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Image colors change when I export layers in Photoshop

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December 26, 2021
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In Photoshop there are two "quick export" options, right? One under the "File" menu, and one under the "Layer" menu (standart shortcut Ctrl+Shift+'), that allows you to export multiple selected layers as different files. But, when i use the latter, the colors and levels look dull. I have no idea how to fix that and feel like I have tried everything. Any suggestions?

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CATKINS

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FIXED!

I had the same issue when exporting from layers to png, the colors were WILDLY different when using the batch save/ layer method, but strangely not when exporting one by one. Obviously exporting one by one is not a solution for most people when using this method when dealing with many layers it is extremely labor intensive.

Fix by making sure your color settings are aligned across Adobe by using Bridge (open bridge then press command K to bring up color settings) ensuring you are on North America prepress (or whatever other color profiles you need).

Also have a play with either using PNG 8 or 24, checking and unchecking some of the options in the 'Export layers to files', such as ICC profile and trim layers and then re-try, it just fixed for me.

D Fosse

Community Expert

All you need to do is make sure the icc profile is embedded. If it isn't, the colors will most likely shift.

There is no need to synchronize color settings, that won't do anything. As long as there is an icc profile, Photoshop will display correctly. Color spaces don't need to match (that's the whole point of color management).

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Rodrigo21788888pltm

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I need someone fix this as soon as posible.

The option File > Export > Layers to Files does NOT work properly.

If the original layer is in white and black, the result shouldn't be sometimes in white and black and sometimes in gray and black.

Literally, 90% of my exported layers are white and black, and 10% gray and black. So it's not anything related to the document color profile etc.

Steps to reproduce the bug:

Latest version of Photoshop 2023

Image > Mode > Grayscale

Each layer is in white and black, pure white and black

File > Export > Layers to Files

File Name Prefix: ""

Visible Layers Only: UNCHECK

File Type: PNG

Include ICC Profile: UNCHECK

Transparency: UNCHECK

Interlaced: UNCHECK

Trim Layers: UNCHECK

The color that is used to replace the pure white is #606060 and the PNG files have a Image > Mode > Indexed color > [#606060, #000000]

Contact me and I can provideo a screen recording.

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Please set the Status Bar to »Document Profile« and post meaningful screenshots.

What is the original image’s Color Space (usually defined as an ICC Profile)?

Whate are the Edit > Color Settings?

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Rodrigo21788888pltm

Participating Frequently

You have turned all color management off. Never do that! It will not solve any problems, only make them a lot worse.

I suggest you stop everything here and go back to start. Reset all color settings back to defaults. Just pick one of the "general purpose"-presets.

Then you should reconsider whether you really want this to be grayscale. If you still do, it's essential that you use the right profile. If this is going to offset print, use the K component in the appropriate CMYK profile. If this is for screen, use Gray Gamma 2.2.

If you don't know, avoid grayscale. An RGB file in either sRGB or Adobe RGB is much safer. It will be more widely supported and with higher probability of correct treatment.

You suggested to use Gray Gamma 2.2 and that Settings option includes Gray Gamma 2.2.

Anyway, this change doesn't change the results whern I export the layers.

I think this is a bug, because the results are not consistent, some layers (always the same) are exported fine and some others nope. Even worst, if I down scale the image, the results are pretty much all right.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

AFAIK both methods should end up in the same result as they are both using Adobe's "Generator" to save the content. For PNG no ICC profile is embedded, JPEG does have the option to include an ICC profile.