Submission details
[WL Photo Gallery] Beige colour cast when viewing images
NOTE: This problem is actually caused by an incorrect colour profile. See the comments below or the following similar Windows 7 Taskforce link:
http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/1494
The original submission text is still included below to help others find a solution:
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The beige background of Windows Live Photo Gallery (WLPG) behind images changes the overall colour of images being viewed. They are given a beige hue.
Colours are correct in Library view as well as during Slide Shows.
This problem also exists in the Vista-included Windows Photo Gallery.
Have a FAQ about this issue so that people can solve it on their own.
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Discussion (3 comments)
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Changed severity from [High] to [Low].
Yeah this always annoyed me. @nyp: I oddly can't switch to Category view. Are you referring to the Color options menu in the Display control panel (XP)? I chose the only profile which starts with "sRGB" but I don't know if it works because only sometimes or after a certain point of time/action this bug occurs.
Here's the instructions for Vista/7:
http://files.getdropbox.com/u/1286251/psr/color%20management.zip
But if you're running XP, then I have no idea. I don't even think XP has Color Management...
nyp wrote on June 12, 2009, 4:18am
Look at the comments about the same issue at Windows 7 Taskforce:
http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/1494
JonathanJ wrote on February 23, 2009, 7:59am
Taken from the Windows Live Photo Gallery blog:
Q: Why do my photos have an odd color cast in the Photo Gallery (but look fine in the XP Picture and Fax Viewer and IE)?
The photo viewer in Photo Gallery is a color managed environment (it can use a color profile to render a color-accurate representation of your photo). The XP Viewer and IE (and many other applications) are not color managed. Color management can be a complex topic. It's possible that there is an incorrect color profile embedded in the photo, or perhaps you have an incorrect color profile applied to your display device. Following these instructions may fix the problem:
1. Control Panel->Hardware and Sound->Color Management
2. Select your display device
3. Check the box “Use my setting for this device”
4. Click Add
5. Choose “sRGB IEC61966-2.1” (this is the color profile that IE is using)
6. Set it as default.