GoKawiilThe first reviews of Apple’s new Studio Display XDR were published yesterday, providing our first in-depth look at the mini-LED panel, 120Hz refresh rate, and more.
In a review for The Verge, John Higgins spotted that there’s still one Studio Display XDR feature still to come: support for full calibration.
Studio Display XDR adding full calibration support
Apple touts that the Studio Display XDR offers a ton of different reference modes, ranging from Apple’s own modes to ones from Adobe and even new DICOM medical imaging presets.
As Higgins explains in The Verge’s review, however, the factory calibration of the Studio Display XDR has one noticeable flaw: “Brightness at the lower end of the grayscale was too high, so shadows aren’t as deep as they should be, and some darker colors are too bright.”
In the future, however, Studio Display XDR will have full calibration support:
Brightness at the lower end of the grayscale was too high, so shadows aren’t as deep as they should be, and some darker colors are too bright. But this is with the factory calibration. You’ll also be able to calibrate the Studio Display XDR, which I fully expect every professional or studio to do. Right now there’s only fine-tune calibration adjustment available (for only white point and luminance), but full calibration (which covers white point, color primaries, luminance, and gamma) will be enabled with a later update.
There’s no timeline on when this update will be available. Higgins also spotted a white paper for the Studio Display XDR with more details on the calibration options and color system.
The Studio Display XDR will be released tomorrow, March 11. It’s currently available for pre-order at $3,299.
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