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Matt Campos
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August 24, 2021
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Weird Red Filter in Photoshop

  • August 24, 2021
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Hi!

I'm having a trouble that I don't even know how to start to explain. I've started at a new job and I have two monitor screens. One of them is alright, but the other one has this weird issue: a "red filter" in Photoshop files. If you look at the image, you'll notice that the color tones in the file are different from the Navigator screen.

At the beginning, I thought it was the color adjust of the screen, but when I realized the difference between the canvas and the navigator preview, I noticed that maybe the problem is with Photoshop. Maybe something is setted to make this effect and I have no clue how to remove it.

 

Also, while making some tests, I realized that the color that the program recognizes when I use the Eyedropper Tool is the real color (which is a shade of gray, despite it looks like a light red/pink at the canvas... and at the Color Picker window too).

 



Other thing I realized is when I switch Photoshop to the other screen, the colors change back to normal, lol. So, I open a file at the first screen, paint it gray, switch the program between screens, the navigator tab still shows gray, but the file at the canvas shows light red/pink. Change the program back to the first screen and it is gray again.

Bottom line is I have no idea what is happening with this situation and I never saw something that weird in my entire designer life.

Could anyone help me with this confusing situation, please?

2 replies

Kevin Stohlmeyer
Community Expert
Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
August 24, 2021

Monitor calibrations wont affect the actual view since the Navigator shows a different color.

Go to Edit/Color Settings and see what it is set to.

If its not, try setting it to North American General Purpose.

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Matt CamposAuthor
Participant
August 24, 2021

It is set in North America General Purpouse 2.

TheDigitalDog
TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
August 24, 2021

You really, REALLY want the Ask check boxes on**. Then open the document again. 

If you still see the color, it could be a corrupted display profile, you may need to create another. 

Lastly, if you turn off GPU in preferences, any better?

 

** See: http://digitaldog.net/files/PhotoshopColorSettings.mp4

Photoshop CC Color Settings and Assign/Convert to Profile video

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
Barton Thomas
Barton Thomas
Participant
August 24, 2021

It's really weird that the navigator would still show the correct color, but the fact that the file is appearing different from one display to the next suggests to me that it could be your monitor settings. Have you tried calibrating/adjusting color/color temperature? And are they using the same ICC profile?

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    Matt CamposAuthor
    Participant
    August 24, 2021

    I was thinkg about the color calibration, but when I realized that the navigator shows the true colors, it actually blew my mind.
    If I open another software, like Illustrator, the colors are alright there too. So, I don't fell like changing the color temperature can solve the problem.

    It happening only in Photoshop and even there it isn't happening in the Navigator. 

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