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July 26, 2012
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Defective monitor profile

  • July 26, 2012
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I just bought a new monitor (LG IPS235) and when I open Photoshop CS6, this message pops up: "The monitor profile "LG IPS235" appears to be defective. Please rerun your monitor calibration software." (BTW, I didnt run any calibration software). There are two choices: "Ignore profile" - "Use Anyway".

When I choose the option "Use anyway" and I open some image, it has strong warm cast. But when I open same image outside of Photoshop, everything seems to be ok.

And when I open Photoshop with the option "Ignore profile", everything seems to be ok too.

So whats going on? What should I do?

BTW, I found  this paper in the monitor's box:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/829/imgfd.jpg/

Does it mean something? How can I assure the display quality according to this? Why the color profile is defective when the monitor has some kind of display quality assurance.

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    NB, colourmanagement
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    July 14, 2016

    Hi Hellboy,

    you've received some useful help here and it seems to have fixed you up with a workaround.

    But I feel it's important to appreciate that the display profile is more than something that occasionally goes wrong, it's vital to accurate display of images. After all your display is your window onto your file content.

    To be sure of appearance, you need to get some kind of calibration device for your screen and build a proper display profile. If you ever send out files for printing, or even print images yourself, you'll find that the increased accuracy in image display that a decent display profile gives is very advantageous.

    You could start with something pretty simple in the way of equipment, why not have a look here for some info: Spyder5 sensor for screen calibration and profiling | colourmanagement.net  you can get a code for a good discount too.

    I hope this helps

    if so, please do mark my reply as "helpful" and perhaps the issue as "answered" so others who have similar issues can see the solution

    thanks

    neil barstow, colourmanagement.net

    Fannil_Abror
    Participant
    May 9, 2016

    you had to setting monitor calibration in color management menu. I have same problem too and now solved

    Noel Carboni
    Legend
    July 26, 2012

    Your monitor profile is defective.  It's a known problem with the profile provided with that monitor.

    You have several reasonable choices...

    1.  (Assuming the monitor has the capability) you could set the monitor to a preset patterned after a well-known standard profile and associate the standard profile with the monitor in your OS color-management settings.

    2.  You could get a calibration and profiling device and measure your system's performance.  Once a custom profile is developed from the measurements, the software will associate it with your monitor, replacing the defective one.

    Color-management is a complex subject, and you'll want to study it in order to understand why you would want to make one of the above choices over the other.  People will emphatically try to make the decision for you, but only you can make the proper one.

    I can tell you this:  You will not be able to learn color-management a piece at a time on a forum.

    -Noel

    Participating Frequently
    July 26, 2012

    I'm not sure I understand the first option.

    Noel Carboni
    Legend
    December 16, 2013

    Noel...I officially love you. I got a new AOC monitor and all my PS CS6 whites were yellow! I can see white again. Thank you!


    'Tis the season for love and good cheer (and of course a white Christmas!)

    Happy holidays!

    -Noel