Im a graphic designer so converting all to RGB is not an option.Įven though it should not be a solution to this particular problem, RGB photos are an ideal format in printing because we now have the ability to assign CMYK color profiles to them without damaging the original color gamut. RE: Windows 7 shows CMYK images as negative acevans (TechnicalUser) Sagethumbs will not display CMYK perfectly (there is a minor color shift) but it is better than viewing negatives. If you want free software, look to sagethumbs:
There are a few good commercial Explorer add-ons that can help display various color modes and image formats. That software probably just needs to be installed on your new system. If we are referring to thumbnail display in Windows Explorer, I would suspect that you had some sort of third party software installed on your previous system to help display CMYK image thumbnails. Previous versions of Windows did not support CMYK images any better than newer versions. The question left unanswered is where are these images appearing as negatives? If your system has not been calibrated, do it (even if it has no relation to this problem). There is no need to convert images that worked before.Ĭolor management is an important matter.
