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larisac94811416
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October 6, 2024
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Why do saved image as a JPEG on my Apple computer look different than the edited Raw image in LR

  • October 6, 2024
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Hi, I'm an Nature Photographer and I'm constantly photographing underwater. I recently upgraded from my Nikon D850 to the Nikon z8 full frame and it's been amazing. However, when editing the Raw files on lightroom to then saving them as Jpegs on my iMac is two different worlds. The blues get absolutely destroyed. I have tested those jpeg files in Preview, Photoshop, Photos app and same on my phone and they all look so different to the lightroom files. I need to find a way of improving this because I cannot spend any more time editing photos for hours that I have to provide to my clients and then when saving them as Jpegs they are completely different. Basically the photos are ruined. I really look forward to hearing about a SOLUTION from Adobe experts as I don't want to hear again anything about jpeg compression and all that. There's gotta be a practical, efficient solution from an ADOBE SUITE perspective to solve this. It is unacceptable. We spent so much money buying this programs so that we have the best outcome. I really look forward to hearing from advanced experts.

 

See image below. Left side is the edited Raw file on ligthroom. Right side is the Jpeg saved on my computer.

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    Per Berntsen
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    Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 6, 2024

    As far as I can tell, the two images display identically on my screen.

    But the fact that they are at different magnifications, and with different colors surrounding them, makes the comparison harder.

    Try viewing both images at 100% view. Do you still see a difference?

     

    In the future, please do not attach images, use the Insert Photos button in the toolbar to embed them in your post.

    You seem to be using the cloud version of Lightroom, but your post was moved to the Lightroom Classic forum.

    A moderator will move this thread to the Lightroom ecosystem forum, which for future reference is here:

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-ecosystem-cloud-based/ct-p/ct-lightroom?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all

     

    dj_paige
    dj_paige
    Legend
    October 6, 2024

    When the colors don't match, you most likely have a corrupted monitor profile.

     

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/change-color-profile/m-p/10976519

    https://www.lightroomqueen.com/how-do-i-change-my-monitor-profile-to-check-whether-its-corrupted/

     

    kglad
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    kgladCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 6, 2024

    in the future, to find the best place to post your message, use the list here, https://community.adobe.com/

    p.s. i don't think the adobe website, and forums in particular, are easy to navigate, so don't spend a lot of time searching that forum list. do your best and we'll move the post (like this one has already been moved) if it helps you get responses.



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    larisac94811416Author
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    October 6, 2024

    Hi, thanks for your response. It is very hard to navigate and didn't know how to get there, hence I posted here. Can you share with me the link to where my post it now? I want people to reply to me. I need help. Support over the phone does not help at all. It is very frustrating.

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