Color and Image Quality Understand color profiles, RGB output, image adjustments, dithering and color depth. Explore subtopics Separate articles that explore this topic in more detail. Why can a custom color profile cause a black screen or disable color adjustments?Some custom color profiles are incompatible with macOS color-table adjustments. Can BetterDisplay apply dark or inverted colors to the whole desktop?Yes. How can I enable Night Shift for a TV?If macOS classifies the display as a television, change its system display role to Computer monitor. How can I switch my display from YCbCr to RGB?On an Apple-silicon Mac with a supported native display connection, open App Menu > [display] > Color Mode and select an available RGB format. Why does a gamma test look different when I enable HiDPI?A gamma test made from fine alternating lines depends on how those lines reach the panel’s pixels. What can I try if software color adjustments behave incorrectly on an M5 Pro, M5 Max or MacBook Neo?Try disabling color-table control so BetterDisplay can use a different image-adjustment method. Why does Display Information show both 10-bit and 8-bit color?The two values can describe different stages of the display pipeline. How can I keep my preferred RGB or YCbCr color mode?Select the desired format in the display's Color Mode menu, then enable Configuration Protection > Color Mode in that display's App Menu block. Does selecting a color profile calibrate my monitor?No. Why does my external monitor look washed out?Check whether the Mac's output range matches the monitor's input setting. Why does a bright pointer have a halo on my mini-LED display?A bright pointer against a dark background can reveal the display’s local-dimming zones. Can BetterDisplay completely disable temporal dithering?BetterDisplay can turn off the exposed GPU dithering setting on supported Apple silicon displays, but it cannot guarantee that the entire path to the physical panel is free of temporal dithering.