I've posted 30+ photos successfully, but for some reason, I just posted a photo, and when I viewed it, the color/saturation was drastically different than the jpg I had saved. I deleted it because the difference was too drastic. Any idea what I'm doing wrong? Jim told me that it had to do with the way I was saving my files. In the "save for web" window in PS, there's a drop down arrow right above and to the left of the "save" option. There I can choose between using: Uncompensated color, Standard Mac Color, Standard Windows Color, or Using the Document Color Profile. I have the "Document Color Profile" selected, because the preview looks like my image, when I post the photo, it looks like the "Uncompensated Color" version....
Thanks for any help...hope I was clear enough.
-Benjamin
Posted by Greg Cope on February 2, 2008 at 3:43 PM
Benjamin, sounds like a strange problem given you've posted 30+ and just now encounter this.
I take it your image is in sRGB (the color options arrow drop down menu aren't supposed to effect the final saved image - just for the preview). Are you using a different browser? Are you embedding a color profile?
My final recommendation would be to try and soft proof your image for the web...because the majority of the net is not color managed. This could be the case for you as every photo behaves differently, some show little to no difference, and other drastic differences. I've got a tutorial on my webpage in the articles section. This may not be the problem your experiencing though, just a guess.
Posted by Ed Cordes on February 2, 2008 at 3:44 PM
I think you will find that if you convert your image to sRGB prior to saving for web you will have more control over your color. Problem is that colors are not interpreted consistently by every browser, website or computer. So, I work in either ProPhoto or Adobe RGB. Then when I am ready to save a copy for web presentation, I convert to sRGB.
Give this a try and see what happens.
Posted by Mia McPherson on February 2, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Benjamin,
When I updated to PS CS3 I was having similar issues, I found when I saved for web I needed to select Windows color for it to be closest to the colors I was seeing. Also in CS3 there is a way to preview it in your browser, not sure if your version of PS does that.
Hope that helps.
Posted by Benjamin Glatt on February 2, 2008 at 10:24 PM
I used Greg's technique and it seemed to work. I'm just confused why the previous photos haven't had this discrepancy...I'd still like to figure out why.
Posted by David Bostedo on February 3, 2008 at 1:19 PM
Benjamin - It's possible that the other images you posted didn't have enough colors outside the sRGB gamut for you to notice. When viewed on the web, most images are assumed to be sRGB. If your image was posted with another color space, the colors will be clipped to sRGB. Although in 30+ images, I would have guessed it would have been noticable before. Any chance you were doing something a little different to convert to sRGB?
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5 repliesThanks for any help...hope I was clear enough.
-Benjamin
I take it your image is in sRGB (the color options arrow drop down menu aren't supposed to effect the final saved image - just for the preview). Are you using a different browser? Are you embedding a color profile?
My final recommendation would be to try and soft proof your image for the web...because the majority of the net is not color managed. This could be the case for you as every photo behaves differently, some show little to no difference, and other drastic differences. I've got a tutorial on my webpage in the articles section. This may not be the problem your experiencing though, just a guess.
Give this a try and see what happens.
When I updated to PS CS3 I was having similar issues, I found when I saved for web I needed to select Windows color for it to be closest to the colors I was seeing. Also in CS3 there is a way to preview it in your browser, not sure if your version of PS does that.
Hope that helps.