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Photos look different on my phone compared to photos on the computer.

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September 1, 2018
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Hi Guys,

I edit my photos in either Lightroom or Photoshop. The photos look vibrant and colourful on my PC, as per the editing I had done. But when I save these photos in my S9-Plus, they look colourless and weird.

Can someone please help me here? Do I have to save the files differently once I edit the photo in Photoshop or Lightroom?

Example 1 -

The photo on PC -

Photo/Screenshot from my Samsung S9Plus -

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Example 2 -

The photo on my PC -

Screenshot from my Samsung S9Plus-

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Correct answer davescm

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The explanation is in the way colours are stored in the image. Each pixel stores the colour as three numbers representing Red, Blue and Green. However what actual colour is represented by each number depends on the colour profile. Your original document is using a profile called ProPhoto.

Photoshop is colour managed. It uses the color profile embedded in the document to tell it how to use the RGB numbers that make up each pixel and correctly display it on your monitor (using the monitor color profile stored in your system).

Many applications (including phones) are not colour managed and just send the raw numbers to the display.

To be safe when sending an image to the web (or to an unknown device) , Export a copy of your image using "Save for Web (Legacy)" and ensure that both "Convert to sRGB" and "Embed Color Profile" are checked. That way if the other device is colour managed it will use the profile. If it is not , then sRGB will display close to correct on many devices.

Dave

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D Fosse

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Another example of why having ProPhoto as default for Lightroom's "Edit In Photoshop" is a monumentally bad idea. Why can't it be sRGB, so that newcomers don't get into this trouble time and time again?

Those who need or want ProPhoto will know how to get it. They are experienced users who waste no time in changing most of the default settings anyway.

John344785627jva

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The default setting of ProPhoto for Lightroom's "Edit In Photoshop" has proven to be a problematic choice, exemplifying the challenges that newcomers often face. It would be more practical to have sRGB as the default, minimizing issues for those less experienced with the intricacies of color spaces. Users who specifically require ProPhoto are typically seasoned and adept at adjusting settings according to their needs, making it unnecessary for ProPhoto to be the default setting. Choosing sRGB as the default would promote a smoother workflow for beginners and reduce the likelihood of recurring problems.

davescm

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Hi

The explanation is in the way colours are stored in the image. Each pixel stores the colour as three numbers representing Red, Blue and Green. However what actual colour is represented by each number depends on the colour profile. Your original document is using a profile called ProPhoto.

Photoshop is colour managed. It uses the color profile embedded in the document to tell it how to use the RGB numbers that make up each pixel and correctly display it on your monitor (using the monitor color profile stored in your system).

Many applications (including phones) are not colour managed and just send the raw numbers to the display.

To be safe when sending an image to the web (or to an unknown device) , Export a copy of your image using "Save for Web (Legacy)" and ensure that both "Convert to sRGB" and "Embed Color Profile" are checked. That way if the other device is colour managed it will use the profile. If it is not , then sRGB will display close to correct on many devices.

Dave

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Arun5CB2

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Hi

I have started using lightroom classic and photoshop recently . I noiced that when i export photo to my windows it looks same but when i export it to my phone , the saturation was increased . The photo was in Srgb format. Please help me what is the solution

TheDigitalDog

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Dave, if you examine the colorimetric facts, you'll find more image matching among the same iPhone then all the differing Eizo displays using differing user calibrations. But NONE of this changes the facts of what a color managed OS is and that iOS is fully color managed. Got nothing to do with semantics. I've explained that above and this fact has nothing to do with users ability or desire to or not to calibrate their display to any number of calibration possibilities.

"Either of the above can lead to inconsistency which can in turn lead to a mismatch even if the images are well within the gamut of the displays."

And (hopefully lastly), let's do a little thought experiment in terms of the idea users must have their own calibration for a display to provide color management and matching.

Dave and I both have the same make and model of Eizo display, colorimeter, software.

He calibrates to a CCT of 5500K, 95cd/m2.

I calibrate to a D50, 140cd/m2.

All other calibration settings are identical (our video cards and subsystems are also identical). But of course, that's not always the case, it's often not the case.

Does the same color reference image in a tagged color space preview match? No, they do not match.

Now we view the same image on two iPhone X's. They DO match.

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

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