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ColorSync

Can you calibrate your Apple or MacBook Pro display?

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How to create a custom preset to use for your display’s colour profile, how you can make use of measurements of a colorimeter, or adjust white point by eye.

February 12, 2025 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: A brief history of what we take for granted

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Achieving reliable colour reproduction with computers drew from several fields from neurophysiology to physics. Could it have been accomplished by anything other than humans?

February 9, 2025 Macs, Technology

A brief history of ColorSync

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First released in 1993 to support colour printing, version 2.0 in 1995 brought fuller features and ICC support. Still going strong despite the decline of colour printing.

February 8, 2025 Macs, Technology

Colour Notes 11: Alas ColorSync Utility!

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What could be a valuable collections of tools for working with colour has been sadly neglected, and left to grow weeds and bugs.

June 28, 2022 Macs, Painting, Technology

Colour and computers for the non-pro: 5

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How to prepare images for colour-critical situations, such as submission to a jury, or for giclée printing.

July 18, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Colour and computers for the non-pro: 4

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Working with colour profiles in images, and when to avoid using them.

July 15, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Colour and computers for the non-pro: 3

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Colour calibration is important, particularly for displays. Instruments to do this can be costly, but even a more basic method is a big help.

July 14, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Colour and computers for the non-pro: 2

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This explains how OS X renders an image for output, to the display, printer, etc., and what rendering intent is.

July 12, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Colour and computers for the non-pro: 1

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Explaining colour management for the non-pro user. Why do you need it?

July 11, 2016 General, Macs, Painting, Technology

Q&A: Managing colour profiles

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I tried to remove some colour profiles using the Finder, but they still appear in the menu. Is there a better way?

July 2, 2015 Macs, Technology
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