Hi, Im encountering a weird problem so here goes:
When I startup my macbookpro 13" and access my main account (with snow leopard and all software updated) my display is all screwed up color wise. It looks like it switched from 256bit colors to 16 bit and the gamma is way off (the gray in normal windows looks bright white). In short it is ugly and hurts my eyes.
Now, when I start a game -(only have diablo2, warcraft3 and starcraft) which then looks really dark- and exit it, my screen is back to normal. If I log into my guest account it is normal from the start as well. So clearly it is a settings issue.
Im unsure whether this is a virus, something caused by using Handbrake 0.9.3 or any of the games. Last two are on the list since the problem started occurring when I started using both more often. Plus every now and then when using handbrake the screen would go black and the only way out would be "ctrl-option-command+." .
So far I have tried:
- reinstalling snow leopard
- deleting every preference file I think relates to display settings
- calibrating color setting
- changing resolutions and returning it
- startup in safe mode (still has the problem)
- updating handbrake and do what I usually do
It seems that nothing I try, influences the display setting when I access my account.
Since this is my main and admin account I really dont want to transfer all my files in a new account and then delete this one. Plus due to sensitive files for work I really do have to shutdown the computer every time.
So if anyone has even the slightest suggestion, I'd be most grateful.
When I startup my macbookpro 13" and access my main account (with snow leopard and all software updated) my display is all screwed up color wise. It looks like it switched from 256bit colors to 16 bit and the gamma is way off (the gray in normal windows looks bright white). In short it is ugly and hurts my eyes.
Now, when I start a game -(only have diablo2, warcraft3 and starcraft) which then looks really dark- and exit it, my screen is back to normal. If I log into my guest account it is normal from the start as well. So clearly it is a settings issue.
Im unsure whether this is a virus, something caused by using Handbrake 0.9.3 or any of the games. Last two are on the list since the problem started occurring when I started using both more often. Plus every now and then when using handbrake the screen would go black and the only way out would be "ctrl-option-command+." .
So far I have tried:
- reinstalling snow leopard
- deleting every preference file I think relates to display settings
- calibrating color setting
- changing resolutions and returning it
- startup in safe mode (still has the problem)
- updating handbrake and do what I usually do
It seems that nothing I try, influences the display setting when I access my account.
Since this is my main and admin account I really dont want to transfer all my files in a new account and then delete this one. Plus due to sensitive files for work I really do have to shutdown the computer every time.
So if anyone has even the slightest suggestion, I'd be most grateful.