Windows color profile folder

Установка ICC профиля в Windows 7, 8, 10

Установка ICC профиля в новых операционных системах Windows является далеко не самой очевидной процедурой, и содержит в себе определенные тонкости. В этой статье будет подробно рассмотрен процесс установки нового ICC профиля в систему.

Установка ICC профиля

Для установки ICC профиля для монитора, скачанного например с сайта tftcentral, требуется проделать следующее:

Скопировать ICC профиль в папку Windows\system32\spool\drivers\color.
Открыть Панель управления, в ней открыть пункт «Управление цветом». О том, как попасть в старую панель управления в Windows 10 читайте в этой статье.

В строке «Устройство» выбираем нужный монитор.

И ставим галочку «Использовать мои параметры для этого устройства».

Теперь нажимаем кнопку «Добавить».

В открывшемся окне ищем нужный ICC профиль, который был до этого скопирован в папку Windows\system32\spool\drivers\color. Если же его там нет, то можно воспользоваться кнопкой «Обзор»».

Выбрав нужный профиль, нажимаем ОК, затем в предыдущем окне нажимаем кнопку «Сделать профилем по умолчанию».

Теперь открываем вкладку «Подробно», и там нажимаем на кнопку «Изменить параметры по умолчанию».

Откроется уже знакомое окно со списком устройств. Сразу переходим на вкладку «Подробно», и там отмечаем галочкой пункт «Использовать калибровку экрана Windows».

После этого icc профиль будет загружен и назначен нужному устройству.

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How to find the right color profile for your monitor using Windows 10

A monitor with accurate color representation is always important (especially for anyone who works in photography, edit videos professionally, or play games), and because no every display is built the same, it’s crucial to use the right color profile to ensure colors look as natural as possible.

A color profile is a set of information that instructs the system how colors should appear on the screen. Only when using the appropriate profile for a device (for example, monitor, camera, printer, and scanner), you’ll be able to see colors as intended by the manufacturer.

Although Windows 10 does a great job displaying colors on the screen, if your computer isn’t configured with the correct profile, you may notice color accuracy problems, including colors that look washed out or otherwise off on your screen.

If you’re seeing colors not rendering correctly, there’s a good chance that it’s not an issue with the monitor. Instead, it could be a color profile problem, which you can quickly resolve using the Color Management tool.

In this Windows 10 guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to find and set the correct color profile to achieve the best color representation possible on your monitor.

How to find color profile for your monitor

Typically, manufacturers include the appropriate color profiles (described as ICM or ICC files) within the driver, or on the disk that comes with the monitor.

If you have the disk and a disk drive, you can extract the color profile that way. However, if you don’t have the disk, it’s recommended to download the file from your manufacturer’s support website.

To find and download the correct color profile for your display, use these general steps:

Open the manufacturer’s support website for your monitor. Here’s a list with some of the popular monitor manufacturer’s support websites:

Dell.
HP.
Samsung.
LG.
ASUS.
Acer.
BenQ.

Navigate to the downloads section.

Using your monitor’s model number, search for the latest monitor driver (not graphics driver).

Download the package, which may be available as a .exe or .zip file format.

Locate the .icm file, which is the color profile for your monitor.

Once you complete the steps, you can proceed to install the correct color profile for the monitor.

How to install color profile for your monitor

After acquiring the profile, the next step is to install it on your device, which you can do using the Color Management tool.

To install a color profile on Windows 10, use these steps:

Open Start.
Search for Color Management and click the top result to open the experience.
Click the Devices tab.

Use the «Device» drop-down menu and select the monitor that you want to set a new color profile.

Quick tip: If you have a multi-monitor setup, and you’re not sure which monitor you’re about to update, click the Identify monitors button.

Click the Add button.

In the «Associated Color Profile» page, click the Browse button.

Double-click the .icm file to install the new profile.

Click the Close button.

After completing the steps, you may notice a small color change on your display. This is one expected behavior because you just told the system to use a different profile to display colors.

How to reset color profile settings on Windows 10

If something goes wrong, or you want to revert the changes, you can use these steps to reset your monitor settings to the default color profile:

Open Start.
Search for Color Management and click the top result to open the experience.
Click the Devices tab.
Click the Profile button.
Use the «Device» drop-down menu and select the monitor that you want to reset.

Select the Reset my settings to the system defaults option.

Once you complete the steps, the monitor you selected will revert to its default color profile settings.

Wrapping things up

Although the Color Management tool allows you to set up custom color profiles manually, remember that monitors as well as other devices, usually, install the recommended color profile during the setup process automatically, which means that most of the time, you don’t have to mess with these settings.

Update February 7, 2019: This guide has been revised to make sure it’s current with the latest version of Windows 10.

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Neil Barstow Colour Management

Last Updated: 25/02/2016

where are my profiles

where can I find the ICC profiles on my computer?

In OSX the ICC profiles are in various places, but if we want anyone who uses the system, however they logged in, to have access to them we put them in the main Library > Colorsync > Profiles folder. This is where the OSX system and many installed applications put profiles.

There are also ICC profiles in the «username»>Library > Colorsync > Profiles folder. Putting them there has the advantage of backing them up whenever the user’s home folder is archived. Screen calibration applications like basICColor Display often place profiles into this user folder.

On later versions of mac OSX, the «username»/library is a hidden folder. It’s easy to get to though, just hold down the Alt key (near your keyboard spacebar) and then mouse down on the «Go» menu item (up near the Apple logo, top left of your screen). Now you’ll see a list which includes «Library», just highlight it and release the mouse and the folder will open.

For recent versions of Photoshop on Mac, Adobe’s own profiles are placed in the Library > Application support > Adobe > Color > Profiles folder. Some more commonly used ones are inside that folder in the Recommended folder.

windows:

Windows puts the profiles into different folders depending upon the Windows OS version.

7 and later: Windows\system32\spool\drivers\color

some programs incorrectly install profiles to Win NT\System32\Color on Windows 2000, if there are any profile location problems it can be advantageous to duplicate profiles to both that folder and the one listed above.