White displays as cream in swatch. FAQ solution does not help.

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David_Pratley
Jun 7, 2004
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When I open an image into Adobe White in the image is displayed as Cream/Yellow. I have followed the FAQ solution to alter Adobe Gamma setting but this does not help. The white swatch is also displayed as Cream/Yellow.

If you click on the ‘white’ swatch then double click on the ‘Set foreground colour’ in the Tools Menu, the colour white is displayed in the top left corner. So it would appear that Adobe IS recognising the colour White, but does not display White in the White swatch or as White should be in an opened image.

The figures in the ‘Set Foreground Colour’ menu are: R-255 G-252 B-199. The settings for White are: R-255 G-255 B-255.

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LenHewitt
Jun 7, 2004
David,

I have followed the FAQ solution to alter Adobe Gamma setting but this
does not help.<<

But you haven’t succeeded in creating a GOOD monitor profile yet.

Run Adobe Gamma from the C/Panel.

Select sRGB as your starting profile AND CHANGE THE TEXT IN THE DESCRIPTION BOX.

Follow the on-screen instructions and SAVE TO A NEW FILENAME (or you will over-write your sRGB profile!)
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David_Pratley
Jun 8, 2004
Ok. there seems to be two issues for me.

On opening photoshop, the swatch white square is cream.
If I select that colour, its values are not for white.
I can adjust the values to correct white value and the display displays white. Reseting swatches does not help. So on opening Photoshop, the swatch is corrupted and does not have white values.

My display screen displays white ok.

Next is I have .jpg and .tif files, the ‘file open preview’ shows white areas correctly. When photoshop loads the file, it changes obviously white areas to yellow tinted one, in fact the whole image seems to have a yellow overlay. My monitor can still show white correctly.

This problem only occurs on one computer??

Update. Problem seems sorted after following your instructions!!!! Thank you for your reply and solution.
Cheers.
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LenHewitt
Jun 8, 2004
David,

All your symptoms are indicative of a bad monitor profile. Period.

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