Why my images seem to be yellow on the screen
(but look fine in preview and as wallpaper)
Great. New PC. Windows Vista. Installed Nikon’s PictureProject and went to work. But then … all my images that looked fine in the Overview pane, were too dark and somewhat yellow when in single view. At first I suspected Vista. Of course. Being source of trouble and grief. But then, after some hours of restless research I found this link.
It really is a combination of Vista and the newest drivers for my Samsung Monitor. I went to the monitor’s color management and switched to the sRGB IEC61966-2.1 profile. It’s as simple as that. Thanks to the writer.
“To solve the problem and restore normal colors in Windows Photo Gallery, you can try one of the resolutions below. All actions will be done at Color Management tab, which is accessible by right click on Desktop, and select Personalize on the contextual menu. Click on Display Settings link in the Personalization menu. In the Display Settings window, click on Advanced Settings… button. Then click on Color Management tab, and finally click on Color Management… button. You will need to select (tick) Use my settings for this device to be able to remove, change or set new color profiles. The first workaround is by removing any existing ICC or WCS color profiles that are been associated with all display devices or monitors. Else, you can also try to change the default color profile for your system’s monitor to sRGB IEC61966-2.1, simply by clicking on Add, and then select sRGB IEC61966-2.1 from the list of profiles installed on system. After adding, click Set as Default Profile button. Exit from all dialogs and reboot your computer, and the color problem on Windows Photo Gallery is fixed.”
(taken from http://www.mydigitallife.info)