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Chris201Chris
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April 21, 2022
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dragging a layer from psd into a jpg file makes it look faded

  • April 21, 2022
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I have received a bunch of psd files from a photographer. When I open them in photoshop and saves as jpg they still look the same, but when I drag the single layer in the psd file into another image in photoshop (in this case a jpg), the colors look more faded. It is difficult to show the effect when I don't want to post the full portrait here, but if you e.g. look at the forehead it is reder, more colorful in the original. Does anyone know why (both are RGB 8 bits)?

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Correct answer D Fosse

That happens when one of the files is untagged (doesn't have an embedded color profile). Never work with untagged files, always make sure the profile is embedded.

 

The profile is normally embedded by default, as long as you haven't made any changes to color settings. In Export you have to check the box.

 

If there is no profile you need to assign one.

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D Fosse
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D FosseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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April 21, 2022

That happens when one of the files is untagged (doesn't have an embedded color profile). Never work with untagged files, always make sure the profile is embedded.

 

The profile is normally embedded by default, as long as you haven't made any changes to color settings. In Export you have to check the box.

 

If there is no profile you need to assign one.

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    Chris201ChrisAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 21, 2022

    As I want to match the colors in my photo to that of some photos on a webpage, is there a way to see what color profile is used on the webpage (when I have selected save as image the image seems to have been saved with an unassigned profile)?

    TheDigitalDog
    TheDigitalDog
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    April 21, 2022

    You could download the image from the web and hopefully, it contains a profile but no guarantees. 

    Your best 'guess' for untagged data is sRGB. Assign that first (use the Assign Profile command), see if the color appearance is (subjectively) OK. If so, tag that data and move on. 

    Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
      TheDigitalDog
      TheDigitalDog
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      April 21, 2022

      Check your color settings, be sure you have Paste Mismatch warnings on. 

      You want to ensure you convert from one color space to a differing one IF you copy and paste (drag and drop) and they differ. 

      Both being RGB is meaningless. One could be Adobe RGB (1998) and the other sRGB. Both are RGB, both differ. 

      Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
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