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Sepia coloured photos

The off-colour tinge is more commonly noticed by people who are using LCD flat panel displays to view their pictures. This sepia-effect happens whether you are using Windows Vista or Windows 7; it is the LCD monitor that is throwing the colour off and not the operating system being used. Switching the LCD panel with a non-LCD screen would be the quickest way to see if the brownish tint could be eliminated. However, instead of down-grading to an older monitor, there are some steps you can take to try and remedy the discoloration. If using Windows 7, try the following adjustments:  Step 1 – Go to the **Control Panel** and click on **View by:** to expose the drop down box  Step 2 – Scroll down and select **Small Icons** to view Step 3 – Once the icons are made smaller, there should be one labelled **Colour Management**. Click to open this new window.  Step 4 – There are tabs located at the top of this new window. Select the tab labelled **Devices** and then locate your monitor on the drop down box next to **Device**. Step 5 – After the selection is made, you’ll want to check the box labelled **Use my settings for this device**.  Step 6 – Click the button labelled **Add** at the lower left of this Colour Management window Step 7 – A window with a list of profiles will appear. Select **sRGB IEC61966-2.1** from this list and then click on the **OK** button.  Step 8 – Set this profile as the default option by clicking the **Set as Default Profile** button at the bottom right hand side of the Colour Management window. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 9 – Close the Colour Management window and reboot the computer <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">These 9 steps should remedy the issue of having a brownish tint on your pictures when using Photo Gallery with Windows 7. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Making a profile change in Windows Vista is very similar to the steps mentioned above. Here is a quick run-down on how to restore normal colours in Photo Gallery when an LCD monitor is being used: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 1 – Go to the desktop, right click, and select **Personalize** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 2 – From here, select **Display Settings** and click on the button labelled **Advanced Settings** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 3 – Go to the Colour Management tab and click on the button labelled **Colour Management** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 4 – When the drop down box is exposed, find the name of your device and click on it. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 5 – Click the box below the list of devices that has the words **‘Use my settings for this device’** next to it. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 6 – Click on the ‘Add’ button at the bottom of the screen and choose :- **sRBG IEC61966-2.1** from the ICC profiles. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 7 – Once you’ve selected the proper profile, set it by clicking on the **Set as Default** button at the bottom of the window. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 8 – Keep clicking the **OK** button until you have exited each screen and then reboot the computer <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">If you are not able to locate the correct profile under the section for ICC Profiles, then you will need to download it. This profile can be downloaded from Adobe. The steps for completing this process are listed below: <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 1 – Go to the [|**Adobe downloads**]<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;"> page. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 2 – Scroll to the very bottom of this page and locate the **Adobe ICC Colour Profiles** under **Other Downloads**. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;"> You will need to select **Windows** under the Adobe ICC Colour Profiles category. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 3 – The next page displayed will give you an option to choose which type of ICC profile download you will need; for End Users or for Bundling. Most people will select **End Users**. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 4 – Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the button labelled **Accept** <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Step 5 – Scroll down a short ways on the page and click the ‘**Proceed to Download’** button, then continue to follow the prompts. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">You will be downloading a zip file that will have to be accessed through a utility or the operating system on your computer. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;"> Once this zip file has been uncompressed, select the RGB profile desired. You will need to right click to choose the ‘**Install Profile’** menu item of your choice. This same action needs to be done in the CMYK profile folder too. You will be able to tell if the ICC profile you have chosen is already installed because the ‘Uninstall Menu’ will appear. Reboot the computer after making any changes. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype',serif;">Hopefully, these subtle changes will enable you to view photos in all of their modern bright colours, rather than vintage sepia.