Black levels much lower in exported image

[CallumGGibson]

My exported photos (Using AdobeRGB) have crushed blacks compared to the preview inside Lightroom. I've tried different image viewers and the image is the same between image viewer programs. Any idea what this is?

[F. McLion]

What exactly are you using to view the exports - are these viewers fully(!) colormanaged?

Is your screen calibrated, and is it a wide gamut type?

Which (exact) version of LR are you using?

What is your OS and version?

Why are you using AdobeRGB colorspace to export?

.. we need much much more information for qualified help.

[CallumGGibson]

Faststone Image Viewer and Firefox.

It is. Yes it has a wide color gamut.

Lightroom 10.1

Windows 10 latest

I export in AdobeRGB because that way I can fully take advantage of my monitors colour gamut after editing.

[F. McLion]

Make sure you activated full color management (including monitor profiles) in CMS settings of FastViewer.

For FF, also make sure that full CMS is activated (..ask Google..).

Full color management means that the embedded profile (in your case AdobeRGB) as well as the monitor profile need to be respected.

The question stays that what is it that you are going to do with the exported pix. Depending on that, it may not make sense to export in Adobe RGB.

Anyhow, if you are using fully color managed applications to view the pix, they should show the same.

[TheDigitalDog]

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@CallumGGibson wrote:

My exported photos (Using AdobeRGB) have crushed blacks compared to the preview inside Lightroom. 

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Preview where? Hopefully in Develop module, at 1:1 or greater. That's the only way to accurately view previews in LR.