Copy and Paste color issues in PS

[abstract_Glaze98A7]

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.

[lambiloon]

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

[abstract_Glaze98A7]

Thanks. Any idea how to fix it?

[lambiloon]

Just make color mode same for both documents .... Regards

[abstract_Glaze98A7]

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

[lambiloon]

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

[abstract_Glaze98A7]

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

[lambiloon · Accepted solution]

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

[abstract_Glaze98A7]

You are a life saver! Thank you so much for your help!!

[Chuck Uebele]

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

[abstract_Glaze98A7]

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?

[D Fosse]

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.

[Abertsch]

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]

@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

[Abertsch]

Thanks Dave. -- Good advice on the sRGB.

[NB, colourmanagement]

I would recommend that you never work without colour management.

Actually when you select "do not color manage this document" Photoshop silently assigns whatever ICC profile you have selected for that file type (RGB or CMYK) in color settings.  

BUT when you save the profile is not saved with the file.

In your case with an Internet capture, filetype is RGB.

I'd check what that is set to (probably sRGB?) and if the image looks OK WITH "do not color manage this document", then assign that profile so now its saved for future use.

I hope this helps

if so, please "like" my reply and if you're OK now, please mark it as "correct", so that others who have similar issues can see the solution

thanks

neil barstow, colourmanagement.net :: adobe forum volunteer

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