imported videos from iPhone to MAC's Photos, but weird color appears with the videos

Today I imported videos from my iPhone 13 to my new MACBook computer via its Photos app. But when I watch the videos in Photos, the color looks so weird on the video while it plays. (Still photos have OK color though). It was not like this with my old Mac Book computer. How to fix it? Thanks.

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 13.2

Posted on Mar 24, 2023 3:35 PM

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Mar 26, 2023 8:46 AM in response to iPhone-mei

Hello iPhone-mei,


We understand you have an interesting issue with the Photos app on your Mac trying to watch videos imported from your iPhone. You mentioned the color seems off. We have some suggested steps that might help with the issue or will narrow down what may be the underlying cause.


  1. Quit the Photos app: Quit apps on Mac - Apple Support
  2. Restart your Mac: Ways to start up your Mac - Apple Support
  3. Update your macOS to 13.2.1: Update macOS on Mac - Apple Support
  4. Boot your Mac to safe mode to see if anything changes in Photos: Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support
  5. Create a test user profile, log in to it, then test Photos: Change Users & Groups settings on Mac - Apple Support


Depending on the results when you've either booted to safe mode or logged in to the test user will help rule out if the issue is a macOS issue or with your user profile. If the issue still persists, reply back here with how these steps did for you. We'll work from there.


Warm regards.






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