ACD JPEG display problems

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faneuil
Aug 28, 2004
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For some time now I have felt that ACDSee was displaying my B&W JPEG images a bit ‘gray’.
I finally did some testing tonight and discovered, to my shock, that a JPEG B&W image saved in grayscale format, and a copy saved in RGB format will display differently in ACDSee. The highlights ‘gray’ ever so slightly in the grayscale format JPEG. The RGB version is true to the original.

Interestingly, if TIFF format is used, the images are identical and correct with the PS original.

Anyone else noticed this?

Eric

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faneuil
Aug 28, 2004
For some time now I have felt that ACDSee was displaying my B&W JPEG
images
a bit ‘gray’.
I finally did some testing tonight and discovered, to my shock, that a
JPEG
B&W image saved in grayscale format, and a copy saved in RGB format will display differently in ACDSee. The highlights ‘gray’ ever so slightly in
the
grayscale format JPEG. The RGB version is true to the original.
Interestingly, if TIFF format is used, the images are identical and
correct
with the PS original.

Anyone else noticed this?

Eric

TooSano4U
Aug 28, 2004
Yes. When I want a black and white pic I just slide the saturation bars all the way down and leave it rgb.
"faneuil" wrote in message
For some time now I have felt that ACDSee was displaying my B&W JPEG
images
a bit ‘gray’.
I finally did some testing tonight and discovered, to my shock, that a
JPEG
B&W image saved in grayscale format, and a copy saved in RGB format will display differently in ACDSee. The highlights ‘gray’ ever so slightly in
the
grayscale format JPEG. The RGB version is true to the original.
Interestingly, if TIFF format is used, the images are identical and
correct
with the PS original.

Anyone else noticed this?

Eric

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Theo
Aug 28, 2004
"faneuil" wrote in
news:lh_Xc.48924$:

For some time now I have felt that ACDSee was displaying my B&W JPEG images a bit ‘gray’.
I finally did some testing tonight and discovered, to my shock, that a JPEG B&W image saved in grayscale format, and a copy saved in RGB format will display differently in ACDSee. The highlights ‘gray’ ever so slightly in the grayscale format JPEG. The RGB version is true to the original.

Interestingly, if TIFF format is used, the images are identical and correct with the PS original.

Anyone else noticed this?

Eric

I never bothered to check, but does compression level make a difference?
TooSano4U
Aug 28, 2004
Don’t know, but Grey scale doesn’t work for me when doing a black and white pic to put in an ad. Perhaps there is a correct way to do it, but like I said, what works for me is just sliding the saturation bars all the way down. Right or wrong, it looks better than grayscale when it’s printed in a magazine. gray scale just looks flat.

"Theo" wrote in message
"faneuil" wrote in
news:lh_Xc.48924$:

For some time now I have felt that ACDSee was displaying my B&W JPEG images a bit ‘gray’.
I finally did some testing tonight and discovered, to my shock, that a JPEG B&W image saved in grayscale format, and a copy saved in RGB format will display differently in ACDSee. The highlights ‘gray’ ever so slightly in the grayscale format JPEG. The RGB version is true to the original.

Interestingly, if TIFF format is used, the images are identical and correct with the PS original.

Anyone else noticed this?

Eric

I never bothered to check, but does compression level make a difference?
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Rolex
Aug 29, 2004
Good point, have to try that one


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Pierre Chirouze
Aug 31, 2004
B&W rendition, this being a little aside from original subject, but may be useful to some :

Add a channel mixer layer, tick "monochrome", set R to 24, G to 68, B to 8. Tis is is the method that yields best rendition, to my knowledge.

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