problem with Windows Photo Viewer.

First what is the best program to preview photos from your library? I use windows photo viewer and i have noticed that photos are a bit darker then they should be and maybe lacking colors in this program (WPV). When I reopen the same photo with quicktime picture viewer and microsoft photo editor, these two programs display them well and identical to each other and very close to my Light Room 3, while windows photo viewer is a bit darker and maybe not fully displaying its colors. is there a fix for this?? I like to use Windows Photo Viewer but this problems really sucks and im forced to use quicktime viewer to display the photos.

I have windows 7 64bit with LR3.

Well, right off the bat, two things: make sure you Export your pics in the sRGB color space -- it's in the LR Export dialog. Then, you will want to look at Color Management and expecially monitor calibration. It won't make all these apps look "identical", although on a good calibrated monitor they can come quite close. If you look at the "Stickies" at the top of this page you will see a couple threads covering Color Problems and Color Management that it would do well to take the time to peruse and try to soak in!

tonylong wrote in post #11309955
Well, right off the bat, two things: make sure you Export your pics in the sRGB color space -- it's in the LR Export dialog. Then, you will want to look at Color Management and expecially monitor calibration. It won't make all these apps look "identical", although on a good calibrated monitor they can come quite close. If you look at the "Stickies" at the top of this page you will see a couple threads covering Color Problems and Color Management that it would do well to take the time to peruse and try to soak in!

Yes I always use sRGB color space on export from LR and my monitor is calibrated. i think this is something with windows photo wiever but I might be wrong.

tolyD wrote in post #11310098
Yes I always use sRGB color space on export from LR and my monitor is calibrated. i think this is something with windows photo wiever but I might be wrong.

In order for windows photo viewer to use color management you need to set it to icc profile color management on the last tab of the color settings in the control panel.

Sdiver2489 wrote in post #11310125
In order for windows photo viewer to use color management you need to set it to icc profile color management on the last tab of the color settings in the control panel.

can some one axplaine how its done?? I see way too many profiles to choose from and lots of sRGB's. thanks guys for the help.

tolyD wrote in post #11310212
can some one axplaine how its done?? I see way too many profiles to choose from and lots of sRGB's. thanks guys for the help.

Set device profile to your monitor profile and set viewing conditions profile to WCS profile for ICC viewing conditions

Sdiver2489 wrote in post #11310548
Set device profile to your monitor profile and set viewing conditions profile to WCS profile for ICC viewing conditions

Good info and even then when you hit play slide show it is not color mang in Windows 7 only the Windows photo viewer is right ?
Well that is for wide gamut monitors regarding really noticing the color mang bug in slide show so I am not sure if he has a wide gamut or not.

Littlefield wrote in post #11315878
Good info and even then when you hit play slide show it is not color mang in Windows 7 only the Windows photo viewer is right ?
Well that is for wide gamut monitors regarding really noticing the color mang bug in slide show so I am not sure if he has a wide gamut or not.

Correct the slideshow is not color managed and neither is windows itself/or the wallpaper.

Sdiver2489 wrote in post #11316059
Correct the slideshow is not color managed and neither is windows itself/or the wallpaper.

Thanks, yea it really goes a little funky with my HP wide gamut monitor and is really noticeable when you hit slideshow.

So is there a good program to use to view photos besides Windows Photo Viewer ince its not color managed????

tolyD wrote in post #11327444
So is there a good program to use to view photos besides Windows Photo Viewer ince its not color managed????

http://www.irfanview.c​om/

tolyD wrote in post #11327444
So is there a good program to use to view photos besides Windows Photo Viewer ince its not color managed????

Adobe Bridge, LightRoom, or the free software that came with your camera.

ChasP505 wrote in post #11327549
Adobe Bridge, LightRoom, or the free software that came with your camers.

im looking for something that will replace windows photo viewer as defult program. Lightroom will open the whole LR software and thats not what im looking for. i want something simple just to view photos.

tolyD wrote in post #11327646
Lightroom will open the whole LR software and thats not what im looking for. i want something simple just to view photos.

Zoombrowser? No...that has to open too. Irfanview? No, that also has to open. Picassa? No...

I can't think of any viewer that doesn't need to open.

I use FastStone Image Viewer.

It's fast, flexible, color-managed and you can have a portable version. (Free.)

http://www.faststone.o​rg/download.htm