Color washout?

[Jace]

Ok, so I shot in RAW today. In PS and on my computer the colors seem fairly vibrant, even after saving in jpeg or png, but when I upload them to the net they seem... dull. Is this normal, or am I not doing something right when saving from RAW to another format?

 

[Jace]

Nevermind, I found it.

 

[Josh66]

Nevermind, I found it.

What was it?

Probably the biggest thing you should look at is monitor calibration, also - color space. Make sure you're using the right one for the intended use.

 

[Jace]

Nah, it was actually something I had no clue about until finding a similar article through google. Apparantly, when you are using RAW, before you save for web, or to jpg, you need to convert it to srgb. It was saving them in the wrong profile, so the colors were coming out different. After converting them all, the colors I saw before saving stuck after saving, lol.


Found it here: Images faded when converted from RAW to JPG: Software / Retouching Forum: Digital Photography Review

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

So your camera is shooting in a different colorspace or PS is set to a different colorspace. You can change that so that files always open in sRGB automatically or so your camera shoots sRGB automatically.

 

[KmH]

sRGB is a pretty small color space.

Experts generally recommend capturing photos using the largest colorspace your camera can do, usually Adobe RGB, and to do all editing in an even larger color space like ProPhoto RGB, and then 'Comvert to Profile' when you know how the photo will be used.

For web use or use as a print convert to the sRGB profile. For offset press printing most commercial clients want files converted to CMYK.