Strange issue, colors degrade and change by themselves!

hi all,
never encountered this issue before, and have gotten no where researching it. using illustrator cs4 on a mac.
i set my document to RGB. i choose colors from the drop down menus at the top left of the screen. later on (a day or so, with multiple saves in between) the colors i have chosen all start to turn dark and grayish. even the color swatches in the drop down menu all start to change to dark gray tones.
does anybody have any idea whats going on? below is the before and after of the color drop down.
thanks!

The color settings are not set to defaults as the default for RGB is sRGB. You had to have changed the RGB profile to something like a paper profile
as is the case in this screenshot does the color palette in the screenshot remind you of anything yu have experienced?
I can easily produce the similar results you see.

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Strange color shifts and changes during fast motion??

Hello and thanks for your time,
I have a series of frames rendered from Mental Ray from 3DS max V8.
From AE CS3, I can export as a QT or AVI but I get this saturated colour shifting, irradecence, shimmer artefact during fast camera motions; such as a zoom in's for example. The artifact seems to be more concentrated around the edges of the frame, than where the camera target is in the center of the frame
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Hello,
I've been using Archlinux for a month or so, never had any problems until now.
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!ac97_bus !snd-mixer-oss !snd-pcm-oss !snd-seq-oss !snd-seq-device !snd-seq-midi-event
!snd-seq !snd-page-alloc !snd-pcm !snd-rawmidi !snd-timer !snd !snd-mpu401-uart
!snd-ak4xxx-adda !snd-cs8427 !snd-i2c !snd-ac97-codec !snd-ice1712 !snd-ice17xx-ak4xxx !soundcore)
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# nvidia-settings: X configuration file generated by nvidia-settings
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thanks in advance for any help!

I don’t know that problem, but have you tried if turning off OpenGL and restarting has a bearing on the issue?
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Other than that are Photoshop and OS fully updated and have you performed the usual trouble-shooting routines (trashing prefs by keeping command-alt-shift pressed while starting Photoshop, 3rd party plug-ins deactivation, system maintenance, font validation, etc.)?

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Hello,
We have this strange issue with CDC and replication. Let me explain
1. We have a database on write server and we replicate some tables to the read server. There are 15 tables that we replication and 8 of them have computed columns that are persisted.
2. We also have CDC enabled on the same database where we have transactional replication enabled. I know that both CDC and replication uses replication log reader. Some how, all the time we see the log_reuse_wait says replication
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https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645938.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396
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By some reason when I got home from work last night, the color of every calendar in iCal (on the Macbook Pro) and in the calendar app (on the iPhone) kept changing color by itself! I have 5 different calendars (Home, School, Work, Homework, Possibility) and each one usually has its own color. But for some reason, the "Work" calendar changed color from blue to orange on the iPhone without me doing anything. It changed right in front of my eyes. I then clicked on it and manually changed the color to red. Then it was red for some time, but on the MacBook Pro it was purple!
It is very frustrating as it kills the purpose of having multiple calendars. I have checked for software updates on my MacBook Pro and my iPhone 5, nothing there. I have restarted the MacBook Pro and I have restored the iPhone 5, nothing there.
I have also unchecked every calendar, and checked them one by one to see how they interact with each other, but that does not matter. Even if only calendar is checked, it still changes color whenever it feels like it. As a matter of fact, all the colors don't even match the ones on the MacBook Pro and the ones on the iPhone 5. They are changing by themselves, and they are changing on both devices, ignoring both me and the other device.
I spoke with Apple yesterday for about 2-3 hours, including a senior advisor, and they had no clue how to solve it.
Do you have any suggestions to what I can do?
Note: I'd like to point out that my events do sync. If I create an event on my iPhone 5, it will transfer to the MacBook Pro automatically, so that's good. It's just the colors that are messed up.

Hey all try this out cause this is what worked out for me
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I turned off my icloud from my iphone, "deleting" everything in my ical on my phone. THIS IS A CRUCIAL STEP. It will prevent your phone or pad from constantly updating and making sure your faulty calendar is still available.
Next I went to my ical on my laptop and EXPORT my "Work" ical to my desktop. I created a "New Calendar" titled "Work1" and then IMPORTED my "Work" ical into "Work1." I now have BOTH "Work" and "Work1" on my ical loading up to icloud AFTER you REFRESH by right clicking on your calendars and selecting REFRESH. Next you need to go tohttps://www.icloud.com/#calendar and LOGIN. You will now have acess to your icloud and fiddle around with it. BOTH "Work" and "Work1" should be present now. Now in the bottom left it says EDIT. Click and then DELETE your "Work" ical. You can then EDIT the name of "Work1" to be "Work." IT should now be updated and your faulty "Work" or whatever is now removed.
LASTLY, go back to your iPhone or iPad and TURN ON your iCloud. Your iCal will restore and no more faulty changing colors. Best of luck!
NOTE** I'm using this for both my iPhone 4S and macbook pro

Strange issue when pausing LONG audiobook--pressing play again changes the

Strange issue when pausing LONG audiobook--pressing play again changes the position within the book--it doesn't start back exactly where it left off.
The audiobook of "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" is between 18 and 19 HOURS long--all as one long track/file.
I've noticed that when I pause while listening and then press play again, it "rewinds" and starts playing portions of the audiobook from about 10 minutes prior--but the time stamp doesn't change. At least this is the time frame from the first "test". Other pauses/plays may result in different time differences.
The first time this happened, I didn't realize what it was doing. I pressed play (from the pause) and I heard a portion that I had already played. I thought that the bookmark just didn't "remember" as it should have, so I scrubbed forward trying to find where I remembered leaving off. If you end up pausing/playing even a couple of times with this happening each time, the portion of the audiobook that you're playing and the time stamp becomes COMPLETELY off! For example, almost an hour into the time stamp was really only about 10-15 minutes into the actual book.
I'm not sure if this makes any sense, but hopefully it does to someone. It's very frustrating to have this happen simply because you had to pause while listening. You have to scrub backwards or forwards each time to find out where you REALLY left off at and the time stamp becomes of no help value since it doesn't change as the playback position moves itself.
I'm sure that this is something happening due to the extreme length of the audio file. That maybe it can't track as precisely as it could with shorter lengths. ???
Any ideas? Has anyone else seen this happen? Any ideas on whether or not there is anything that can be done to prevent this?

I'm glad that I'm not the only one having this
problem. It's ironic that we're both having issues
with the SAME audiobook. I haven't had a chance to
listen to Books 1-5 much to see if they have the same
issue or not--I don't remember any on the few parts
that I've played for my nephews.
Yeah, I know! I was shocked to see that. I recently finished HP5 (twice), and NEVER had this issue, but it is a much smaller file size.
I'm thinking that I may try to convert to AAC before
I try the splitting program--in theory, it's easier
to start right back in again when you only have 1
track to find, than when you have dozens/hundreds of
smaller tracks. It's sometimes hard to remember
which track you left off with--even if it's
"bookmarked" within that track.
I dunno anything about AAC, to be honest. Never used it. My plan is to split the MP3 into smaller MP3s by chapter and load them on a playlist. Of course, I will have to label them all nice and pretty. It is a long book, but you could always just load a couple of chapter files at a time. The only thing that I can see that would be kind of a pain about splitting it with the Cool MP3 is searching thru the file for each chapter and setting break points.
My only concern is how much quality I'm losing by
converting from one compressed format--MP3--to
another compressed format AAC.
Yeah. Ew. No clue. Sounds unpleasant to me. Again, I really do not do anything with AAC.
I suppose, since it's
spoken word instead of music, the change shouldn't be
too noticable. I'm not sure what kind of time frame
it'll require to convert. I'll probably try it with
book 1 first--since it's the smallest.
May depend on the program. The one I got boasts no quality loss. You may wanna scrounge around the download sites and see which one sounds like it has the best features, even if you do just get a free trial version of something. I would definitely read the editor's ratings. I tend to trust that more than the typical end user's. They show how many stars the editor gives a product, and you can click that for the review, or sometimes they have labeled tabs where you can access the review.
As for how long it takes me to rip that particular file and if that actually fixes the scrubbing problem, I will have to let you know tomorrow. WAAAAY past my bedtime!
Keep me updated on your end. I sure which that there
was an explanation for why it happens.
Will do! I am thinking you hit the nail on the head with the length. That was exactly what popped into my mind when I figured out what the goofy thing was doing.
Talk to you later!
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Just connected apple tv. Everything works perfectly but the screen is not in color. I have tried reversing the HDMI cable and changing the output in settings and restarting. Any ideas of how to fix this?

Just connected apple tv. Everything works perfectly but the screen is not in color. I have tried reversing the HDMI cable and changing the output in settings and restarting. The screen is still black and white. Any ideas of how to fix this?

Hi im,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. This article has a few troubleshooting ideas for issues with color on your TV when using Apple TV:
Apple TV (2nd and 3rd generation): Troubleshooting video issues
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS5148
Cheers,
- Ari

Isight videos keeps changing color tone and temperature

When I try to record a movie with isight, the color temperature keeps changing and flashes from a warmer color to a cooler color. It never stays in one tone. Help!

kaynen430 wrote:
When I try to record a movie with isight, the color temperature keeps changing and flashes from a warmer color to a cooler color. It never stays in one tone. Help!
Welcome to Discussions, kaynen430
(0) The first thing to use on any iSight problem is http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
For system wide problems, the reset suggested there often restores proper iSight functioning.
If the problem is only with the _one app_ that you are now using to record video, reinstalling that app may help.
However, if your iSight's color keeps changing in all Apple apps and in all user accounts you test, you may have a system software issue. You can test whether software will correct your problem by trying the following:
(1) First, use Disk Utility to repair permissions. Then download and apply the COMBO update for the Mac OS version that you use. You do not show which OS X version you use, but you can find it in the list returned by this search:
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&product=&q=combo%20AND%20update
Repair permissions again IMMEDIATELY after the restart that finishes the installation.
Then test iSight again. (Repeat iSight Troubleshooting suggestions if necessary.)
(2) If properly applying the Combo Update does not resolve your problem, you may have problems within the basic OS X software.
To test that, reinstall your OS X, update to the latest OS X version you use by using the process in (1) above, and then check again for proper iSight function.
(3) If you need to post back for more suggestions, it will be helpful if you also post the following:
• OS X version (you may want to add this to your Profile in "My Settings" when logged in)
• Which app and version you originally posted about
• Whether your problem is EXACTLY the same in every app and user account you tested
• Which of the suggestions already offered you have used
• Anything new you learned while trying the suggestions above.
(4) We will watch for your status update and offer specific suggestions based on the details in your reply.
EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.2) MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.2)
LED Cinema Display G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

When will apple change the color grey and white?

I may be color blind and have trouble seeing certain colors but that doesn't make colors a bad thing thing for itunes. One reason I don't like using to much my itunes is for the fact I can't change the color. It's rather a big issue for me because I can't stare at my screen since the white and grey just really hurts my eyes. I would think a glossy black or maybe color adjustment would do so much for itunes. I think it would make itunes so much more attractive and wonderful to look at. and lastly I really don't like the fact that I can't play any files i purchase from itunes in my windows player. NO device I have allows me to watch it any bigger then how it looks and I'm really not liking this! I regret purchasing from iTunes now. Can iTunes take away that M4v video stuff because then I might as well buy it from Amazon is it won't be any use on my computer because like how I explain iTunes grey white color is really unnattractive and I just don't like playing videos nor music files on it. THANK YOU! and I hope to look for changes

Just us users here. Nobody knows what Apple is going to do, or when they might or might not do it.

Strange issue, colors degrade and change by themselves!

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