Yellowish tint in windows and lightroom?!

fikkser · 05-13-2012, 09:14 AM

I get a yellowish tint in lightroom 4.1 and windows photo viewer when looking at a B&W image.

Just reinstalled the computer and got new lightroom and I've thought the WB was wrong on all shots.

The tumbnails in folders are colored correctly, and the B&W picture is colored correctly when uploaded on facebook. It's also correctly colored when I open it in preview on my mac. So it has to be some setting that is wrong in lightroom and/or windows (7 x64 pro).

Thankful if someone could point out what's wrong.

fikkser · 05-13-2012, 09:17 AM

what the... It seems the problem have gone away by it self. This is wierd. Haven't rebooted or anything.

Feels reassuring that color tint can come and go in lightroom and windows photo viewer.

**jatrax** · 05-13-2012, 09:23 AM

Maybe monitor calibration? If your monitor is color calibrated possibly the calibration file did not load correctly the first time?

fikkser · 05-13-2012, 12:08 PM

Saw the correctly colored thumbnail next to the faulty tinted picture opened in windows photo viewer at the same time, so it was probably not the screen calibration. Just have to hope it doesn't happen again.

Faulty tinted pictures:
Lightroom 4.1
Windows photo viewer

Correct colors:
Google chrome
Thumbnails in windows folder

Very strange. Atleast it works fine now! :-)

05-13-2012, 09:14 AM	#1
fikkser Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Borlänge, Sweden Posts: 373	Yellowish tint in windows and lightroom?! I get a yellowish tint in lightroom 4.1 and windows photo viewer when looking at a B&W image. Just reinstalled the computer and got new lightroom and I've thought the WB was wrong on all shots. The tumbnails in folders are colored correctly, and the B&W picture is colored correctly when uploaded on facebook. It's also correctly colored when I open it in preview on my mac. So it has to be some setting that is wrong in lightroom and/or windows (7 x64 pro). Thankful if someone could point out what's wrong.

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05-13-2012, 09:17 AM	#2
fikkser Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Borlänge, Sweden Posts: 373 Original Poster	what the... It seems the problem have gone away by it self. This is wierd. Haven't rebooted or anything. Feels reassuring that color tint can come and go in lightroom and windows photo viewer.

05-13-2012, 09:23 AM	#3
jatrax Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Washington Cascades Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,991	Maybe monitor calibration? If your monitor is color calibrated possibly the calibration file did not load correctly the first time?

05-13-2012, 12:08 PM	#4
fikkser Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Borlänge, Sweden Posts: 373 Original Poster	Saw the correctly colored thumbnail next to the faulty tinted picture opened in windows photo viewer at the same time, so it was probably not the screen calibration. Just have to hope it doesn't happen again. Faulty tinted pictures: Lightroom 4.1 Windows photo viewer Correct colors: Google chrome Thumbnails in windows folder Very strange. Atleast it works fine now! :-)