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olafuhre
olafuhre
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October 30, 2018
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Calibration and color management

  • October 30, 2018
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Device: Razer Blade 15 4k touch IPS display (http://prntscr.com/lc0wd3 )

Calibrated with Spider 5 Pro

In Photoshop I use North America General Purpose 2.

Pictures are for web only. When I make a new document I do Advanced Options > Color Profile > sRGB because then it looks the same as when I view it Chrome.

When I save for web I use these settings: http://prntscr.com/lc0yae

Problem:

Depending on what application I'm using, the colors will look different. There are 2 variations of colors (I assume these two are sRGB and my monitor profile, here is what the two look like:

Version 1 (what I assume to be correct version): https://prnt.sc/lc10yi

Version 2 (what I think is oversatured): https://prnt.sc/lc10w8

Chrome, Firefox and Photoshop look the same.

Adobe Bridge, Windows 10 Photos and Explorer thumbnails look over saturated.

Bridge is also set to North America General Purpose 2, but no matter what I change the color profile in bridge to it doesn't change the colors at all.

When I work at home (different computer, desktop) with my usual monitor LG 38UC99-w this is not a problem and colors are displayed the same everywhere. I tried setting my ICC profile to sRGB IEC61966-2.1 which made the colors the same everywhere, but it seemed like the colors were worse everywhere.

I'm very confused about this, and after an hour of reading forum posts I'm even more confused. Which of these two colors is the right one and how do I get that to be the same everywhere? Which of the two colors are what you call "color managed"?

Thanks in advance!

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Correct answer D Fosse

Photoshop, Chrome and Firefox are fully color managed and will display correctly (if your monitor profile is accurate).

Windows Explorer and Photos are not color managed and will display sRGB oversaturated if your display has a wider gamut. They do not remap into monitor color space, but just send the numbers straight through.

Why Bridge is off may be a separate issue, it should be correct. If you have more than one display it could use the wrong monitor profile.

Please insert your screenshots directly in the thread. We don't click on unknown links.

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D Fosse
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D FosseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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October 30, 2018

Photoshop, Chrome and Firefox are fully color managed and will display correctly (if your monitor profile is accurate).

Windows Explorer and Photos are not color managed and will display sRGB oversaturated if your display has a wider gamut. They do not remap into monitor color space, but just send the numbers straight through.

Why Bridge is off may be a separate issue, it should be correct. If you have more than one display it could use the wrong monitor profile.

Please insert your screenshots directly in the thread. We don't click on unknown links.

    olafuhre
    olafuhreAuthor
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    October 30, 2018

    Thank you this explains it perfectly. I now understand. And sorry about the links, I thought the site I used was widely known/trusted but I see that it might be risky.

    Thanks again!

    Just to clarify, so the reason my home computer (LG 38UC99-W) displays the same color everywhere is because it's does not have wide color gamut? Since I know my laptop has wide color gamut.

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