Skip to main content
K
kara4398
Participant
February 14, 2020
Answered

Images acquire red tint when exported.

  • February 14, 2020
  • 1 reply
  • 4172 views

I've seen this posted in plenty of forums already, but the solution to all of them was not my solution.  The amount of color burning changes depending on who knows what.  The image shown is an extreme case, given that it is not very warm to begin with.  The screenshotted display was not opened in chrome, but I have tried that, and it doesn't change anything.  I've sent the images to other devices and it's looked exactly the same as it does here, different than in lightroom, oversaturated with a red tint.  I have no export presets enabled.  I edit the DNG in AdobeRGB and export as sRGB.  I've calibrated my display.  I've disabled flux.  I don't know what to do.

 

UPDATE: I exported as DNG and opened in camera raw.  The colors did not change.  I exported as PNG and opened in chrome; the red tint was there as with the JPG.

    This topic has been closed for replies.
    Correct answer D Fosse

    The difference between these two is almost identical to the difference between sRGB and Adobe RGB - or between a standard gamut and a wide gamut display.

     

    So that in itself would explain it - if that laptop has a wide gamut display. Unfortunately you can never tell with laptops, they change specifications constantly. It's a moving target. I was hoping for a desktop monitor, then you could be sure.

     

    If it is wide gamut, two things: One, you cannot use software that isn't color managed. It will display oversaturated. Two, you need to get a proper calibrator.

     

    Does Lightroom display identically in Library and Develop? Do you have Photoshop to test too?

     

    I've heard of cases where Chrome's color management isn't working correctly. I don't use it myself so I don't have any experience with it.

    1 reply

    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    D FosseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 14, 2020

    The very first thing you need to know is that Windows "Photos" is not color managed. It can not be trusted or used as a reference for anything, least of all correct colors. It ignores the document profile, and it ignores your monitor profile.

     

    What display are you viewing this on? Make and model?

     

    You say you calibrated your display - how? what calibrator did you use?

     

    It could be that you have a defective monitor profile, but it's impossible to say without the answer to the two questions above.

     

     

    K
    kara4398Author
    Participant
    February 14, 2020

    For sure. 

     

    Dell XPS 13 from 2016. 

     

    Nothing fancy - I literally just used a reference image and the calibration accessible through windows' settings. 

     

    I just figured it couldn't be my display if it looks the same on every monitor I've viewed it on; I've been told chrome is color managed, and it still looks red in chrome.

    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    D FosseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    February 15, 2020

    The difference between these two is almost identical to the difference between sRGB and Adobe RGB - or between a standard gamut and a wide gamut display.

     

    So that in itself would explain it - if that laptop has a wide gamut display. Unfortunately you can never tell with laptops, they change specifications constantly. It's a moving target. I was hoping for a desktop monitor, then you could be sure.

     

    If it is wide gamut, two things: One, you cannot use software that isn't color managed. It will display oversaturated. Two, you need to get a proper calibrator.

     

    Does Lightroom display identically in Library and Develop? Do you have Photoshop to test too?

     

    I've heard of cases where Chrome's color management isn't working correctly. I don't use it myself so I don't have any experience with it.

    Terms & ConditionsAccessibility statement
    Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices