I'm not quite sure if this is a video card thing, but it's the best place I could find. I'm having this odd issue on Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit on my desktop. Any images (JPG, ARW) viewed with it appear downsampled to a lower bit depth, however viewing them in Adobe Bridge or Photoshop is just fine. I have installed Microsoft's RAW codecs, but I doubt those are causing any problems. The same images are just fine when viewed with Windows Photo Viewer on my laptop, which is also running Windows 7 Ultimate, but 32-bit. My monitor bit depth is set correctly.
Photoshop on left, Windows Photo Viewer on right
Photoshop on left, Windows Photo Viewer on right
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Ultimate x642x Xeon E5345 (2.33GHz, 8M, 1333MHz FSB)8x4GB Kingston PC2-5300FGigabyte Radeon HD4850 1GB
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Dell Precision 490
- OS
- Windows 7 Ultimate x64
- CPU
- 2x Xeon E5345 (2.33GHz, 8M, 1333MHz FSB)
- Motherboard
- Dell/Foxconn GU083
- Memory
- 8x4GB Kingston PC2-5300F
- Graphics Card(s)
- Gigabyte Radeon HD4850 1GB
- Sound Card
- Sound Blaster Audigy 2ZS
- Monitor(s) Displays
- HP w2207h
- Screen Resolution
- 1680x1050
- PSU
- 750W Dell OEM
- Mouse
- Razer DeathAdder 2013
