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Inspiring
April 30, 2024
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My PNGs colours get washed out on export.

  • April 30, 2024
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When I'm working in the PSD document, my colors appear vibrant and saturated. However, upon exporting, I notice that the glow, particularly around the letters, becomes washed out and turns white. I'd greatly appreciate any help or insights into why this might be happening.

Is there a chance a bunch of filter layers are being flattened and thus creating different effects?

In the PSD:

 

Exported as PNG:

 

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Correct answer Nostalgiadrive

After some testing, it turns out I was right. I had used a hue and saturation filter to change the color of the glow and overall project, and it seems that when exported, it, for some reason, creates a washed-out effect on the glow. I don't know why it does this, but it does. I recreated the glow to be on the top and did it with a brush and some effects rather than using filters. It came out exactly how it previewed in Photoshop. Thank you all for the help regardless. It's a little strange, but nothing too hard to manage.

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Stephen Marsh
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 30, 2024

Always view at 100% 1:1 magnification.

 

What ICC profile is the PSD?

 

Are you resizing the PNG?

 

Are you converting the colour when exporting to PNG?

 

What ICC profile is in the PNG?

 

What software are you using to view the PNG?

Inspiring
April 30, 2024

the ICC is: sRGB IEC61966-2.1
no resizing

no colour converting, and when i have it will be in the same ICC (sRGB IEC61966-2.1)
and im viewing in the standard windows pictures and media

D Fosse
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 30, 2024

Are you viewing at 100% ?

 

Is the sRGB profile embedded in the file, both in Photoshop and in the Export module?

 

When you say "in the PSD", is that as seen in Photoshop, or in the Export module preview?