Photoshop colour oddness
Discussion
Hi,
I'm having trouble with photoshop CS2.
If I open a grayscale image a friend sent it is all brownish. If I open it in windows it is fine, its grey (no brown tints).
Within photoshop if I select save for web, then the preview is grey (not brown).
Anyone know whats causing this, it's a real pain because when I am editing pictures I have to save them out and open them in windows or firefox to see what they actually look like.
Even if I try and open a new document, choose grayscale then paste in a part of an image it has a brown tint.
Also, when I open a raw via CS2 it looks really dark in the preview, so I adjust the exposure up a bit. Then when photoshop opens it properly it is completely blown out / too bright? Again I have to keep using trial and error to see what the image actually looks like?
HELP!
-
Stuart
I'm having trouble with photoshop CS2.
If I open a grayscale image a friend sent it is all brownish. If I open it in windows it is fine, its grey (no brown tints).
Within photoshop if I select save for web, then the preview is grey (not brown).
Anyone know whats causing this, it's a real pain because when I am editing pictures I have to save them out and open them in windows or firefox to see what they actually look like.
Even if I try and open a new document, choose grayscale then paste in a part of an image it has a brown tint.
Also, when I open a raw via CS2 it looks really dark in the preview, so I adjust the exposure up a bit. Then when photoshop opens it properly it is completely blown out / too bright? Again I have to keep using trial and error to see what the image actually looks like?
HELP!
-
Stuart
Edited by sstein on Saturday 10th May 23:27
Just a quick guess since nobody else has yet replied, but is your Photoshop set to display a particular proof mode?
In the menu: View > Proof colors
If that's ticked then PS is displaying the image as it should be printed, which might be different from the screen view.
I'm no expert so I might be talking crapola, but thought I'd mention this just in case.
In the menu: View > Proof colors
If that's ticked then PS is displaying the image as it should be printed, which might be different from the screen view.
I'm no expert so I might be talking crapola, but thought I'd mention this just in case.
If it can photoshop will view an image using its embedded colour profile, typically windows ignores the colour profile when you view images. The trick above with proof colours will show with / without the profile embedded in the image.
First off though, calibrate your monitor. If you don't have any fancy hardware simply use the "Adobe Gamma" widget that comes with PS. Run it and it should help set up your monitor and PS correctly.
First off though, calibrate your monitor. If you don't have any fancy hardware simply use the "Adobe Gamma" widget that comes with PS. Run it and it should help set up your monitor and PS correctly.
sublimatica said:
Just a quick guess since nobody else has yet replied, but is your Photoshop set to display a particular proof mode?
In the menu: View > Proof colors
If that's ticked then PS is displaying the image as it should be printed, which might be different from the screen view.
I'm no expert so I might be talking crapola, but thought I'd mention this just in case.
That seems to have fixed it!!! I checked that box (it was unchecked), and now the brown tint has gone and my greys are grey again!!In the menu: View > Proof colors
If that's ticked then PS is displaying the image as it should be printed, which might be different from the screen view.
I'm no expert so I might be talking crapola, but thought I'd mention this just in case.
THANKS!
I'm going to try and run the calibration widget VxDuncan mentioned later today as well.
-
Stuart
Gassing Station | Photography & Video | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff