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Is there a way to set an iMac brightness preset?

Hoping someone can help.


I do photo editing on my Ventura 2017 27" iMac and have calibrated the monitor. Unfortunately, while the calibrated brightness setting is fine for photo editing, it is too dark for normal use and especially for watching videos, so I have to crank up the brightness for those functions. Without having a preset to go back to, I can only roughly

approximate the calibrated brightness, since macOS only has a non-quantified slider.


I have found ways to set different login brightness settings for different users, which I prefer not to do and also some apps to dim or brighten the screen, but not return it to it's calibrated setting.


Does anyone have any idea how to accomplish this within a specific user, or at least return to the calibrated setting? Your input is much appreciated.

Posted on Jun 22, 2023 12:43 PM

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Posted on Jun 22, 2023 1:20 PM

In another forum someone gave me the answer to use Shortcuts. In my situation, after calibration, I can use the "Get the" (Current Brightness) shortcut to find what the numerical setting is, and then create a new shortcut "Set brightness to" that number"

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Jun 22, 2023 12:56 PM in response to Rich B22

Not sure I understand. On our five Macs, once brightness is set it stays as set unless we have the lighting sensor turned on in which case it senses ambient lighting levels.


Other than the gross brightness settings I know of no other. My wife is an amateur photographer but her photo and graphics arts professional friends all use a separate external monitor, or monitors, for really precise work.

Is there a way to set an iMac brightness preset?

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