Color management in Photoshop CS2

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

07/14/2006 10:19:10 PM · #1

This one has me puzzled, I'm using Photoshop CS2 on windows XP. Photoshop displays images differently to other software and I'm not sure what to do about it. Photoshop (edit ->colour settings) says its set to sRGB-IEC61966-2.1 which I thought was web colors, but the images look good in photoshop and not elsewhere. In any other software the images look flat and desaturated. I can get photoshop to display the flat looking images by using the save to web feature and then reloading the image into photoshop.

How do I set photoshop so the colors I see match the colors other software displays? I get my prints done by a lab and they come out looking flat too so I need to change photoshop to match the prints...

Here is an example of what I mean - a screen capture from CS2. Underneath are two pics - one saved with the "save as" command, and one using "save to web". They look different in CS2 but not in other applications.

I'm sure there is a simple fix just not sure where to look.

Sunniee

Canon EOS-40D

07/14/2006 10:29:10 PM · #2

In CS2, go to View > Proof Setup > and choose Monitor RGB
See if that helps...

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

07/14/2006 10:33:03 PM · #3

Wow that was quick! Thanks, it seems to work well. It was setup to CMYK...

Message edited by author 2006-07-14 22:35:10.

Sunniee

Canon EOS-40D

07/14/2006 10:34:26 PM · #4

Had the same problem this week :-P

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

07/14/2006 10:55:38 PM · #5

Hmm actually CS2 still defaults to CMYK, what I really want is for it to use monitor RGB all the time, anyone know how to do this?

Sunniee

Canon EOS-40D

07/14/2006 10:57:41 PM · #6

Originally posted by Leok:

Hmm actually CS2 still defaults to CMYK, what I really want is for it to use monitor RGB all the time, anyone know how to do this?

Thats strange... mine stays there since I chose that option...

David.C

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

07/15/2006 12:46:01 AM · #7

Changing the proofing option while an image is open changes the setting for that image -- change it while no documents are open changes the default.

Just make sure the 'Proof Colors' is not checked and the settings in the 'Proof Setup' flyout do not matter. You only need to enable proofing if you are wanting to see the image as it would look on a different device (such as a printer).

David

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

07/15/2006 01:21:24 AM · #8

hey, thanks for this thread. I had this exact same question a few days ago, but never got around to asking. i looked in photoshop and yep, I had cmyk as proof setup. now changed to rgb.