Hi all,
I realize that my question has a bit bigger scope than just Adobe, but I haven't found a solution anywhere else thus far, so bare with me on this please. And if you need any more info then I will gladly supply it.
I look a my photos a lot on my computer (mostly my desktop at home). Well this summer I will mostly be using my laptop (Asus N56, Win8.1 Pro 64x) and have noticed that my images don't look quite right in Adobe Bridge, Photoshop, Windows Photo Viewer and Nikon ViewNX 2. All of the programs look fine on my desktop but don't seem like it on my laptop.
The images do display correctly when set as the desktop background, previewed in file explorer, hosted on Flickr, or the file is directly viewed in Google Chrome.
I have tried calibrating my screen to no avail.
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For reference, here are screenshots of the images displaying with the correct coloring and such:
Desktop Background:
File Explorer w/ Previewer:
Hosted on Flickr:
File Directly In Google Chrome:
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Here the images are displayed incorrectly:
Windows Photo Viewer:
Adobe Bridge:
Nikon ViewNX 2:
Photoshop w/out Proof Colors:
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One of the strange things is that both Adobe Bridge and ViewNX 2 initially load with the correct imagery. Within a couple seconds the images then resume the discoloration.
Adobe Bridge upon initial loading:
ViewNX 2 upon initial loading:
NOTE: Thumbnails are correct while the enlargement is not.
I did try clearing the thumbnail cache in Bridge with no positive result.
Also strange is that when I turn on color proof to Monitor RGB in photoshop the picture is then correct.
In addition I tried shooting in both Adobe RGB and sRGB on my camera, with the same results for both embedded color profiles
So from what I’ve observed, it’s not any single program but a range of them. I’ve tried changing the color settings within the programs and it made no difference from what I saw. So it seems like there has to be something happening behind the scenes, possibly pertaining to Windows.
Here is a link to the image on Flickr for comparison: All sizes | B&W Tunnel | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
The picture is available for download, so if it's file related perhaps someone will pickup on it.