<p>I ordered an X-Rite i1Display Pro and was excited to see the corrections of colours of my old MacBook Pro (mid-2014). Well... I got somehow disappointed and now I cannot really trust i1Display Pro, nor do I know how the real colour profile should look like.</p>
<p>Below this text, you'll find the settings that I went through and I'm going to append a video where I see a meaningful green shift and how everything looks slightly uncontrasty.</p>
<h1>i1Profiler</h1>
<p>The first thing that shocked me is that I paid &quot;quite&quot; much for a small dongle but the software's resolution looks way off. Just to say it simply, it looks blurry, as if it's not made for the retina display.</p>
<p>Have a look:</p>
<p><a href="https://postimg.cc/bZbbfQnW" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Screenshot-2020-10-16-at-20-36-12.png</a></p>
<p>If you look at the letters you see that it's blurry besides the open window of Chrome. I tested the application with a new MacBook Pro 2019 and it's the same issue. I'm just not sure why I don't see it anywhere else. Do you have the same &quot;problem&quot;?</p>
<h1>i1Profiler Settings</h1>
<p>I try to make it short:</p>
<p>User Mode: Advanced -&gt; Profiling</p>
<p>Display: White LED<br />
White Point: D65<br />
Luminance: 100 cd/m^3<br />
Gamma: Standard with 2.2<br />
Contrast Ratio: Native<br />
Flare Correct and Ambient Light Smart Control: Off<br />
Default Profile Settings: Use Default<br />
Patch Set Size: Large<br />
Adjust Brightness: Manual</p>
<p>That's about it.<br />
Since I'm not able to afford an extra room just for colour correcting/grading, I did the measurements in a room with daylight but with no light coming directly to the monitor. Obviously, I have checked that the device lies flat.</p>
<h1>DisplayCal Settings</h1>
<p>Because of i1Profiler I was disappointed, so I looked up for an alternative software and I found DisplayCal. I used it just by setting everything on auto and as measured and I actually liked the colour profile way more. The greenish tint was gone.</p>
<h1>Video</h1>
<p>Unfortunately, I have no idea how to present you my changes, besides showing you a handheld video. Because I have noticed, that you are not able to see the changes on screenshots. Even screen recording doesn't show the changes that much.</p>
<p>So I thought to my self, that I'm using my LED light and set it to 6500 kelvin and I shot the video als0 in 6500 custom white balance.</p>
<p>Here is the video: <div class="youtube-embed"><div>
                <iframe width="640px" height="395px" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_zXhvXrFxz4?start=0"></iframe>
            </div></div></p>
<p>Color LCD: is the standard color profile given by apple<br />
MacbookPro_LCD_16-10-2020.icc: Is the one made by X-Rite iProfiler<br />
MacbookPro11, etc: Is made by DisplayCal</p>
<p>For both software, I have used the X-Rite i1Display Pro (just to make it clear).</p>
<p>Thank you for your help :)</p>

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2020-10-17T02:29:20.027Z
Those low-cost (sub-$1000) colorimeters are not much better than nothing at all.  The ones that work are so expensive, that it's better to rent them, and best to pay a technician to calibrate.  This is part of the appeal of FSI; you can ship the monitor back to them, and they'll re-calibrate it for free (once a year, if I remember correctly).  Here's a good article on it. https://mixinglight.com/color-grading-tutorials/dramatically-improve-low-cost-colorimeter-results-calman/
Jason Conrad
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2020-10-17T02:40:07.500Z
Also, having a "greenish" tint doesn't mean anything, and isn't a problem, if the calibration software gives it the exact same greenish tint every time, and can do the same for any monitor you use.  It just means your room is more magenta than x-rite's labs (I'm kidding, but to make a point; it's consistency that matters).
Jason Conrad
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2020-10-17T10:35:44.323Z
@JasonConrad hmm ok thanks for the article
Philipp Mochine
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X-Rite i1Display Pro - Gives my MacBook Pro a greenish tint - What am I doing wrong?
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# X-Rite i1Display Pro - Gives my MacBook Pro a greenish tint - What am I doing wrong?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-10-16)

I ordered an X-Rite i1Display Pro and was excited to see the corrections of colours of my old MacBook Pro (mid-2014). Well... I got somehow disappointed and now I cannot really trust i1Display Pro, nor do I know how the real colour profile should look like.

Below this text, you'll find the settings that I went through and I'm going to append a video where I see a meaningful green shift and how everything looks slightly uncontrasty.

# i1Profiler

The first thing that shocked me is that I paid "quite" much for a small dongle but the software's resolution looks way off. Just to say it simply, it looks blurry, as if it's not made for the retina display.

Have a look:

[Screenshot-2020-10-16-at-20-36-12.png](https://postimg.cc/bZbbfQnW)

If you look at the letters you see that it's blurry besides the open window of Chrome. I tested the application with a new MacBook Pro 2019 and it's the same issue. I'm just not sure why I don't see it anywhere else. Do you have the same "problem"?

# i1Profiler Settings

I try to make it short:

User Mode: Advanced -> Profiling

Display: White LED  
White Point: D65  
Luminance: 100 cd/m^3  
Gamma: Standard with 2.2  
Contrast Ratio: Native  
Flare Correct and Ambient Light Smart Control: Off  
Default Profile Settings: Use Default  
Patch Set Size: Large  
Adjust Brightness: Manual

That's about it.  
Since I'm not able to afford an extra room just for colour correcting/grading, I did the measurements in a room with daylight but with no light coming directly to the monitor. Obviously, I have checked that the device lies flat.

# DisplayCal Settings

Because of i1Profiler I was disappointed, so I looked up for an alternative software and I found DisplayCal. I used it just by setting everything on auto and as measured and I actually liked the colour profile way more. The greenish tint was gone.

# Video

Unfortunately, I have no idea how to present you my changes, besides showing you a handheld video. Because I have noticed, that you are not able to see the changes on screenshots. Even screen recording doesn't show the changes that much.

So I thought to my self, that I'm using my LED light and set it to 6500 kelvin and I shot the video als0 in 6500 custom white balance.

Here is the video:

Color LCD: is the standard color profile given by apple  
MacbookPro\_LCD\_16-10-2020.icc: Is the one made by X-Rite iProfiler  
MacbookPro11, etc: Is made by DisplayCal

For both software, I have used the X-Rite i1Display Pro (just to make it clear).

Thank you for your help :)

**Tags:** color-correction, color, monitors

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Those low-cost (sub-$1000) colorimeters are not much better than nothing at all.  The ones that work are so expensive, that it's better to rent them, and best to pay a technician to calibrate.  This is part of the appeal of FSI; you can ship the monitor back to them, and they'll re-calibrate it for free (once a year, if I remember correctly).  Here's a good article on it. https://mixinglight.com/color-grading-tutorials/dramatically-improve-low-cost-colorimeter-results-calman/  
> **username_1**: Also, having a "greenish" tint doesn't mean anything, and isn't a problem, if the calibration software gives it the exact same greenish tint every time, and can do the same for any monitor you use.  It just means your room is more magenta than x-rite's labs (I'm kidding, but to make a point; it's consistency that matters).  
> **username_0**: @JasonConrad hmm ok thanks for the article  

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