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gharv29
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December 15, 2025
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Help with Unusual Image Appearance in Lightroom Classic

  • December 15, 2025
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Hello I'm trying to solve an issue that has annoyed me for sometime. In Windows 11, when I try to important RAW files and am selected my desired images the preview appears unsual with pixelation and a low contrast apperance (see attached image). This seems to be correcteed once image is imported in the library and develop module but makes selecting the best image for import really difficult. I should mention the issue also appears in the smaller Navigator view in the top left and also the film strip once I'm in the libary/develop modules but this is less annoying as I've already picked the images at this point.

 

Can't understand why this might be. Have kept LR up to date as well as monitor firmware (Alienware AW3225QF), video card etc but to no avail. Any help would be appreciated.

Correct answer gharv29

Thank you for your help!

I did adjust the monitor profile but that didn't seem to make a difference. However I did also upgrade my windows to Windows 11 and that fixed the issue finally.

 

Thanks again for the input

 

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Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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December 15, 2025

You may have updated the monitor firmware, but have you updated the monitor profile?

Your screen-clip looks like a monitor profile problem. (but doesn't illustrate much else!)

To test- follow the advice here-

https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-change-my-monitor-profile-to-check-whether-its-corrupted/

 

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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    gharv29AuthorCorrect answer
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    December 20, 2025

    Thank you for your help!

    I did adjust the monitor profile but that didn't seem to make a difference. However I did also upgrade my windows to Windows 11 and that fixed the issue finally.

     

    Thanks again for the input

     

    Rob_Cullen
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    Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
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    December 22, 2025

    @gharv29    Nice to know you have it working.

    FYI (For the future) even updates to Windows-11 may not include a Monitor Profile that suits Lr-Classic, so it often helps to go to the video/graphic card manufacturer (OEM) and install the latest profile from there that is specific for your Graphics card.

     

    Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.3, Photoshop 27.5, ACR 18.3, Lightroom 9.3, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.3 .
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