Wrong image rendering because of faulty auto-generated color profile
Hello, I have eog 42 on Pop!_OS/Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and I have a rendering issue. I started describing this issue in the bug #161 comments section, but it might be a different problem.
I created an SVG file and exported it in PNG format with Inkscape.
Here below a screenshot of the rendering: the PNG, on the left, is more saturated than the SVG, on the right. The “good” rendering is the SVG, on the right.
I see no difference of rendering in Nautilus (screen below), Firefox or GIMP.
After some research, this bug seems to be related to this one (reported on Launchpad) and that one (reported on the old Bugzilla tracker).
Resetting [1] or disabling [2] the auto-generated ICC profile resolved the issue for me.
[1] xprop -root -remove _ICC_PROFILE
(temporary fix: won't be kept at reboot);
[2] Settings > Colour > turn off the toggle switch for your monitor (permanent fix).
I don't know if this can help: I attached the xprop -root
output with the faulty auto-generated _ICC_PROFILE
: xprop_output.txt. This profile is supposed to fit for a Thinkpad T480 monitor.
I can't assess if this issue is related to some specific monitors, or it's a common problem.