Photoshop help: When I open a JPG, it's a lot darker in PS then in the Windows preview

[ndee]

It's a lot darker in photoshop automatically and when I save for web, it's bright again. Anyone knows what the problem is?

 

[notfred]

Because photoshop doesn't ignore gamma data like many other jpeg decoders, like the one that windows and IE use.

 

[BatmanNate]

It means your PS is pirated. Run!

 

[ndee]

notfred: but when I wanna save it, it's bright again.

 

[notfred]

Originally posted by: ndee
notfred: but when I wanna save it, it's bright again.

If you go "file > save" it gets bright again, or only if you you do "save for web"?

 

[isaacmacdonald]

most likely a color profile situation. When you view things on the web, profiles are irrelevant, so most likely photoshop is discarding the imbedded profile when you "save for web".

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: notfred

Originally posted by: ndee
notfred: but when I wanna save it, it's bright again.

If you go "file > save" it gets bright again, or only if you you do "save for web"?

only when I choose "Save for Web".


[EDIT] Wrong, it ALWAYS gets bright again.

 

[notfred]

So if you open a file in PS, save it, close it, and open it again, it's brighter than the first time you opened it?

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: notfred
So if you open a file in PS, save it, close it, and open it again, it's brighter than the first time you opened it?

It was a color profile error. It's fixed now

 

[isaacmacdonald]

I win.

 

[ndee]

Originally posted by: isaacmacdonald
I win.

yu0 = teh winnar!