Blues look purple only in Photoshop

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skauty
Jul 17, 2007
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I know this question has been asked numerous times on different forums but I have yet to find the right answer or solution so here goes.

Blues look purple in Photoshop (all colors look off, like whites and greys having a slight reddish hue, but the blues are the most noticeable). When viewed outside of Photoshop they look fine. It’s not a monitor calibration issue because colors look right in other applications. I’ve tried all the color profiles and working spaces and the closest I’ve gotten to the actual colors is by turning Color Management off completely. This can’t be the proper solution and even when making due with this option some blues still look purple. If anyone has any answers I would really like to hear them as this is very frustrating. Thanks.
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Buko
Jul 17, 2007
Your monitor profile is bad you need to make a new one.

but don’t use the bad profile as a starting point or it will still be bad.
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LenHewitt
Jul 18, 2007
It’s not a monitor calibration issue because colors look right in
other applications.<<

On the contrary, that is a sure sign it IS a monitor calibration problem!
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skauty
Jul 18, 2007
Interesting. What profile should I start with. Thanks for the advice.
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Buko
Jul 18, 2007
Reload the Basic monitor profile that came with the monitor
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chrisjbirchall
Jul 18, 2007
If you have a CRT monitor, Adobe Gamma (in the Control Panel) will be okay for eyeballing the calibration. It will start you off with an sRGB profile. After you’ve used the wizard you’ll be prompted to save. Use a meaningful name such as Monitor_Profile_070718

LCDs are a little trickier to get right without a hardware profiling device. Depends whether you want it close or exact.
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skauty
Jul 18, 2007
I’m using a Samsung SyncMaster 915N LCD. It’s a work computer so I have no idea what the original basic monitor profile would be. I’m a designer but the guy who had the monitor before me was a copywriter so this probably wasn’t an issue for him. I calibrated with Adobe Gamma and then deleted my preferences in Photoshop and started from scratch which did help a little. What are my options for getting this fixed, given that I don’t know the original profile and that they’re not likely to shell out for a hardware device? Thanks for all your help.
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Buko
Jul 18, 2007
Adobe Gamma doesn’t work well with LCD. that one reason they don’t include it with CS3.

you really need a hardware calibrator.
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skauty
Jul 18, 2007
I guess I’ll try and push for that. Thanks to everyone for their help.
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Graeme_Kaufman
Jul 18, 2007
No problems using things like Spyder on more than one computer – although IIRC there is a restriction like one workplace or something, but no limit on number of computers.

Proper monitor calibration will go a long way to help resolve your issues ….
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Brett Dalton
Jul 20, 2007
Same with the Eye-one for multiple systems, both Mac and PC. it will do multiple monitors and depending which package you buy can also profile printers (RGB or CMYK) and scanners etc. It does a good job.

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Art Campbell
Jul 20, 2007
Monitor calibration is essential, but the other cause may be that Photoshop users often wear rose-colored glasses…

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