Why do JPEGs look washed out in IrfanView, and how do I fix it?
Asked 3/26/2019
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Large JPEG files look normal in Windows Photo Viewer, but appear very dull and desaturated in IrfanView. If they are resaved from IrfanView, the washed-out color remains in the new file as well. GIMP reports that it is converting the images from ProPhoto to sRGB, and displays them correctly. What causes this in IrfanView, and what settings fix it so the images display and batch-convert correctly?
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Properties -> Zoom / Color Management ->
Check "Enable color management, set display/output color profile to: (PlugIn)"
Check "Apply also for images without embedded color profile (slow!), set input ICC profile:"
For this to work you need the correct plugin installed. I was not sure which it was so simply installed the full Irfanview plugin package, which contained it. Without the plugin installed these options will still appear, but they will do nothing.
Originally by user82887. Source · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
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This is a color-management issue. The JPEGs likely use a wide-gamut color space such as ProPhoto RGB, while IrfanView is treating them incorrectly unless ICC color management is enabled.
In IrfanView, go to: Properties/Settings → Zoom / Color Management
Enable:
- color management
- display/output color profile
- apply color management to images without an embedded profile, using sRGB as the input profile when appropriate
Important: these options require the IrfanView color-management plugin. If the plugin is not installed, the settings may appear but do nothing. Installing the full IrfanView plugin package fixes that.
Once the plugin is installed and color management is enabled, the images should display normally and batch conversions/resaves should preserve the correct color appearance.
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