https://www.baldengineer.com/tag/retinaRecent content in Retina on Bald EngineerHugoen-USWed, 01 Apr 2015 23:16:41 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/osx-fixing-the-green-screen-issue-when-capturing-your-desktop-with-quicktime-or-other.htmlMon, 22 Apr 2013 20:46:23 +0000https://www.baldengineer.com/?p=1627<p>After spending too much time waiting for effects to render on my new <a href="http://www.addohms.com/">AddOhms Tutorialcast,</a> I decided it was time to upgrade computers.  When I went to capture a quick EAGLE video on my new MacBook Pro with Retina screen, I realized a problem with the Mac&rsquo;s auto graphics chip switch.  Quicktime recorded only a green Screen.</p> <p><a href="https://www.baldengineer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Quicktime-Green-Screen-300x205.png"><img src="https://www.baldengineer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Quicktime-Green-Screen-300x205.png" alt="Quicktime-Green-Screen.png"></a></p> <h2 id="architecture">Architecture</h2> <p>The MacBook Pro Retina has two graphics processors.  One is built-in to the Intel CPU while the other is an external chip with significantly more processing power.  When on battery, I usually let the computer decide which need it needs to (hopefully) maximize battery life.</p>