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November 30, 2018
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Color Issues

  • November 30, 2018
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Okay, so I am pulling my hair out trying to figure out what the heck is going on with the color in my images.

I am editing in Adobe Lightroom.

I select Edit In... > Adobe Photoshop CC.

My image is in ProPhoto RGB.

I then select Image > Mode > 8bits/Channel.

I then select Edit > Convert to Profile > Working RGB - sRGB.

I select Save As > JPG.

I then email myself the image via gmail, and download the file to my galaxy s7.

Upon viewing the file, the colors are way off.

Please advise why this is happening and how can I correct?

Thanks in advance - Chris

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    Bob_Hallam
    Bob_Hallam
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    November 30, 2018

    The display on your galaxy s7 is not profiled and is highly subject to ambient light changes, do not rely on as a reference device.   Are any of the displays in your workflow calibrated?  I'd start there.  

    Here's a solution that would level the playing field for you:

    ColorTrue Mobile Calibration App; X-Rite

    ICC programmer and developer, Photographer, artist and color management expert, Print standards and process expert.
    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
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    November 30, 2018

    You'd have to ask Samsung about that.

    As long as the file has been properly converted to sRGB (and the profile embedded to cover all scenarios) - that's all you can do.

    sRGB is still the agreed upon standard for file exchange on unknown platforms (potentially) without color management. For that to work, the whole chain has to be roughly in the vicinity of sRGB natively. If the screen in question isn't, the whole deal is off.

    davescm
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    davescmCommunity Expert
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    November 30, 2018

    Hi

    That highlights the issue with many modern devices i.e. phones, tablets etc. They are fitted with screens that can display a wide gamut of colours, which looks great in the marketing blurb,  but they have no supporting colour management in order to properly control and use those displays. The result can be horribly over-saturated images.
    I am looking forward to seeing if / how that will be resolved when Photoshop for the iPad Pro comes along.

    Dave

    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
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    November 30, 2018

    Yes, that's going to be very interesting indeed. The iPad Pro does have a wide gamut screen (AFAIK), but no color management. That's a tough nut - unless they decide to just ignore the whole issue. To borrow Trevor's very funny metaphor - raking the forests won't do it. It needs a proper solution; or just let it burn.

    That said, it may not matter as much as we think. You won't produce color-critical material on an iPad anyway. My wife's fancy Samsung Galaxy <insert alphanumerical fanciness> clearly has a wide gamut screen, and one part of me screams "horrible". But the other part says, what the heck. What's wrong with a little color in the world - it's just a phone.

      Trevor.Dennis
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      Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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      November 30, 2018

      I can 'sort of' tell the difference between green and blue, and my views on any colour space other than sRGB are akin to Donal Trump and Climate Change, so I'll tag our resident colour expert Dag (who will get a thread notification)

      https://forums.adobe.com/people/D+Fosse

      If Dag is confused, he'll tag our _real_ colour expert Professor Norman

      norman.sanders

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