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katjas72393005
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November 4, 2020
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colors not displayed correctly when uploaded to web

  • November 4, 2020
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Hi Photoshoppers,

I hope this is the right forum to ask this question - I already did my research but couldn't find a solution that works.

I use Adobe RGB during the hole postproduction process in case I want to print the photos. In the end - when I prepare them for web - I convert them to sRGB IEC61966-2.1 and export them as jpg. Everything looks fine so far, even if I have a look at the images in firefox (right click + open with -> firefox) or check them on my phone. But as soon as I upload the photos on my wix or pinterest or instagram, the orange tones start to be displayed as red-ish, but only on my macbook and Eizo monitor. When I look at the same photos (uploaded on the channels I mentioned) on my phone (Huawei), the colors look perfectly fine.

I am familiar with the common color profiles but I still can't figure out the cause of this issue. I already tried to export it for web but that doesn't solve the problem either. If anyone knows what the issue might be, I would be so happy if you could tell me.

 

Thank you,

Katja

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Correct answer Per Berntsen

I don't use any of the websites you're uploading to, but most likely, they are stripping out the sRGB profile, causing the over saturation in Firefox.

Safari and Chrome automatically assign sRGB to untagged material, but Firefox doesn't do this by default.

To fix this, set Color management mode in Firefox to 1.

Type about:config in the address field, and press Enter.

Type gfx in the search field, then scroll down to gfx.color_management.mode.

Change 2 to 1, press Enter to confirm, then restart Firefox.

It should now display correct colors.

 

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katjas72393005Author
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November 4, 2020

Update: I just discovered why this problem appears and unlike I thought it has nothing to do with the photo's color profile or the Photoshop export. It appears to be a common issue when using firefox on mac. In Safari and Chrome the colors are just like they are supposed to be.

Per Berntsen
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Per BerntsenCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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November 4, 2020

I don't use any of the websites you're uploading to, but most likely, they are stripping out the sRGB profile, causing the over saturation in Firefox.

Safari and Chrome automatically assign sRGB to untagged material, but Firefox doesn't do this by default.

To fix this, set Color management mode in Firefox to 1.

Type about:config in the address field, and press Enter.

Type gfx in the search field, then scroll down to gfx.color_management.mode.

Change 2 to 1, press Enter to confirm, then restart Firefox.

It should now display correct colors.

 

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    katjas72393005Author
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    November 4, 2020

    Thank you so much for explaining and for the solution!!

    It's just too bad the photos are not going to be displayed properly with anyone who uses firefox on mac and who didn't configurate these settings. But it's something we all have to live with I guess 😉

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