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December 20, 2008
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Color Problems with CS4 Upgrade

  • December 20, 2008
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I recently upgraded to CS4 and have been experiencing the following problem. When I open an image from ACR to PS CS4 it looks absolutely nothing like it did in ACR. If I was to describe it, it would be that the image has an overall red tint when viewed in CS4. If I then save this image as a PSD file, and then open it in PS CS3 it matches the CS4 ACR image. So, what have I got set wrong in PS CS4 (which is still all of the default settings)?
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    _Ray_W_Knight_Author
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    December 22, 2008
    Very helpful.
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Inspiring
    December 22, 2008
    >So, does anyone know what actually happens in PS when Assign profile is changed to Color Match RGB

    Yeah, you're wrecking the colors of the image by imposing an erroneous definition in the interpretation of the tonal values.
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    _Ray_W_Knight_Author
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    December 21, 2008
    Jack B, you mentioned you were having a similar issue - have you made any progress?
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    _Ray_W_Knight_Author
    Participating Frequently
    December 21, 2008
    Both ACR and PS are set to Adobe RGB (1998). In PS4 in the Color Settings, Preserve embedded profiles are selected and have been. Like I have said this has never been an Issue with CS3. I also noticed this with the first image I worked with when all of the PS settings were in the default mode. So, does anyone know what actually happens in PS when Assign profile is changed to Color Match RGB.
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Ramón G Castañeda
    Inspiring
    December 21, 2008
    Sounds like you have the ACR output options in CS4 set to something other than your working space and you're NOT embedding the profile.
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    Dennis_1111
    Participating Frequently
    December 21, 2008
    I think you have not answered Thomas' question yet. Do you have "Preserve embedded profiles" specified in the policies section of the Color Settings in both CS3 and CS4?
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    _Ray_W_Knight_Author
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    December 21, 2008
    I did save a TIFF directly out of camera raw and opened in in CS3 and CS4- they were still significantly different. So, I started pushing buttons in CS4 . Now, if I go to Edit>Assign profile and change it from Working RGB: Adobe RGB(1998) to Profile:Color match RGB the image is very very close to the CS3 image. The same settings in CS3 is Working RGB: Adobe RGB(1998). Does this give anyone any clue to what is going on?
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    _Jack_B_
    Participant
    December 21, 2008
    Thanks for helping with this TK!!
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    _Jack_B_
    Participant
    December 21, 2008
    Hi-
    I am having the same issue. Open image from ACR 5.2 and it is much darker than RAW- on the SAME color calibrated monitor
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    Thomas Knoll
    Adobe Employee
    December 21, 2008
    Another test you can do is save a TIFF file directly out of the Camera Raw dialog (use the Save... button). Then open this same TIFF file in both Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS4. If they are still different, this would eliminate Camera Raw settings from the possible problem.
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