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TrafficSecret

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PostPosted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:10 pm    Post subject: Colors are off! when I open anything (example red is orange) Reply with quote

Colors are off when I open anything in PS , but once I export it the colors are fine again.. its like there is a filter over PS. It use to work but now its messed up..I dont know if maybe I hit some button that changed the settings.. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling PS but its still the same. I have a project I am workin on but I cannot see the real colors Im edditing untill I export it.. such a pain!

Can someone please help

Thank you!
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 31, 2005 5:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Finally figured it out for those with the same issue...

click view tab and turn on proof colors
then click on view tab and then proof setup and select monitor RGB your colors should now be back to normal...
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 12:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That may help a lot of people, I've seen alot of topics about that.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow thankyou so much, I've had problems with this ever since PS 7.... I love you!
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for being thoughfull enough for posting how you resolved the problem, as gallo said, countless amounts of people have this problem, thanks alot!
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cbadland

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you want to understand why what you are doing is "working" you might want to do some reading up on how Photoshop manages color. Best source for this is Bruce Fraser, et al:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0201773406/103-0354713-6528661?v=glance

Gary Ballard also has a good site for intro to color managenment information:
http://www.gballard.net/psd.html
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geebo

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

damn, im new in photoshop, and i got the same problem, but instead of any vivid color,it paints in white !.

and i did what says above about the monitor RGB and still paints white !.
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geebo

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 12:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and by the way, mines photoshop cs
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qubert

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2005 2:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

geebo wrote:
damn, im new in photoshop, and i got the same problem, but instead of any vivid color,it paints in white !.

and i did what says above about the monitor RGB and still paints white !.


First try swicthign to RGB Mode by going into Image/ mode / rgb and see if that helps. It should do the trick, and if it doesn't, you may want to try setting Adobe Gamma located within your control panel. You will have to shut down photoshop to set the Adobe Gamma. Adobe Gamma is a color macthing program, you only have to do this once (if your lucky and/or want). It matches the screen with Photoshops colors. It is like adjusting the color (tint), brightness and contrast on your television. Just start adobe gamma and follow the step by step instructions.

Good luck!

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