zip, extract the WhackedRGB.jpg file and drag its. If you do not have Adobe Photoshop to test: Includes the 'WhackedRGB.icc' profile for loading into Windows, ColorSync and Adobe work flows. Opening a known good reference image like the 'Tagged' Getty-Photodisc PDI calibration target will help me visually evaluate and rule out the monitor (and printer) profiles in Photoshop.ĭOWNLOAD PDI Target(WhackedRGB) for Windows PC and Mac OSX.

The first solution to fixing a bad monitor profile is to re- calibrate/profile the monitor.įor now, set the 'problem' file(s) aside and download a free copy of the Getty Images PDI 'WhackedRGB.jpg' reference file (below). STEPS HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT, EVALUATE & FIX A BAD MONITOR PROFILE 'Whites appear yellow' ( Photoshop FAQ) includes colors have a neon look or are discolored with a blue, red, green hues, sepia tone, in black & white, are more sure signs the monitor profile needs to be re-calibrated.Ī bad video card or problems with its driver and GPU can also cause these types of color issues, including certain colors appearing black, wild psychedelic colors (see hardware issues below update your video card driver from the GPU maker's website (AMD/ATI, NVidia, Radeon, Intel).

Grays have color tint desaturated RGB has a color cast black, white, gray don't display neutral. CLASSIC SYMPTOMS of a Bad or Defective Monitor Profile:

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