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lmyers
Joined: 13 Oct 2005
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 Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:05 pm Post subject: Image lighter in Photoshop than in other applications |
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When I'm editing an image in Photoshop (7) it always appears lighter than when the image is displayed in another application (like on the desktop) or sent to a lab as a professional print. It can't be a printer setting issue because I always send my .jpegs out to have prints made AND the prints seem to match almost exactly what is displayed on my computer if viewed in another application or as the background on the desktop. Only in Photoshop does the image appear lighter.
I looked at my color settings (edit, color settings) and changed it from Web Graphics Defaults to US Prepress defaults but that didn't seem to make a difference (I've also run Adobe Gamma).
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cbadland
Joined: 19 Jan 2005
Posts: 962
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| Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:26 am Post subject: |
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Try running Adobe Gamma again. Spend a few minutes (or longer) here to read step-by-step how to color manage in Photoshop: http://www.computer-darkroom.com/articles.htm
If you are on a Mac, set gamma to 2.2.
Also, make sure you have updated to PS 7.0.1, and updated your video card driver.
(I use US Prepress Defaults. It uses AdobeRGB as your workspace. This is a much wider color gamut than the standard sRGB. However, if you are preparing pics for web, first convert the image to sRGB before Saving for Web. Otherwise the color will look off when viewed on a browser.) |
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thegomiboy
Joined: 02 May 2005
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Location: Chicago
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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I think that abode gamma will adjust your monitor. Your problem is that you have PS setup to apply its own embedded color profile. Go to Edit>Color Settings and set your color settings to match your monitor. Also keep in mind that some image files can contain an embedded profile within the file that other programs might not recognize.
Just thought of another possibility: You could be previewing your image in PS in CMYK mode insted of RGB, which will have a huge difference in color.
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cbadland
Joined: 19 Jan 2005
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2005 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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In addition to just calibrating your monitor, Adobe Gamma creates an ICC profile used by color-managed apps (like Photoshop) for compensated display on your screen.
Choosing your monitor profile as the working color space is usually not recommended (unless the only editing you do is do is for web-bound imagery Even then, sRGB might be a better choice.) |
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