.Neo Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I just booted into Mac OS X and it seems like the colors are off. There's this brown/yellowish haze that makes white not truly white anymore. To be honest I can't tell for sure if it's just my imagination acting up. :/ Regardless, are there some preference files I can Trash to reset the color calibration to the iMac defaults to be sure? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted December 18, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 18, 2007 Try the different colour profiles in System Preferences > Display? Could be burn-in on the LCD, do you have a still-image screensaver? Radish? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Horizons Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 This will sound dumb, but have you restarted it? Sometimes mine's colors get messed up and a restart returns them to normal. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Radish? said: Try the different colour profiles in System Preferences > Display?Could be burn-in on the LCD, do you have a still-image screensaver? This morning everything was fine. I doubt any form of burn-in can happen while the machine is turned off. fivehorizons said: This will sound dumb, but have you restarted it? Sometimes mine's colors get messed up and a restart returns them to normal. Actually, it doesn't sound dumb at all. I remember having a similar problem once with my eMac and a restart fixed it. This time however it doesn't seem to make a difference:/:/ Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted December 18, 2007 Veteran Share Posted December 18, 2007 Call up your local Apple store, see what they can do for you. Radish? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Do you dual-boot your Mac with Windows? Occasionally on my MBP I get graphics corruption (looks like the whole graphic engine is fried - all colours reversed). It only seems to happen when shifting out of Windows though. Only way to remedy it is to zap the old P-RAM twice (wait for two restart chimes) then boot into OSX. Think your problem sounds a little different though. Have you tried running the colour profiles First Aid app? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Radish? said: Call up your local Apple store, see what they can do for you.Radish? They'll tell me to pack the iMac up and bring it to them. Not going to do that, unless it's 99% certain the problem is hardware related, rather than some fluke caused by Mac OS X Leopard. kraized said: Do you dual-boot your Mac with Windows? Occasionally on my MBP I get graphics corruption (looks like the whole graphic engine is fried - all colours reversed). It only seems to happen when shifting out of Windows though. Only way to remedy it is to zap the old P-RAM twice (wait for two restart chimes) then boot into OSX.Think your problem sounds a little different though. Have you tried running the colour profiles First Aid app? How do I "zap" the old P-RAM? First Aid application? Where can I find th:p? :p Oh and no, I got rid of Windows Vista a while ago. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 .Neo said: They'll tell me to pack the iMac up and bring it to them. Not going to do that, unless it's 99% certain the problem is hardware related, rather than some fluke caused by Mac OS X Leopard.How do I "zap" the old P-RAM? First Aid application? Where can I find that? :p Oh and no, I got rid of Windows Vista a while ago. Is ColorSync Utility still in your Utilities folder in Leopard. I'm not on a Leopard machine right now so can check. If it is just use that to check the profiles for corruption. To zap the P-RAM. Restart. Hold down Apple | Option | P | R Your Mac will restart and you will hear the startup chime. Keep holding the keys down and wait for a second chime. Then let go and let your Mac boot. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070184 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 ColorSync Utility found one bad profile, but somehow I don't think this affects the default "iMac" color profile used by System Preferences. I'll give resetting my P-RAM a try. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070203 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Neo Posted December 18, 2007 Author Share Posted December 18, 2007 Hey kraized, thanks man! Resetting the PRAM seems to have fixed the problem. The screen is much brighter again, like it was before. (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 .Neo said: Hey kraized, thanks man! Resetting the PRAM seems to have fixed the problem. The screen is much brighter again, like it was before. (Y) No problem. Glad its sorted. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPressland Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 PRAM = Teh Gay! lol I've had this once or twice with my MacBook Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Vegetunks said: PRAM = Teh Gay! lolI've had this once or twice with my MacBook How is it GAY lol. It stands for Parameter Random Access Memory. What else would you shorten it too? :whistle: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/607717-imac-display-colors-are-off/#findComment-589070427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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