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U2Fan61
U2Fan61
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August 1, 2017
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Exporting images from Lightroom to sRGB colour space

  • August 1, 2017
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Hi

I am experiencing problems when exporting images from Lightroom in the SRGB colour space.

The images that are converted to sRGB when exported from Lightroom look fine when viewed in Lightroom, but look noticeably different when uploaded to Facebook or viewed outside Lightroom.

If I open an image in Photoshop and then export the image from here, the image looks correct when uploaded to Facebook or viewed outside Lightroom.

What is causing this?

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    99jon
    99jon
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    August 1, 2017

    Color shift is quite dramatic , but most probably due to compression by Facebook. Photoshop will do that if using “Save For Web”. Are you re-sizing when exporting?

    Try settings of 2048px – Long Edge, Quality 76, Resolution 72 (only use 240 if photos are intended to be downloadable from Facebook for print) + Sharpen for screen - standard.

    Try exporting as PNG rather than jpeg as Facebook uses a different compression algorithm which appears to produce better results.

    Otherwise are you viewing in a color managed browser?

      U2Fan61
      U2Fan61Author
      Participating Frequently
      August 1, 2017

      Thanks for the quick response, 99jon

      This colour shift is not restricted to Facebook uploads.

      Both files have been uploaded to Facebook and appear as posted here.

      The issue I am experiencing relates to the difference in exporting an image from Lightroom and Photoshop.

      The image exported from Lightroom is noticeably duller than the same image edited in Lightroom then opened in Photoshop and exported with sRGB profile.

      When I view the Jpeg image in Lightroom the image looks similar to the image that is exported from Photoshop with sRGB profile. When I open this jpeg file in another viewer or upload to Facebook I get this dull version of the image. I don't understand why an image that is exported from Lightroom looks differently when viewed inside and outside Lightroom. This does not happen when I export from Photoshop.

      In light of the different results from Lightroom and Photoshop I believe that this issue is not as simple as colour calibration.

      I have a Spyder4 Elite from Datacolor.

      dj_paige
      dj_paige
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      August 1, 2017

      U2Fan61  wrote

      In light of the different results from Lightroom and Photoshop I believe that this issue is not as simple as colour calibration.

      I have a Spyder4 Elite from Datacolor.

      And yet, it would be extremely simple to confirm (or not) that monitor calibration is the cause (or not). All you have to do is use your Spyder4 to calibrate your monitor today. And then we'll all be 100% convinced that monitor calibration is or is not the cause.

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