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Problem with display preferences
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jmiddel
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Jun 18, 2008, 07:37 PM
 
I have two monitors. Just recently my main one is way too bright. When I go to Preferences>Displays>Color I find a whole bunch of weird profiles, and clicking on any of them changes nothing, nor can I delete them. I can go through calibration,, but it does not stick, it is as if this function is frozen. The second monitor is fine. Here are few of the weirder profiles:

NTSC (1953), PAL/SECAM, SMPTE-C, CIE RGB, Adobe RGB (1998).

I have upgraded from InDesign 2 to CSS3, saying that because of the Adobe profile. Restarting of no help. Running 10.4.9
     
tinkered
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Jun 18, 2008, 07:46 PM
 
Your main display is not being recognized properly. What kind of display is it (CRT or LCD) and how it is connected (DVI, VGA, DVI to VGA adapter, etc.)? Those a generic profiles, Adobe RGB is not related to CSS3. When you go into the system profile what display does the computer believe to be connected?
17" MBP C2D 2.33/3 GB RAM/500 GB 7200 rpm/Glossy Display|-|
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jmiddel  (op)
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Jun 18, 2008, 08:52 PM
 
Hi Tinkered, thank you for replying! LCD, DVI to VGA. Here is the System Profiler output:

Acer AL2416W:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 16-bit Color
Core Image: Supported
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported

Tinkered, your suggestion led me to disconnect monitor, turn it off, then turned it on and reconnected. I can now change some profiles and eliminate the glare. I still have those weird profiles that do nothing and just appeared out of nowhere some weeks ago, a mystery. The system profiler output is the same. Many thanks for relieving my eyes!!. Now if I could only delete the 20 so extra profiles...
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