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04/15/2005 04:20:30 PM · #1 |
When working in Photoshop, my photgraphs are darker then when I look at them in using Internet Explorer as my viewer. Also, when I touch up photos in Photoshop and then print them, they are darker and not as I see it on the screen. What I see in Photoshop is not what I get when I print or view the photos in other applications. I think that this may be some kind of a calibration issue with Photshop, but I have yet to find a solution. I need help, this is driving me insane!!!
Paul
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04/15/2005 04:26:47 PM · #2 |
| there are numerous threads about monitor calibration here, just type "monitor calibration" in the search bar :) |
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04/15/2005 04:31:43 PM · #3 |
That's not a monitor issue if an image looks different in 2 programs.
I'm not sure if this will help, but in PS, go to the Edit dropdown menu. At the bottom there are 2 choices you might want to poke around in: Color Settings & Preferences. Good luck. |
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04/15/2005 04:39:01 PM · #4 |
Thanks Tim,
I agree that its probably not a monitor or calibration issue. Something just isn't right with my Photoshop settings.
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04/15/2005 04:55:06 PM · #5 |
| You might want to bump this thread, either later in the day, or tomorrow. Seems kind of dead around here right now, and it's likely that one of the PS gurus will know how to fix your problem. Good luck. |
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04/15/2005 05:18:59 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by paulthevol:
Thanks Tim,
I agree that its probably not a monitor or calibration issue. Something just isn't right with my Photoshop settings. |
Perhaps you inadvertantly turned on "Proof Colors"? If for example, you have the Proof Setup as "Macintosh RGB" and you are working on a Windows machine and you toggle back and forth using "CTRL-Y" you'll see a very different brightness level in your image.
Might you have been playing with that feature and left it on?
Dave
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04/15/2005 05:23:37 PM · #7 |
Do check how your color management is set up (under Edit>Color Settings). If you're working in, say, Adobe RGB and not converting to sRGB when saving the image you're going to publish on the web, you'll have problems, because browsers always assume the color space is sRGB.
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04/15/2005 07:57:08 PM · #8 |
Well, I went into my control panel and then into the Adobe Gamma Loader. I had some off the wall profile loaded (I didn't note what it was), so I loaded the sRGB IEC61966-2.1 profile. It now seems that the picture quality is the same as far as my calibrated eye can tell. I do a test print and see what happens.
Is it acceptable or common to use the sRGB IEC61966-2.1 profile when working in Photoshop?
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04/15/2005 08:12:45 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by paulthevol:
Well, I went into my control panel and then into the Adobe Gamma Loader. I had some off the wall profile loaded (I didn't note what it was), so I loaded the sRGB IEC61966-2.1 profile. It now seems that the picture quality is the same as far as my calibrated eye can tell. I do a test print and see what happens.
Is it acceptable or common to use the sRGB IEC61966-2.1 profile when working in Photoshop? |
The D70 guide will give you some info on which color space to use.. It's based on what you intend to do with the file. That ofcourse is before you 'save your finished product'. Photoshop help menu says that, the color space you choose when saving is decided heavily on where you are saving it to. For instance, if you are going to print it yourself the color space isn't always 'used' as the printer has it's own profiles based on the manufacturer.. I.E. HP only loads profiles for it's own paper, all other profiles are based on a 'premium photo paper' profile meaning it's going to look different based on the brightness, weight, and a few other aspects of printing. However, sites like CPQ and lil brother ProPicsExpress recommend having no profile attached as they add the color space based on the printer and paper they are using (I.E. Your color space wouldn't be used anyway) They do, however, recommend calibrating your monitor to THEIR specs for true blue printing.
As said before, most computers are different, either in operating system, or in monitor resolution and even calibration. It is IMPOSSIBLE to make a 'correct' digital photo as no computers are set up exactly the same. Saving for Web is the most effective simply because it takes the most common profile and makes use of it, which this 'basic' profile is programmed into most Internet Navigators (Internet explorer etc.) But is still only as accurate as the computer it's being viewed on.
Message edited by author 2005-04-15 20:16:14.
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