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Jonathan Cross

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Calibrating a Mac retina screen
« on: November 26, 2014, 06:02:22 am »

I am thinking of getting a MacBook Pro with a retina screen and running Lightroom on it.  How does one calibrate the screen and are there any issues?

Any advice wild be appreciated.

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Re: Calibrating a Mac retina screen
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2014, 11:27:44 am »

it calibrate/profiles just like any other screen.

the only downside maybe some less than stellar brightness uniformity but no big deal.

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Re: Calibrating a Mac retina screen
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2014, 05:32:32 pm »

I calibrated my iMac 27" 5K with the ColorMunki Photo after Xrite released their Yosemite-compatible update. Works great. Easy too.

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Re: Calibrating a Mac retina screen
« Reply #3 on: November 29, 2014, 07:38:36 am »

Thanks. I did not know how calibration/profiling sensors would react to a retina screen, nor if there were sufficient adjustments available on a MacBook.

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Re: Calibrating a Mac retina screen
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2014, 04:58:58 am »

Any sensor that is actually on the market will work well with Retina.

I calibrate my MacBook 13" Retina with a Spyder4PRO.
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Re: Calibrating a Mac retina screen
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2014, 10:20:44 am »

Hi,
I bought a Mac Book Pro myself and followed the advices I found in this very comprehensive guide about color managment :  http://color-management-guide.com/
I chose the Colormunki Display and I'm very satisfied.
http://www.color-management-guide.com/calibrate-laptop-display-macbook-pro.html
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Re: Calibrating a Mac retina screen
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2014, 10:40:47 am »

You can calibrate and profile that display, no issue. Is it the best display for critical color work? Nope. Does the software have the control to presumably provide what you wish (WYSIWYG)? Does the calibrated display match a print next to it, can you make that work? Again, the display isn’t ideal but the bigger issue that leads to success is the product you use and how well the software provides control over said calibration! Don’t skimp. One X-rite hardware solution is a wet noodle based on it’s limited software versus the same hardware with a more expensive package that provides more control over calibration. You want a few presets for color temp or as you deserve, a suite of settings to fine tune the calibration color?

Once you calibrate this MacBook display, what do you hope to gain from this? If a screen to print match, pay attention to both hardware and as importantly, the software that drives it.
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