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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

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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.

NB, colourmanagement

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@Rodrigo21788888pltm

Please us why you are exporting. I'd prefer to use the legacy "save as" - you can set that in preferences.

I hope this helps
neil barstow, colourmanagement net - adobe forum volunteer - co-author: 'getting colour right'
google me "neil barstow colourmanagement" for lots of free articles on colour management

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Rodrigo21788888pltm

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Sorry but I don't undestand this answer. I have a document with hundreds of layers, I have to export each one to a PNG file. Using the Save us or the legacy Save us I can not split the PSB file into many PNG files.

Stephen Marsh

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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.