Lightroom-Images have a yellow cast.

[sanmay]

I have been using lightroom for a while. Recently, as soon as I import the images, they have a very yellowish tone. This causes me to not be able to color correct properly. Does any one know why this might be happening? I am about to the computer and then .

[JohnT]

Check to make sure you don't have a particular preset to be applied during import.

[sanmay]

I have checked all the settings to see if I might be applying some kind of setting or profile. As far as I know(and I don't know much about lightroom) everything looks good.

[JohnT]

Have you tried optimizing your library? Might not have anything to do with it, but you never know. Is your WB set to "As Shot" in the Develop module?

[sanmay]

Sorry, how do I optimize the Library? I have checked the WB, it is set to as shot.

[JohnT]

I meant "Catalog" not Library. :-)

Go into Edit > Catalog Settings | General tab, and click the "Relaunch and Optimize" button.

[sanmay]

Ooh! What Will That Do?

[JohnT]

It will basically refresh your catalog. Don't worry, you're images will still be there with all the changes. I've done this several times.

[Duffy Pratt]

Do the images have a yellow cast when shown with other software? How about on other computers?

Duffy

[sanmay]

No, the images are fine in any other software and other screens. It's just Lightroom, for some reason it just apears to have a yellow cast, so what I see is not what I get, it looks like I would need to calibrate my monitor, but I don't because my monitor is already calibrated, if I calibrate to compensate for the yellow cast in lightroom then everything will be thrown off. It's so frustrating.

[Duffy Pratt]

The next question is whether the yellow cast appears in the Develop module, in the Preview module, or in both?

Duffy

[sanmay]

Hmm!! That's a good question...let me look and get GB2U.

[sanmay]

Hey Duffy. I have checked my lightroom and yes they appear yellowish as soon as I import them, and all the way through.

[JohnT]

Something is definitely off. Have you check every single setting in the Develop module (Basic, Tone Curve, Split Toning, etc.)?

[sanmay]

You know, I have checked everything up and down. The only thing that will fix it is removing and re-installing the program. I just thought, if this were happening to someone else here. I would not have to do that again. It's happened twice before. I think, I will just do that again.