Color flickering using dual 5k

[mythesithyoda]

I am running a triple monitor setup using two 4k monitors and one 1440p monitor. They are running at 5k resolution on the 4k monitors and at 4k resolution on the 1440p monitor. Frequently when connecting this setup I will notice color flickering (almost like the color profile for the display is swapping between different profiles). This most frequently happens on the 5k resolution displays. I have the same resolution setup both at my at home office as well as in my work office but the actual model of monitors are different at each location leading me to believe that it isn't related to any specific monitor (It's also worth noting that I don't see this issue when I turn off BetterDisplay). I wanted to open an issue to see if there is a possible resolution for this. Currently my workaround is to disconnect and reconnect a flickering display until it stops flickering. Sometimes this causes another display to flicker, but I just disconnect and reconnect displays until color flickering stops.

[waydabber]

Are you using virtual screen mirroring?

[mythesithyoda]

Yes, that is correct

[waydabber]

Right. Sadly there is (or was?) a macOS issue with virtual screen mirroring - the system has trouble converting colors among the source screen and target screen colors with different profiles, resulting in flickering. I think this was resolved by now in Sequoia (at least I no longer get issues about this). I suppose you might be running an older macOS version (as I see the BetterDisplay version is also an older v2.x one), right?

[mythesithyoda]

Ah, yes. I apologize that I had missed that there was an update to the software, but in terms of macOS version I look forward to being able to update to Sequoia to see if this resolves my issue (my macOS version is managed by my work IT department). I will also update my BetterDisplay app now.

[miranda]

I'm having this problem right now, it's driving me insane.
I'm using a virtual display with a resolution of 3360x1890 and mirroring it to my physical 4K monitor. The colors flicker between darker and lighter constantly as I move the mouse or type. Sometimes if I quit BetterDisplay and run it again, it will stop... but the first time it is started it will always do this.

I'm on Sequoia 15.1.1 on an M4 Mac Mini, and I have the newest version of BetterDisplay Pro. So... it's not fixed if it is supposed to be.
I have played with all settings I can think of, including color profiles in the System Settings display settingss. It seems nothing fixes this except luck when quitting and restarting BetterDisplay.

[reubennn]

I am having an identical issue. Every now and again the colour profile will flicker on its own (going from a very contrasted colour to normal). And I am noticing when I type or move my mouse the screen flickers like the screen is going slightly lighter. I'm running a M4 Pro on MacBook Pro (Sequoia 15.1.1) with virtual screen connected to my Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED.