Photo Gallery Pictures are Horrible

I would suggest removing all the Color
Profiles and see how things look.

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John Inzer
Digital Media MVP

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Richard1962 wrote:
> John,
>
> After looking at many pictures this evening, I've noticed something
> else. Although I think I have fixed my original problem, it appears
> as if a similar problem occurs when I run the slideshow part of Photo
> Gallery.
>
> Before I get into the slide show part, one thing I started noticing
> is that if I convert the color space to Adobe RGB 1998, things look
> better than using sRGB. This is especially true in the dark areas.
> This is understandable because Adobe RGB 1998, which I usually take
> pictures in, has a wider color gamut (can see more colors) than sRGB
> can. I just never noticed this on my laptop running XP and Windows
> Picture and Fax Viewer, but it also could be because I also bought a
> nice monitor with my new PC which has a wide color gamut. To be
> honest, however, I don't think this is because my new monitor is
> better....I would think that even with sRGB, pictures should still be
> better than the older machine.
>
> Now, about the slide show. It's a little harder to tell because I
> can't as quickly switch back and forth between pictures using
> different programs because of the slide show running, but there is
> some noticeable difference. Again, the shadows or dark areas don't
> have as much contrast; they seem to be oversaturated when the slide
> show is running, as compared to just looking at individual pictures.
> Pictures also do not look as sharp using the slideshow as compared to
> individual pictures in Photo Gallery. This is especially noticeable
> in people's hair.
>
> My suspicion is that Photo Gallery's slide show does something to the
> pictures like perhaps using sRGB, even if my default profile is Adobe
> RGB 1998; I suspect it might be lowering the resolution or changing
> the sharpness somehow.
>
> Have you seen or heard of this particular problem with the slide show
> portion of Photo Gallery? Again, I never noticed this on my laptop
> with XP and Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. I really do not think
> the problem exists on my laptop with XP.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Richard

John,

I've removed both color profiles. As default, I had Adobe RGB 1998. The
2nd one was the profile for my Dell 24" monitor.

After removing both and rebooting, I still see that problem with the
slideshow in Photo Gallery. However, the more I have looked at it, the more
I think it is a sharpening or perhaps a much lower resolution issue.

Again, what I see in the slide show is a picture that is without a doubt
less sharp than what I see if I just double click on a single picture. This
is particularly noticeable in a person's hair, but I can also see it in their
faces and other places.

One picture I have is of a friend in the foreground. In the background,
which is dark, there are 2 people sitting in a booth in a restaurant. My
friend's face and particularly his hair is noticeably less sharp in the slide
show. In the slide show, those 2 people in the dark background are harder to
make out than they are when I just double click on that picture.

Another thing I have noticed is that in the slide show, some pictures, not
all, show a very thin and rainbow colored border, typically on the top and
the left edges of the picture, in the slideshow. That border is about the
width of a pencil line. Don't know, and doubt, if this is related.

Richard

"John Inzer" wrote:

> I would suggest removing all the Color
> Profiles and see how things look.
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> Digital Media MVP
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
> ======================
> Richard1962 wrote:
> > John,
> >
> > After looking at many pictures this evening, I've noticed something
> > else. Although I think I have fixed my original problem, it appears
> > as if a similar problem occurs when I run the slideshow part of Photo
> > Gallery.
> >
> > Before I get into the slide show part, one thing I started noticing
> > is that if I convert the color space to Adobe RGB 1998, things look
> > better than using sRGB. This is especially true in the dark areas.
> > This is understandable because Adobe RGB 1998, which I usually take
> > pictures in, has a wider color gamut (can see more colors) than sRGB
> > can. I just never noticed this on my laptop running XP and Windows
> > Picture and Fax Viewer, but it also could be because I also bought a
> > nice monitor with my new PC which has a wide color gamut. To be
> > honest, however, I don't think this is because my new monitor is
> > better....I would think that even with sRGB, pictures should still be
> > better than the older machine.
> >
> > Now, about the slide show. It's a little harder to tell because I
> > can't as quickly switch back and forth between pictures using
> > different programs because of the slide show running, but there is
> > some noticeable difference. Again, the shadows or dark areas don't
> > have as much contrast; they seem to be oversaturated when the slide
> > show is running, as compared to just looking at individual pictures.
> > Pictures also do not look as sharp using the slideshow as compared to
> > individual pictures in Photo Gallery. This is especially noticeable
> > in people's hair.
> >
> > My suspicion is that Photo Gallery's slide show does something to the
> > pictures like perhaps using sRGB, even if my default profile is Adobe
> > RGB 1998; I suspect it might be lowering the resolution or changing
> > the sharpness somehow.
> >
> > Have you seen or heard of this particular problem with the slide show
> > portion of Photo Gallery? Again, I never noticed this on my laptop
> > with XP and Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. I really do not think
> > the problem exists on my laptop with XP.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Richard
>
>
>
>