Develop module Navigator shows different color then main image.
There are many threads about this topic like this one for example.
I purchased an Eizo CS2400S along with an EX4 calibrator and encountered an issue in Lightroom's Develop module: The Navigator image and filmstrip thumbnails display incorrect colors after clicking on an image. Initially, the colors appear correct, but after a brief loading period, they shift and remain incorrect until Lightroom is restarted. The Library module is unaffected.
After researching similar cases, I found that most discussions attribute this problem to a corrupted monitor profile. A common troubleshooting step is to temporarily switch to the default sRGB profile, restart Lightroom, and check if the colors display correctly. In my case, this confirmed the issue—Lightroom displayed correct colors with the sRGB profile. The recommended solution is to recalibrate the monitor to generate a new, uncorrupted profile. However, after multiple calibration attempts with different settings in ColorNavigator 7, every profile I created still resulted in the same problem.
After extensive trial and error, I identified both the cause and a working solution. The issue seems to stem from a Lightroom bug: In the Develop module, the Navigator and filmstrip use the monitor profile of the main display rather than the active editing display. In my setup, my main monitor is a 240Hz gaming screen with no profile assigned, which caused the color issue.
Solutions:
- Set your calibrated monitor as the main display in Windows display settings.
- Assign the calibrated monitor’s ICC profile to the main display (using a different profile won’t work).
Notably, this same issue affects the Navigator in Photoshop as well.
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