@karahbit yes we have been saying this since a few years before Iris existed, though it sounds like our marketing isn't as good!

With a majority of LED backlights today showing essentially no flicker when they dim (see https://www.notebookcheck.net/PWM-Ranking-Notebooks-Smartphones-and-Tablets-with-PWM.163979.0.html), we don't think this is for everyone, as it has an impact on contrast and power usage. But with a display with bad flicker, it's absolutely a good way to do it.

Now the version of flux-setup.exe that is linked to from the website has a Last-Modified header of "Wed, 21 Feb 2024 23:39:51 GMT" and when installed indicates "Exit f.lux (v4.134)".

Thanks for updating, and thank you for the program.

(This can now be closed. Thank you.)

@karahbit it is not an overlay - only our vignette mode does that.

So, after some trial and error, I found a workaround. It's not the most elegant solution, but it works for me. I manually adjust Flux settings before firing up the game. I tinker with the color temperature so it's not too harsh during gaming sessions. Not a perfect fix, but it beats the constant back-and-forth disabling dance.

@SwaggerBagpipe Which version are you running? Our June 2023 update did address this somewhat: https://justgetflux.com/news/pages/mac/

@scraja4u which version of f.lux, and which version of Sonoma? Also how is the second screen connected? We likely do not support USB connected monitors.

Had this issue also. Didn't even cross my mind that f.lux could be behind it, but now that you mention it, it's worth looking into.

@Juschi the skip button skips the version, and it should not prompt again. We have done several updates recently, which have critical fixes for Windows updates, so you will be prompted for them one by one.

The trouble with maintaining f.lux is that we do feature updates sometimes, but we do compatibility updates often as we're glued between the operating system and a bunch of third party drivers. If we had to explain to each person why they should update we would be having millions of conversations about it all the time.

@herf well, i feel a bit silly. i didnt realize i could actually change my location in the app. i have it set properly now, thanks :)

@Filip yes we have implemented it many times over the years and the main issue is interacting with the half-dozen other systems that do similar things in Windows. Someday we will have something simple and useful enough to ship. ;)

@Nikipe is f.lux working on sidecar with this pause, or is it just using the iPad settings? I guess fast transitions is the best that could be done though we might be able to ignore the sidecar device if needed.

@Night-Prowler usually this means it is using the "basic" driver and you should update to the actual Intel driver. This is the configuration we used to develop f.lux ten years ago so it absolutely should work with the right driver!

@fluxr0x
Open VLC
Click the flux icon in your menu bar (top right of the screen)
Go to "Disable"
Click "for vlc" to uncheck it (or it might say "for current app")
Quit and restart VLC

Worked for me, I never manually disabled flux for VLC so not sure if that's a default setting or what.

I've found that using f.lux with warmer color temperatures really helps reduce eye strain. It's about finding a balance that's not too harsh but still lets you see the true colors in your video work.

For me, setting f.lux to gradually change the color temp over the course of the day mirrors the natural progression of outdoor light and keeps those headaches at bay.

@Kaloma please see https://justgetflux.com/news/pages/macquickstart/

@Rainmaking please see our quickstart for a picture of how to quit f.lux before uninstalling:
https://justgetflux.com/news/pages/macquickstart/

You can also kill it from Activity Manager if needed.

@herf thanks for the quick reply Herf, it seems location access for my laptop was set to "off", but I still had to update location manually in F.lux (on the bottom right) and it's working now, thanks for the help!location.PNG