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giulia26561505d23h
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October 16, 2022
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Color change when exporting images from Lightroom to my desktop

  • October 16, 2022
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Hi everyone,
I recently started using Lightroom Classic online using by Adobe account because my laptop, a Linux, does not support the software. I use the online version but the issue I am having may be unrelated. When I upload a photo and start editing it, all seems fine. When I export it though, and I notice this is especially true with RED, and I open the same exported image on my laptop or I upload it online, the colors have changed a bit! A RED tomato which looks amazing during editing becomes too pinkish and fake after I export the picture. I red this is because laptops and browsers use a different color profile (sRGB) than Lightroom, so when I export the photo, the mapping between profiles is done but not fully correct. So my question is, how do I circumvent or fix this problem?

I may have to stop using Lightroom, but I wonder what everyone else is doing. By the way this is happening on the same screen, it is not a different screens colors issue. It is when I export the image that colors change. I would really love and appreciate your help! Thanks in advance!

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Rob_Cullen
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Rob_CullenCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 17, 2022

"I recently started using Lightroom Classic online ......... I use the online version"

There is no 'online' version of Lightroom-Classic.

Please report the exact Version Number of Lightroom you are using.

 

 

Regards. My System: Windows-11, Lightroom-Classic 15.1.1, Photoshop 27.3.1, ACR 18.1.1, Lightroom 9.0, Lr-iOS 10.4.0, Bridge 16.0.2 .
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    giulia26561505d23hAuthor
    Participant
    October 17, 2022
    Hi Rob,

    Sorry if I haven't been clear. I am using the Adobe Creative Cloud since I
    am on Linux and it does not support Lightroom. I am looking for the version
    without success, it must be the very latest one

    Also I am using Firefox

    Best
    Giulia
    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
    Inspiring
    October 17, 2022

    If the 'other' application isn't matching Lightroom Classic the likelihood is it isn't color managed (or it would match). 

    What browser are you using (more are color managed)? sRGB alone isn't an answer; outside color-managed applications, sRGB is a meaningless concept. 

    See:

    sRGB urban legend & myths Part 2

    In this 17 minute video, I'll discuss some more sRGB misinformation and cover:
    When to use sRGB and what to expect on the web and mobile devices
    How sRGB doesn't insure a visual match without color management, how to check
    The downsides of an all sRGB workflow sRGB's color gamut vs. "professional" output devices
    The future of sRGB and wide gamut display technology
    Photo print labs that demand sRGB for output
    High resolution: http://digitaldog.net/files/sRGBMythsPart2.mp4
    Low resolution on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyvVUL1gWVs

    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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    giulia26561505d23hAuthor
    Participant
    October 17, 2022
    Hi,

    I am using Firefox, also I am using Linux, which is not great for images
    and graphics. Probably there isn't a match, but I cannot change the colour
    space in either the environment, Lightroom and local desktop. Firefox shows
    what I see on my desktop

    I will look at the video, thanks
    Giulia
    Per Berntsen
    Community Expert
    Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 16, 2022

    Are you on Mac or Windows?

    In what application are you viewing the exported image?

    Which color space are you choosing in the Export dialog?

    Also, please post screenshots. Do not attach the files, use the Insert Photos button in the toolbar.

     

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    giulia26561505d23hAuthor
    Participant
    October 17, 2022
    Hi Per,

    I am on Linux. Sorry if I haven't been clear, I am using Adobe Creative
    Cloud because Linux does not support Lightroom and I can't download it 😕😕
    It does not ask me to choose a Colour Space when I export, I am attaching
    some pictures.

    Working on the online Cloud version might be a disadvantage

    Best
    Giulia
    Per Berntsen
    Community Expert
    Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 17, 2022

    As mentioned by @Rob_Cullen , there is no online version of Lightroom Classic, so it seems that you are using Lightroom Mobile. In that case, this thread belongs in the Lightroom ecosystem forum.

    To post images, you have to reply using a web browser, it won't work when replying by email.

     

    Note to moderator: Please move to Lightroom ecosystem forum

     

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