Images appear too saturated in Camera Raw

Report · Jan 29, 2024

When I few images (whether they be RAW files or jpgs) in Camera Raw, they appear very oversaturated.

I've been trying to tackle this as a color profile problem with my PC, as I have had some issues getting the right calibration in the past and did find some issues with Windows assigning my monitors with the wrong number. I'll also be the first to admit I don't know 100% what I'm doing. But I can confirm I've reset color management profiles, as well as changed my color profiles numerous times as part of testing (to always the same result: changing my PC's color profiles did not change the oversaturated look in Camera Raw.)

So after endlessly searching and trying just about every solution I could find, I finally tried reverting Camera Raw from version 16+ to version 14.1 (downloaded it here: https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/kb/camera-raw-plug-in-installer.html)

And it fixed the problem. When using Camera Raw 14.1, I get a very brief flash of the oversaturated color, but then it goes back to matching what the image looks like in my Photoshop workspace, allowing me to work and adjust colors accurately within Camera Raw.

But while this does fix the oversaturation problem, it doesn't help that there are features within Camera Raw 16+ that I really like and want to use that are not available in 14.1. Using this solution, I've lost a lot of use I had for Camera Raw in the first place.

So... what do I do? The original problem cropped up during a period when nothing had knowingly changed on my PC, but I do have auto-updates for Adobe Creative Cloud running. This small version test also seems to imply the issue might be somewhere within Adobe's software, but I feel like I've changed every single related setting 100s of times to no avail. I even recently tried Adobe's Cleaner Tool with a fresh reinstall of Bridge, Photoshop, and Camera Raw, and that did not change anything. And just to say, I've also tried earlier versions of these products, and somehow they didn't fix the problem, either (and, still, even if it did work, I'd lose lots of great features doing this.)

Any ideas? I feel like I've already read and followed just about every thread relating to this topic, but maybe someone knows something I haven't already tried.

Report · Jan 31, 2024

This is a monitor profile issue - but most likely one triggered by a GPU falling a bit behind and/or buggy GPU driver.

These two are intimately connected because the conversion from source color space into the monitor color space is executed in the GPU nowadays. That's ACR's display color management chain, and for it to work as intended, the monitor profile and the GPU need to work flawlessly together.

The same thing applies to Photoshop, but ACR seems to be more critical with tighter GPU requirements now.

If you post Help > System Info from Photoshop, we can see your GPU configuration.

Report · Jan 31, 2024

Thanks for the reply. This is my system info:

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Memory used by Photoshop: 70 %
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Accented Edges 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Adaptive Wide Angle 25.4 - from the file “Adaptive Wide Angle.8bf”
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Average 25.4 - from the file “Average.8bf”
Bas Relief 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
BMP 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Camera Raw 16.1.1 - from the file “Camera Raw.8bi”
Camera Raw Filter 16.1.1 - from the file “Camera Raw.8bi”
Chalk && Charcoal 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Charcoal 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
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Cineon 25.4 - from the file “Cineon.8bi”
Clouds 25.4 - from the file “Clouds.8bf”
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Colored Pencil 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Conté Crayon 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Craquelure 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Crop and Straighten Photos 25.4 - from the file “CropPhotosAuto.8li”
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Crosshatch 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Crystallize 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Cutout 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
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De-Interlace 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Dicom 25.4 - from the file “Dicom.8bi”
Difference Clouds 25.4 - from the file “Clouds.8bf”
Diffuse Glow 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Displace 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Dry Brush 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Entropy 25.4 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
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FastCore Routines 25.4 - from the file “FastCore.8bx”
Fibers 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
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Filter Gallery 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Fresco 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
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Grain 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
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Lens Flare 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
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Neon Glow 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Note Paper 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
NTSC Colors 25.4 - from the file “NTSC Colors.8bf”
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OpenEXR 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Paint Daubs 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Palette Knife 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
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Patchwork 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Paths to Illustrator 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
PCX 25.4 - from the file “PCX.8bi”
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Picture Package Filter 25.4 - from the file “ChannelPort.8bf”
Pinch 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Pixar 25.4 - from the file “Pixar.8bi”
Plaster 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Plastic Wrap 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Pointillize 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Polar Coordinates 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Portable Bit Map 25.4 - from the file “PBM.8bi”
Poster Edges 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Radial Blur 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Radiance 25.4 - from the file “Radiance.8bi”
Range 25.4 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
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Reticulation 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Ripple 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Rough Pastels 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
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ScriptingSupport 25.4 - from the file “ScriptingSupport.8li”
Shear 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Skewness 25.4 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Smart Blur 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Smudge Stick 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Solarize 25.4 - from the file “Solarize.8bf”
SP Substance Suite NO VERSION - from the file “MaterialSuite.8li”
Spatter 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Spherize 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Sponge 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Sprayed Strokes 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Stained Glass 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Stamp 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Standard Deviation 25.4 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Sumi-e 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Summation 25.4 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Targa 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Texturizer 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Tiles 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Torn Edges 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Twirl 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Underpainting 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Vanishing Point 25.4 - from the file “VanishingPoint.8bf”
Variance 25.4 - from the file “statistics.8ba”
Water Paper 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Watercolor 25.4 - from the file “Filter Gallery.8bf”
Wave 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
WIA Support 25.4 - from the file “WIASupport.8li”
Wind 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”
Wireless Bitmap 25.4 - from the file “WBMP.8bi”
ZigZag 25.4 - from the file “Standard MultiPlugin.8bf”

Optional and third party plugins: NONE

Duplicate and Disabled plugins: NONE

Plugins that failed to load: NONE

Unified Extensibility Platform - Extensions:

Home Screen (Loaded) 7.2.1.5 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe/UXP/Extensions\com.adobe.ccx.start-7.2.1\"
CmdN: 1.19.10
UAB: 2.18.0-4
Loaded at: 153 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
ccx-timeline (Prepared) 3.1.12.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
CCX Commenting UXP Webview (Loaded) 30.1.0.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
Loaded at: 4521 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
CCX Sharesheet UXP (Prepared) 29.4.0.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
Content Credentials (Loaded) 0.41.7.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
Loaded at: 3788 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
CC Libraries Panel (Prepared) 3.25.28.0 - from the file "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe/CEP/Extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_25_28\"
CAPTURE: 2.0.41 STOCK: 4.1.0
In app notifications (Loaded) 2.0.4.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
Loaded at: 4523 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
Parametric Filter (Loaded) 0.1.8.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
Loaded at: 4525 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
Photoshop Adjustments Panel (Loaded) 2.1.9.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
Loaded at: 4527 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
Photoshop UXP Export-As (Prepared) 5.8.34.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
Photoshop In App Messaging (Loaded) 4.3.9.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
Loaded at: 4528 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
Information Alert (Prepared) 0.5.0.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
Photoshop Selection Feedback (Prepared) 0.5.0.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
Plugins Panel (Prepared) 1.4.3.0 - from the file "Required Folder"
IC popup message (Loaded) 1.0.0.0
Loaded at: 3791 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
Multilayer Protection (Loaded) 1.0.0.0
Loaded at: 3793 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
Discover Panel (Loaded) 2312.89.0.10 - from the file "Required Folder"
Loaded at: 4531 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
Neural Filters (Loaded) 1.15.0.100 - from the file "Required Folder"
Loaded at: 9828 ms - launch time impact: 0 ms
Scan time: 0 ms - entries: 32

Extensions:

Libraries 1.0.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_25_28\index.html”
com.adobe.stock.panel.licensing-embedded 1.0.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_25_28\extensions\stock-panel-licensing\index.html”
com.adobe.capture.extension 2.0.41 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_25_28\extensions\capture\capture.html”
Export As 4.8.15 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2024\Required\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.photoshop.crema\index.html”
Export As 4.8.15 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2024\Required\CEP\extensions\com.adobe.photoshop.crema\index.html”
com.adobe.cclibraries.manager 1.0.0 - from the file “C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\CEP\extensions\CC_LIBRARIES_PANEL_EXTENSION_3_25_28\manager.html”

Installed TWAIN devices: NONE

Report · Jan 31, 2024

You may be seeing a current bug that can hit the OpenCL component in the GPU driver. Try to uncheck OpenCL in Preferences > Performance > Advanced - although I don't know if this will affect ACR's use of the GPU..

You can also go into ACR preferences and set GPU to "custom", and try to uncheck options there.

If that's what it is, this is currently being investigated by Adobe. In the meantime you may need to stay on an old version.

Report · Jan 31, 2024

Turning off and on all the various GPU settings is one of the steps I had tried getting to this point - so far, no luck 😞 Camera Raw itself doesn't seem to have any options about OpenCL specifically; just GPU on or off.

Report · Feb 15, 2024

Following this thread because I too am having this same issue and can't seem to find any answers. Curious to know if you have an update?

Report · Mar 30, 2024

Following, having the same issue as well.

Report · Jun 12, 2024

Same issue and also in lightroom. Disabling GPU acceleration works around the issue but thats not ideal.

Interestingly, I have two computers with different configurations. One has the issue, the other doesnt. Both on latest GPU drivers and all adobe updates.

win11 + amd rx6800xt -> color problem in ACR and LR

win10 + amd rx7900xtx -> color is correct in ACR and LR

Report · Apr 02, 2024

I started noticing this issue today, and I was quite upset. What good is Camera Raw if you can't really see your true image colors? I fixed it by doing 2 things: and I do not know which of those fixed it. Anyway, I have an AMD gpu which I happened to update the driver a couple days ago. I decided to download the "Enterprise" version of the driver which is supposed to be more stable and more geared toward graphic design rather than gaming. So I did that, then I updated Camera Raw to 16.2. After those 2 things, issue is fixed! I tend to think it was the gpu update that was the problem to begin with. They always say to update your gpu, but I think sometimes, instaed of fixing things, it breaks things!

Report · Jun 12, 2024

I understand your frustration with the oversaturated images in Camera Raw versions 16 and above. While reverting to version 14.1 fixes the issue, it sacrifices valuable features. Here are some suggestions that might help, although they don't directly involve Total Tools:

Contact Adobe Support: Since you've exhausted most troubleshooting steps, explain your situation to Adobe Support. They might have insights specific to your setup or offer a temporary workaround until a permanent fix is available.
Check for GPU Issues: Newer versions of Camera Raw utilize the GPU for faster processing. In some cases, this can lead to graphical glitches. Try disabling the GPU acceleration in Camera Raw preferences and see if it resolves the oversaturation.
Explore Alternative RAW Converters: While not ideal, consider using third-party RAW converters like Capture One or Iridient X-Transformer. These might offer a different processing pipeline that doesn't exhibit the oversaturation issue.