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    • cadamen
      cadamen last edited by cadamen

      Same problem, started when I upgraded to El Capitan a couple weeks ago.

      Macbook Pro Retina (Mid 2012) HD 4000
      Safari 9.0.3
      Flux 36.6
      I hadn't updated my OS until El Capitan, I think it came with Lion. I see from the thread this issue has been longstanding but my old OS did not have this issue, the update to El Capitan is definitely when it started for me.

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      • cadamen
        cadamen @seajay last edited by

        @seajay Oh yeah, that's a great video for demonstrating the issue. Seeing more distortion on this than most other vids.

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          Howins last edited by

          Same problem with my MacBook Pro Retina mid-2014 Intel Iris

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          • Christopher Catton
            Christopher Catton last edited by

            I have the same problem with my MacBook Pro 13" Retina 2015 (running OS X 10.11.3).

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            • Antony Stubbs
              Antony Stubbs last edited by

              Me too.
              OSX 10.11.3 (15D21)
              Model Name: MacBook Air
              Model Identifier: MacBookAir6,1
              Processor Name: Intel Core i7
              Processor Speed: 1.7 GHz
              Number of Processors: 1
              Total Number of Cores: 2
              L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
              L3 Cache: 4 MB
              Memory: 8 GB
              Boot ROM Version: MBA61.0099.B21
              SMC Version (system): 2.12f143

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              • Harrison Gulliver
                Harrison Gulliver last edited by

                I've got a Mid-2015 13" Retina running 10.11.3, Flux 36.6 with the Intel Iris 6100 doing this exact issue.

                I can reliably reproduce this when running in the default "looks like 1280x800" Retina mode. When I change to the "more space" 1680x1050 mode, the issue goes away (and vice versa) - I guess that's why I haven't noticed it until recently as I usually use the more space mode.

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                  llamafilm last edited by

                  Same problem here on a 2015 MBPr with Intel Iris Pro. The problem goes away when I disable automatic graphics switching and use the Nvidia card.

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                    alexey99994444 last edited by alexey99994444

                    Same issue.

                    Flux 36.6
                    MBA 2014 (hd5000) -- OS X 10.11.5

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                      llamafilm last edited by

                      The f.lux team hasn't replied on this topic in 9 months. Is anybody working on fixing this problem?

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                      • herf
                        herf last edited by

                        There is a bug in to Apple, but this is way below us in the system.

                        All we can do is recommend you disable f.lux while playing a movie.

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                          saileshrp last edited by

                          This happens on a Retina MacBook too (2015) with H5300 graphics, and OS X 10.11.6.

                          Has anyone seen this issue in MacOS Sierra too?

                          I'm guessing this won't be resolved without Apple's input, and/or if Apple introduce Night Shift on MacOS..

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                            Plasma_000 last edited by Plasma_000

                            Just thought I'd say that this bug is still active with HD graphics 4000 on my mid 2012 macbook pro.

                            When I use gfxcardswitcher to force discreet card while using youtube the issue does not appear.

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                              shinz4u last edited by shinz4u

                              Same issue as mentioned by users.

                              This issue is while I play fullscreen videos on Youtube, Udacity. Whites are blown out, blue hues here and there, if you move the cursor the problem goes away for a while and then comes back.

                              Also this is not just in Safari, it does the same in Chrome too.

                              I am running
                              f.lux version 37.7
                              MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013)
                              Intel Iris 1536 MB
                              OSX version 10.11.6 El Capitan

                              This annoying bug has been reported a year ago and it is sad to see that there is no fix yet. I have used F.lux on windows for long and this bug on Mac is kinda making me look for alternatives to F.lux which I really don't want to do.

                              Please try to fix this.

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                              • cadamen
                                cadamen @shinz4u last edited by

                                @shinz4u Agreed, it's a very disappointing lack of action.

                                It makes the program completely useless in my opinion. If I have to keep turning it off, it is doing me no good in terms of helping with my body's sleep cycle confusion.

                                Flux replies so far have indicated there will be no fix. I'm still following the thread and hoping they sort it out, but it doesn't seem like anybody cares or is working on it. Can anybody recommend a different program? I give up with this.

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                                  shariffy last edited by

                                  I've gotten around the issue thanks to this little app: Shady for Mac.

                                  What's a little strange but very good for this specific purpose is that just running the app with the "shade" setting off still fixes the problem. I'm guessing it's doing something similar to gfxcardswitcher in the background, as soon as it's running, so it's probably affecting battery life too (although I haven't paid attention to that myself).

                                  And of course, turning the thing actually on and reducing the brightness to a minimum ain't bad for your eyes either.

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                                    yanzitommy last edited by

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                                      chris-l last edited by

                                      I worked around this by creating a file named safari.css, a text file with these contents:

                                      .ytp-fullscreen video {
                                        opacity: 0.996 !important;
                                      }
                                      

                                      Then in Safari preferences > Advanced, you select that file for the Style sheet setting.

                                      If you want to experiment, every time you edit & save that file, you have to reset the Safari preference back to None Selected and then back to your file.

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                                        chris-l @chris-l last edited by

                                        My solution might reduce battery life a bit, hopefully it's not noticeable.

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                                          chris-l last edited by

                                          You could add Netflix to it if you want:

                                          .ytp-fullscreen video, #netflix-player.player-cinema-mode video {
                                            opacity: 0.996 !important;
                                          }
                                          
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                                            shinz4u @chris-l last edited by

                                            @chris-l

                                            Hi, is there such a preference in chrome for mac that I can change to get a similar solution?

                                            Thanks a lot

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