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abstract_Glaze98A7
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December 9, 2019
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Copy and Paste color issues in PS

  • December 9, 2019
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Hello,

After substracting my subject from an image and pasting it into another document for a composite, the image colors look muted. Could you tell me what the problem could be? All the vibrancy is gone from the picture.

 

Thanks.

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Correct answer lambiloon

See attached. The first photo is the correct colors, the second is after pasting it into another document.

 


Hi check the picture go to assign profile then from there make color profile same for both documents...Regards

 

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Abertsch
New Participant
March 5, 2020

Photo Grab from Internet: Was getting DULL COLOR when grabbing a photo from internet browser and pasting into Photoshop.

GRAB PHOTO from Internet to PHOTOSHOP

--> Right click on Internet photo -> Copy Image

--> Photoshop > File New > Change Color Profile to > Don't Color Manage

This keeps the color the same as the original image.

-- You get the vibrant color, and it is not changed into a preset or previous setting.

davescm
davescm
Community Expert
March 5, 2020

@Abertsch

Sorry - but working without colour management is bad advice, and will cause other issues downstream.  The correct way is (as mentioned in earlier posts) make sure the incoming image is assigned with the correct colour profile. For internet images without an already embeded profile then a safe starting assumption is to assign sRGB.

 

Dave

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Abertsch
New Participant
March 5, 2020

Thanks Dave. -- Good advice on the sRGB.

 

 

    D Fosse
    D Fosse
    Community Expert
    December 9, 2019

    This is what happens when images don't have an embedded color profile (untagged images).

     

    In Photoshop's color settings, policies should always be set to "Preserve Embedded Profiles". This is the default, don't change it, ever. 

     

    A problem is Save For Web/Export, both of which strip the profile at default settings. The result is what you see here. To avoid falling into that trap, you need to check "embed color profile" manually. Once you do that, however, it should stick.

      Chuck Uebele
      Chuck Uebele
      Community Expert
      December 9, 2019

      There are different RGB profiles: sRGB, Adobe RGB 1998, ETC. Make them all the same.

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        abstract_Glaze98A7Author
        Participating Frequently
        December 9, 2019

        The first picture is open in PS, then copied and pasted into another document still in PS. How can the profiles are diffrent in the same application and how do I fix them?

        lambiloon
        lambiloon
        Community Expert
        December 9, 2019

        Hi i think this due to difference in Color mode of documents you copy and pasting form RGB to CMYK....Regards

        Ali Sajjad / Graphic Design Trainer / Freelancer / Adobe Certified Professional
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        abstract_Glaze98A7Author
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        December 9, 2019

        Thanks. Any idea how to fix it?

        lambiloon
        lambiloon
        Community Expert
        December 9, 2019

        Thank you. I checked and they are ideed the same. They are both under RGB color.


        Please share screenshot so i can see what is reason then...Regards

        Ali Sajjad / Graphic Design Trainer / Freelancer / Adobe Certified Professional
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