Calibrated, something still not right

07/10/2007 10:22:50 AM · #1

I have the Spyder 2 to calibrate my monitor, which I do faithfully every time I am prompted to calibrate (which is about every 2 weeks or so). For some reason, even with a calibrated monitor, my images don't appear the same in Lightroom as they do in CS2. When I edit them in lightroom and then export them as a .tiff and open them in CS2, the color isn't as vibrant as it was in Lightroom, the contrast isn't high enough, along with a few other minor things.

Any idea why? Is there a setting of some sort in Lightroom or CS2 that I'm not doing properly?

Thanks in advance,

Dan

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

07/10/2007 11:18:32 AM · #2

Any ideas?

option

Nikon D200

07/10/2007 11:33:43 AM · #3

Its a colour space issue. By default, Lightroom uses prophotoRGB, whereas photoshop uses... aRGB? Im not exactly, sure, but when I started using lightroom I had the same problem.

Its really easy to fix, just set the default working colour space in photoshop to prophotoRGB and youre good to go! just remember to convert to sRGB before exporting...

TechnoShroom

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

07/10/2007 12:49:19 PM · #4

While Lightroom assumes ProPhoto RGB as the working space, color space preferences are available for when you export to another editing program. Under Edit > Preferences select the External Editing tab. The top section is what you're interested in, Edit in Adobe Photoshop CS3. Set the file format, color space, and bit depth you want there. Also make sure your setting for color management are correct in Photoshop.

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

07/10/2007 01:09:14 PM · #5

OK, thanks everyone. The color space that most printing companies would use is SRGB, correct?

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

07/10/2007 01:10:39 PM · #6

Originally posted by daninbc:

OK, thanks everyone. The color space that most printing companies would use is SRGB, correct?

Actually, most assume that your image is in sRGB for the conversion to their printer profile.

soup

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/10/2007 01:11:12 PM · #7

more than likely. but it doesn't hurt to do your editing in a wider color space. that way your digital negative has as much info as possible for future or other use.

converting to sRGB should be the last step for a given output.

07/10/2007 04:19:36 PM · #8

Wouldn't I want to do my editing in sRGB rather than ProPhoto RGB so that what I see on my screen is actually what I will get when printed? Rather than editing in ProPhoto RGB and losing color space when I covert to sRGB?

TechnoShroom

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

07/10/2007 04:36:30 PM · #9

Originally posted by daninbc:

Your monitor can't display all of the colors of Pro Photo RGB and probably not Adobe RGB so what you have on screen isn't necessarily what you've got color wise. That tidbit aside, the wider color spaces allow for more editing flexibility before damage occurs (for example banding in skies).

07/10/2007 04:40:27 PM · #10

So, if I do my editing in ProPhoto RGB and as a last step convert to sRGB, will I actually see a difference on my monitor?

edit: I'm at work right now, so I can't try it for myself :) I thought I better clarify that.

Message edited by author 2007-07-10 16:48:24.

TechnoShroom

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

07/10/2007 05:00:45 PM · #11

Originally posted by daninbc:

So, if I do my editing in ProPhoto RGB and as a last step convert to sRGB, will I actually see a difference on my monitor?

When properly set up you shouldn't see much if any of a difference.