David Taylor , May 18, 2005; 01:30 p.m.
I use Photoshop CS for all my photo editing and shoot in RAW mode. I
have searched the web for this problem but have not come up with a
reasonable answer. I shoot in Adobe RGB and work in CS with Srgb due
to thats the color profile that my lab accepts. I also display a lot
of my photos on the web. My question/problem is that when i save for
web and then view them in my browser the colors are a LOT more
saturated than they were when viewed on the save for web screen. I
understand that if working in Adobe RGB, i would need to convert to
sgrb before saving to web but as mentioned, i am already working in
Srgb. Which color is right, the colors viewed in my browser or the
colors viewed on the CS save for web screen? Is there a trick or work
around for this situation? I can also click the View - Monitor Colors
in CS and this will give me the colors i see in my browser after
saving but i'm still confused as to which is right. Should i just edit
all my web pictures with the "Monitor Colors" profile? Any help would
be appreciated as i'm really cunfused on this subject.
Thanks
David
perfect exposure , May 18, 2005; 02:20 p.m.
in pscs edit/color settings, what are working spaces RGB and color management policies RGB set to?
and what is profile mismatches and missing profiles set to?
Colin Calder , May 18, 2005; 03:39 p.m.
David, have you checked that photoshop isn't set up do desaturate monitor colours on purpose?
Edit>Colour Settings>Advanced>Destaurate monitor colours by %
HTH
Cheers Colin
perfect exposure , May 18, 2005; 04:05 p.m.
also read my response here
David Taylor , May 18, 2005; 08:32 p.m.
I have posted below (i think) my color settings in CS. I realize it has Adobe RGB set for the default but i always just convert to sRGB when doing print work.
Photoshop CS Color Settings
Andrew Rodney , May 19, 2005; 09:12 a.m.
-->My question/problem is that when i save for web and then view them in my browser
the colors are a LOT more saturated than they were when viewed on the save for web
screen.
Your browser isn?t color managed, Photoshop is. If you use a soft proof (view-Monitor
RGB) you?ll see how the image appears on YOUR machine outside of Photoshop or an ICC
aware application and it should appear as you see in the browser. Be sure you?re
converting to sRGB before using Save for Web. Even so, the display profile IS being used in
ICC aware applications and not in your browser.
Michael Erlich , May 19, 2005; 11:27 a.m.
To the upper left of the SAVE button on the Save for Web screen, click the triangle and check Standard Windows Color.
perfect exposure , May 19, 2005; 02:08 p.m.
Your colour settings look OK. Have you checked the link I gave and adjusted your "save for web" settings?
The only other thing I can think off is that you have overwritten your sRGB profile with another profile such as "Adobe 1998". Do a search on *.icm in windows explorer to find your profiles and check that the sRGB profile is not the same size as another icc profile. My sRGB profile is 4k but there are variations out there.
perfect exposure , May 19, 2005; 03:45 p.m.
just realised you are not using windows so searching for icm files probably doesn't apply. Also, I'm not sure if mac users have to do something special in terms of gamma so that their files view normally on a PC. Perhaps some of the Mac users out there can help/explain about the differences in Mac/PC gamma and whether save for web automatically adjusts if you are using a mac.
Michael Erlich , May 19, 2005; 06:47 p.m.
The Mac does not automatically render the Save for Web screen in PC gamma 2.2. That's
why one has to set the Save for Web screen for Standard Windows Colors.
David Taylor , May 19, 2005; 10:13 p.m.
Perfect Exposure, i am using windows. How do i check the profiles you mentioned?
perfect exposure , May 20, 2005; 01:13 p.m.
if you have done a search on your hard drive you should have a list of your ICM files. On the menu line select view/details so that you can see the files sizes. My sRGB profile is 4k. If yours is any bigger then it may have been overwritten with another profile. It is possible that it is only 1k in size but check its modified date against the other profiles you have. If that is newer and or the file size is much bigger than 4k then I suspect it has been overwritten.
I have a nikon sRGB profile which is only 1k which illustrates that sRGB profiles can vary.
