[Andrej]

So I connected my Macbook to my 46" TV. I went to System Preferences > Displays

so I could mirror my display on the big screen.

Then I had some fun with the various display color profiles and testing them on both screens for about 30 minutes.

Then I disconnected from the TV and took my Macbook back to my workstation. Whatever I did, the colors on my Macbook suddenly popped to life, as if I was looking at a true high-def 8-bit TV display (or even an Apple cinema display). And my Macbook's colors stayed that way, no matter what profile I picked. I thought this was all awesome, especially since I expect a bland 6-bit gamma from a Macbook screen.

So here I was enjoying the ultrabold colors, until I restarted my computer, then I lost the saturated colorful awesomeness.
Is there any way I can capture the profiles my TV uses to my MacBook so that I can always use these bright colors 24/7?

It's hard for me to do a search for internet solutions on this one, and the software calibrated profiles I've found so far are really bad. For now I'm using a manual one that I created in the usual System Preferences, but the display I momentarily "captured" from the TV is far superior.

[Andrej]

[...10 days later...]


So any ideas as to how I can keep that TV colorsync profile matched after restart?

[ghporter]

No ideas (at the moment) but I'd like to know more about what you did and how the colors are different.

[reader50]

While the TV is connected, it's color profile should be present in Displays pref pane. Click on the profile for the TV, and click the (Open Profile) button. With the profile open in ColorSync Utility, you can Save As under a different name.

Save it in /Library/ColorSync/Profiles then choose it as your MacBook's color profile later.