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hollym27370453
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November 10, 2020
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Photo dulled after editing

  • November 10, 2020
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Hello, 

I've been really frustrated after editing a photo on photoshop and then comparing it to the original photo that I started with and the colours/highlights are a lot duller and the image after editing is less crisp in comparison. All I've edited on the photo is made the back wall completely white, I haven't touch the actual artwork. I've tried changing the export preferences to sRGB, I've made sure that quality is always on the maximum, I've selected the JPEG option etc and still the photo is coming out the same. Please see the images attached, one is of the original with the darker wall and then the other is my edited image where all I've done it's edit the wall white so I can't understand why the actual art work has changed. If you compare the whites on the artwork, the general contrast and quality of colours you should be able to notice a difference. 
Many thanks in advance.

 

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NH00123
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December 12, 2023

I have also noticed the same thing. I have Photoshop Fix app on my phone and when I edit pictures and same them back to my phone, all the high contrast lighting (like pure white) is replaced with a dull color. The photo looses its pop. For instance, a sunbeam coming into a photo or a shiny reflection on a Christmas bulb, they all become completely dull after the photo is saved back to your phone. The life litterally fades from the photo. If someone can shed some light on how to fix it, that would be great. 

c.pfaffenbichler
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c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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December 13, 2023

Please provide a set of images. 

Per Berntsen
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Per BerntsenCommunity Expert
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November 10, 2020

Your original is in the Display P3 color space, which can reproduce a wider range of colors (and more saturated) than sRGB.

So when you export using sRGB, the colors are limited to the color gamut of sRGB, and very saturated colors, particularly reds, will become duller.

You most likely have wide gamut monitor, which can display the P3 colors.

On my wide gamut monitor I can see the difference, but when I move them to my second monitor, which is standard gamut, roughly equivalent to sRGB, there is no difference.

Most people have standard gamut monitors, but wide gamut monitors are becoming more common.

 

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    didiermazier
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    didiermazierCommunity Expert
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    December 12, 2023

    I would add that JPEG is not the best file format siince compression impacts colors.

    Best color space is Pro Photo RGB and PNG is way better than JPEG for precise work on colors.

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