Saved photos are darker after CS5. Why?

[Tulsa]

After I edit and save as JPEG, the image seems to have more contrast and darker, than it did in CS5. It also does it when I post it anywhere... here is an example.

 

[Tulsa]

Argh! well of course it doesnt do it here! I saved to my pictures, and it looks darker and more contrast then above, tried facebook, same thing. Didnt have this problem before

 

[Tulsa]

Any idea?

 

[GooniesNeverSayDie11]

Check your colorspace. Maybe you are saving as the wrong one ( or not checking the box to save in the one you edited in ).

 

[Tulsa]

Where would I check the colorspace? and not sure what you mean by checking the box I edited in.

 

[clanthar]

Photoshop is (appropriately and necessarily) a color-managed work environment. The photos you posted here have embedded ICC profiles that reference the sRGB color space. To view the photos correctly the software you use to display them must read and process the embedded profile and display the photo correctly relative to its referenced color space.

If you re-open a saved photo in Photoshop it should look exactly as it did before you saved it. I assume that's the case. You experience a difference in the appearance of the photo when you see it displayed using some other software, for example Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser. That other software isn't doing the required job of processing the photo's embedded profile. This is a fairly common problem. It has an easy solution once you know what's going on: Don't use bad software. What software is bad? Any software that displays your photo differently than Photoshop would qualify.

Unfortunately you can't prevent other people from using bad software (or creating it for that matter). Can't help with that one.

JPEG files from your camera will have an embedded profile that identifies the reference color space. If your camera allows you a choice it will likely be between sRGB, Adobe RGB and/or Pro Photo RGB. Unless you have a clear understanding of what those are, chose sRGB.

Under the Edit menu in Photoshop select Color Settings. Select the option North America General Purpose 2 and Photoshop will default to sRGB. Your good to go; now avoid bad software.

Take Care,
Joe

 

[Tulsa]

Thanks, very informative.

As long as the file is saved how it view on photoshop I am fine. The image viewer I am using is whatever Windows 7 uses.
Just as long as once they are printed, they appear as photoshop appears, I am good. Thanks again.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

Then you need to worry about the printers profile.
And make sure everything is calibrated.

 

[Tulsa]

I have always used Mpix, but I have yet to send them images since I have switched to CS5.

 

[KmH]

Then you need to go to this Mpix Support page:

Mpix.com - Help

and in the last section:

Are ICC profiles available for soft proofing?click on where it says "Download Here".

Then open and read the PDF the download contains. :thumbup: