Lightroom color issue Develop vs Library modules

[slookabill]

Just recently when I started to process photos from my recent shoot at an airshow, after importing to lightroom 6 and starting to process, I noticed that the Library and Develop modules are showing completely different color toning for the images. I generally like what I'm seeing in the Develop module, but when going to the library I know I don't care for those colors and resulting look. What is wrong, and how can I fix it?




Develop Module look




Library Module view

 

[mcshess]

You just rocked my world with this quick fix! Thank you so VERY much for giving the tip of changing the profile to sRGB!!!!!!

 

[802753029]

I had very different views in library and develop. I followed your blog re calibrating the screens then changing "colour management" in windows to use the calibrated files and hey presto...identical. Many thanks for leading me simply through this complex field, I owe you a beer.

 

[IdoSud]

The two modules use a different color space and the only accurate preview is within Develop module at 1:1 or greater. So what you report is to be expected. That said, the differences you show are pretty large.

Do you calibrate and profile your display and if so, does the software support, create V4 ICC profiles? LR doesn't like em, set the software for V2.

I'd heard that the color space issue was more of an effect of the noise reduction/sharpening of images, not in how color balance is massively distorted.

My monitors are towards the cheap end, an Acer and AOC, and have no clue for how to calibrate or maximize them properly.

Ideally you should calibrate and profile the monitors, as others have said.

However, here's a quick fix that will at least confirm what the problem is. I assume you're using Windows; go to Control Panel, Color Management.

First note what the default is now, if any (so you can go back there if needed):



Then select "sRGB..." and click "Set as default":



If you can't see sRGB in the list, click "Add...", and find it there. If you have two monitors, this can be set for each independently.

This will tell Windows and Lightroom that the monitor behaves as though it has sRGB colour space. This won't be right, and it is always better to calibrate/profile properly, but for most monitors it will be very very roughly right.

More to the point, it may make the Library and Develop renderings look more similar.

If it makes things better, then your problem was no monitor profile, or a faulty profile.

--
Simon

Signed up just to thank you my friend!! you helped me a lot and saved me a lot of trouble. I thought it's gonna be a big mess. Wish you all the best that life could grant you.

 

[Simon Garrett]

The two modules use a different color space and the only accurate preview is within Develop module at 1:1 or greater. So what you report is to be expected. That said, the differences you show are pretty large.

Do you calibrate and profile your display and if so, does the software support, create V4 ICC profiles? LR doesn't like em, set the software for V2.

I'd heard that the color space issue was more of an effect of the noise reduction/sharpening of images, not in how color balance is massively distorted.

My monitors are towards the cheap end, an Acer and AOC, and have no clue for how to calibrate or maximize them properly.

Ideally you should calibrate and profile the monitors, as others have said.

However, here's a quick fix that will at least confirm what the problem is. I assume you're using Windows; go to Control Panel, Color Management.

First note what the default is now, if any (so you can go back there if needed):



Then select "sRGB..." and click "Set as default":



If you can't see sRGB in the list, click "Add...", and find it there. If you have two monitors, this can be set for each independently.

This will tell Windows and Lightroom that the monitor behaves as though it has sRGB colour space. This won't be right, and it is always better to calibrate/profile properly, but for most monitors it will be very very roughly right.

More to the point, it may make the Library and Develop renderings look more similar.

If it makes things better, then your problem was no monitor profile, or a faulty profile.

Signed up just to thank you my friend!! you helped me a lot and saved me a lot of trouble. I thought it's gonna be a big mess. Wish you all the best that life could grant you.

You're welcome!

--
Simon