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Cyse
Cyse
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May 28, 2017
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Color Management issues...at my wits' end

  • May 28, 2017
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Ok, So i recently bought a laptop and im trying to get it color calibrated right. It's at the point now where if i can't get it right in the next couple of days im going to have to return it because i don't want to risk being stuck with something i dont know how to work.

I bought an i1 Display Pro to color calibrate a Dell xps 15 9560 and created a color profile for it and set it to default.

Next, i went to Advanced Settings and made sure Device Profile was in sRGB.

After this, i went into Photoshop and made sure stuff was in ProphotoRGB. It's what people on youtube said to use.

After this, when i try and export using "Save for web (Legacy)," i start to run into some color shifting.

The difference doesn't look too big in the above image, but it is a big difference. Skins look weird.

And here's what it looks  like once exported and in windows photo viewer.

So thats what's going on.

Can anyone help? PLEASE!

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    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
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    May 28, 2017

    First of all, set color management policies back to "preserve embedded profiles"!!! This is important! Whoever told you to set it to "off" has no clue what they're doing. That makes a complete mess of everything.

    ProPhoto should generally not leave Photoshop. It will only display correctly in a fully color managed environment. Even so, ProPhoto is a bit overrated and should not be used unless you're fully aware of the implications.

    As for the i1, it will take care of itself. There's nothing special you need to do.

    D Fosse
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    D FosseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 28, 2017

    In general, don't do anything! This stuff works out of the box, at all default settings.

    The only thing you need to do, is to convert to sRGB for anything that will be viewed in unknown conditions (like web).

    Most color management problems people have, are caused by doing something, without knowing what it is they're doing. Don't.

    Cyse
    CyseAuthor
    Participant
    May 28, 2017

    I changed policies back to "Preserve embeded policies" and im still getting the same color shift.

    Derek Cross
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    Derek CrossCommunity Expert
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    May 28, 2017

    Maybe keep it simple and work with everything in sRGB and, if you're going to print, use some soft proofing. By the way the quality of YouTube tube information is variable, try Lynda.com online video tutorials - you can get a10-day free trial to see.

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