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yuandongl68321647
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December 16, 2018
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Greenish tint after export

  • December 16, 2018
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Hi. I know this question sounds like a color space issue and might have been asked a lot of times. But after trying many solutions from the internet, I still can't get it working.

Here is what happened:

I exported an image from lightroom in sRGB profile and found it looks kinda greenish when viewing it in Windows photo viewer. However, if the same exported image is open in Photoshop, then it looks the same as the one prior to exporting. I tried to do a profile conversion in Photoshop which did not help since it is already in sRGB. I noticed that during the conversion, if 'Preview' is checked, the image will look greenish exactly like how it shows in Windows photo viewer but upon clicking 'OK' it reverts back to its original look.

Any idea how to solve this?

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Correct answer Per Berntsen

Just a small correction, the OP is using the Photos app, which is indeed not color managed.

The Windows Photo Viewer is color managed, but hidden away somewhere on Windows 10. I use Windows 7, so I don't know how to find it. As far as I know, it's the only native application on Windows that's color managed.

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TheDigitalDog
TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
December 16, 2018

The problem is Windows Photo Viewer. Your copy isn't color managed OR it would match what you see in LR.

Exporting as sRGB doesn't fix this issue, a lack of color management.

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
Per Berntsen
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Per BerntsenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
December 16, 2018

Just a small correction, the OP is using the Photos app, which is indeed not color managed.

The Windows Photo Viewer is color managed, but hidden away somewhere on Windows 10. I use Windows 7, so I don't know how to find it. As far as I know, it's the only native application on Windows that's color managed.

TheDigitalDog
TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
December 16, 2018

I don't know what he's using. I do know that all color managed applications preview the same RGB values (with an embedded profile) identically. When something doesn't match Develop in LR (at ideally 1:1) or Photoshop etc, it is that other application. And sRGB absolutely doesn't solve that problem.

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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