07-11-2007
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Re: Colors are off in Windows Photo Gallery
Did you had to restart after you deleted all profiles?
"Mark" wrote:
> You might try just deleting the color profile. I did that and my wierd color
> problems went away. My profiles dialg is just blank. Seems to work just fine
> now.
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> Mark
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> "Amir Facade" <amirfacade@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:E8CD7CFB-2E8B-4449-AE89-320FFA0CB909@microsoft.com...
> > Wow, Thanks for the detailed instructions.
> > Unfortunately it made no change at all to the color in Windows Photo
> > Gallery.
> > Any other thoughts anyone.
> > There has to be something I'm missing here.
> >
> > Amir
> >
> >
> >
> > "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:%23sC8Ng3qHHA.4100@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Amir,
> >
> > See if the following note helps, posted earlier by Redbeaver:
> >
> > <quote>
> >
> > First off, there r 2 solutions i discovered...one is if u have Photoshop
> > installed, the other if you don't.
> >
> > If you do have, in Control Panel, there's an Adobe Gamma tool. Run it by
> > step-by-step wizard (or by Control Panel if u know what u'r doing) and
> > create ur own Profile. Name it anything, i name mine Vista-1 just so its
> > easier to see. It will create an ICM profile immediately installed in
> > Window's system32-spool-color folder (given u dont change the saving
> > location. better yet, dont even try.). Done?
> >
> > Back in Vista's control panel, open the Colour Management tool. In there
> > u'll see the default ICC profile, mine named Samsung - Natural Color Pro
> > 1.0 ICM, file name SM205BW.icm since my monitor is a Samsung 205BW. Click
> > on Add.., and if you scroll down, u'll see ur profile; again, mine said
> > Vista-1. U might need to click on Browse.. if u dont see yours becoz u
> > saved it somewhere else... [Now, this part i'm not sure whether u need to
> > do it, but i did it anyway.... Click on the Profiles button on the right
> > bottom corner and click on Combine My Settings with System Defaults.
> > then...] Click OK, and click on Vista-1 and click on Set as Default
> > Profile. Click Close.
> >
> > Now try opening a picture in WPG 
> >
> > Ooops, almost forgot, for people who doesnt have Photoshop, u can google
> > any free ICC profile or go to:
> > http://www.adobe.com/digitalimag/adobergb.html
> > Download these free ICC, and install some..or..well... i tried installing
> > all of them anyway... Just extract them, then right click and select
> > Install...
> >
> > Now go to Vista Control Panel, open Color Management, and click on Add...
> > Scroll down and all of the installed ICC should be there. Pick one and set
> > it
> > default. [Again, u could click on Profiles and select Combine My
> > Profile... but im not sure about this.] Click Close and you're good to go.
> >
> > Of course if it still shows the wrong colour just pick a different ICC and
> > try it. First ICC i tried is the Adobe1998 one and it seems to be working
> > fine... Of course im no expert and if any of u experts sees the better ICC
> > in there (there r like 10~15 of them in the ZIP), by all means correct me.
> >
> > THat's all.
> >
> > Hope that helps
> >
> > </quote>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
> > Windows Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com
> >
> >
> > "Amir Facade" <amirfacade@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:AD24289B-8AD9-4B7F-B360-D2E49B17E657@microsoft.com...
> > If I open a photo in Windows Photo Gallery, the background of the window
> > has
> > a light green tint and the photos are dark and off color.
> > If I open the same photo file in MS Office Picture Manager, the picture
> > looks the way I Expect it to look.
> > I there a way to adjust the basic color settings of Windows Photo Gallery
> > to
> > get a basic white background and my pictures the way I think they should
> > be?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Amir
> >
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