to play it in.
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