What the hell is wrong with this guy? You might ask.
Well, apparently there’s nothing wrong with me. It seems that my favorite picture viewer has a problem.
It occurred to me when I was trying to watch a picture a friend of mine e-mailed the other day. So, I downloaded the picture from my e-mail account then double click it to see it. BIG disappointment! All colors were messed up, like somehow they were the opposite of what they originally were.
For example: the skin was displayed blue-ish. See the picture.
First I thought that the file became corrupted upon download (a possibility hard to came across, but since I’m a “lucky” person…). After that I notice that Windows Explorer was displaying correctly the picture (in Thumbnail View). Then I tried to open the picture with Windows Picture Viewer and I saw that the picture was displayed correct. Hmm…
Next I put my power toys in action. I opened the file with Adobe Bridge and saw that the color profile (mode) was CMYK.
The problem is that Picasa can’t display correctly pictures in CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow Black) color mode. Therefore if you intend to watch / use pictures in CMYK mode you might reconsider your picture viewer. Or you can convert them to RGB (Red Green Blue) mode.
The conversion can be done in Adobe Photoshop via “Edit – Convert to profile” option. Then choose “Adobe RGB (1998)“.
Of course, this solution can be done with ease if you only have a few pictures to work with, but if you have hundreds…
That’s it.
Sven : 07 March 2009 at 1:37 am
Exactly the same problem in Germany. I hope there will be a workaround soon.
Suiniaemece : 12 December 2009 at 5:18 am
Excuse me for commenting off topic … what Word Press template are you using? Looks awesome!!
CJ : 12 December 2009 at 11:30 am
I don’t really remember the name, but you will not find anywhere else. Basically it uses a standard template which I’ve improved it, also the graphics are my work too.
Sorry.