Strange colors/blue-fringed mouse pointer on full-screen YouTube when f.lux is active
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Added to the FAQ:
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@herf where can I get older versions of f.lux? I didn't have this problem before I updated it.
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@herf don't mind that, it seems to appear after Chrome is updated.
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Whatever this is, I don't have this problem in the incognito mode, Safari and another user's Chrome. But the Chrome I use have this color artefacts.
The above css fixed that. For anyone who's concerned about the reduced opacity I'd recommend using
box-shadow, which is what I did with the Stylebot extension. Tested only on youtube..ytp-fullscreen video, #netflix-player.player-cinema-mode video { box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0) !important; }@chris-l I think it's better to use
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Thanks for the feedback, I will try to look into energy usage & see it it makes a difference. Also I should point out that the browser extension is applying the style to all videos, not just YouTube & Netflix. In future I might make it more specific again, though it does mean we would have to deal with changes to web site designs that break it.
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Now Safari is just fine but Chrome isn't lol
Safari has noa artifact whatsoever since I updated to Safari 10.
Is it just me?
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@chris-l thanks for the extensions! Does this apply to all videos, or only full-screen playback? I haven't tried it yet, but I think lowering the opacity would have some undesired effect on the color and contrast, no?
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@Nirvanes said:
Now Safari is just fine but Chrome isn't lol
Safari has noa artifact whatsoever since I updated to Safari 10.
Is it just me?
Have you tried Netflix? Youtube seems to be a lot better but I definitely still get artifacts with Netflix.
@chris-l The Chrome extension definitely works. Youtube looks absolutely fine. Thank you!
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Thanks for the feedback. Yes the extension is applying to all videos, full screen or not. The opacity is only reduced by the smallest possible amount, so I would hope it has minimal to no perceptible effect. (Only 0.4% of the background color will be blended into the video). But yes there are other ways I could try -- like the box-shadow rule that was mention earlier. I think what we are doing is forcing the browser to render the video in a way that doesn't trigger the bug. Probably there are a bunch of ways to do it.
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@mixolyd said:
@Nirvanes said:
Now Safari is just fine but Chrome isn't lol
Safari has noa artifact whatsoever since I updated to Safari 10.
Is it just me?
Have you tried Netflix? Youtube seems to be a lot better but I definitely still get artifacts with Netflix.
@chris-l The Chrome extension definitely works. Youtube looks absolutely fine. Thank you!
Tried it a little, need to give it a go, but I didn't notice anything.
Youtube is like it should right now, I just don't ironic that now that Safari is alright Chrome isn't... I only used Chrome to watch Netflix and Youtube at night, nothing more.
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MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) - Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB
Have been having issues both in Chrome and Safari with this neon affect coming on while I am trying to watch Narcos... as well as in YouTube, at first I thought it was my computer graphics and was getting worried, but when disabling f.lux (v 37.7) the problem is solved. This is a bummer as I need f.lux to help me maintain my sleep cycle and I watch a lot of videos at night. I tried the f.lux fixer chrome extension, but it only worked for youtube
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I'm having the same issue for Netflix and YouTube on Chrome. My OS is 10.11. Macbook Pro Retina 15 inch mid 2014. Graphics Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB. Problem goes away when I disable Flux.
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I hope this helps at least SOME people. I simply went into system preferences > energy saver. Then on the top left of that page I unchecked the "automatic graphics switching" box. Suddenly I can fullscreen everything with no issue.
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@isayuh Thanks - this avoids the issue, which appears to happen with Intel GPUs, by using the discrete GPU instead (NVIDIA or AMD, which do not have the problem). Of course, it only works on machines with two GPUs.
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Happening on the new 2016 MacBook Pro. 'About This Mac' specs below.
OS: macOS Sierra (10.12.1)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Late 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
Processor: 2 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory: 8 GB 1867 MHz LPDDR3
Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 540 1536 MB -
@omgwtfbbq you already got the new macbook pro, that's keel. Does it run less hotter than previous models?
But css above should fix for you too.
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@ik... It's great! Running a lot cooler and way quieter than my Mid-2014 Retina MacBook Pro.
I'm just concerned the CSS fix will cause excessive CPU/GPU usage in compositing the filter over the video? -
@omgwtfbbq So cool, I'm sitting with my late 2013. It will last me a long time thanks to ssd and retina.
I don't really remember why this fixes the issue, I think it makes an element render differently. It's not like it's switching off hardware acceleration or something. I'm sure it will be insignificant comparing to actually playing a video.
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@omgwtfbbq I would guess that the CSS just turns off the "fully accelerated" path, but it is still using the GPU to do the compositing and decoding. (i.e. there is likely a battery hit but it may not be very big.)
