Color management problem

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Martin Schneider
Jan 3, 2008
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Hi!

I’m having a problem with CS2 after migration to Windows XP. In Photoshop and Acrobat my documents are displayed way too dark. When I use "Save for web" in Photoshop, the colors are perfect.

I already removed Adobe Gamma from startup, without effect. What else can I do?

Thanks and best regards,
Martin
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TK
Toobi-Won Kenobi
Jan 3, 2008
"Martin Schneider" wrote in message
Hi!

I’m having a problem with CS2 after migration to Windows XP. In Photoshop and Acrobat my documents are displayed way too dark. When I use "Save for web" in Photoshop, the colors are perfect.

I already removed Adobe Gamma from startup, without effect. What else can I do?

Thanks and best regards,
Martin

You have calibrated your monitor and are using the profile aren’t you?

http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps8_colour/ps8_1.htm

TWK
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Jim
Jan 3, 2008
"Martin Schneider" wrote in message
Hi!

I’m having a problem with CS2 after migration to Windows XP. In Photoshop and Acrobat my documents are displayed way too dark. When I use "Save for web" in Photoshop, the colors are perfect.

I already removed Adobe Gamma from startup, without effect. What else can I do?

Thanks and best regards,
Martin
It was a waste of time to remove Adobe Gamma. What the program does is create a profile for a CRT using your eyes to judge colors. That is an unstable method.
Adobe Gamma Loader is the program which loads a profile of your chosing into the computer.

If you have an LCD, you should not use Adobe Gamma to create a profile. Instead, one of the many other programs which deal with the specific nature of LCDs should be used.. Since LCDs are taking over the market, PS CS3 no longer installs Adobe Gamma.

In addition to what the other poster said, Bruce Fraser’s book "Real World Color Management" is quite useful.

Jim
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Martin Schneider
Jan 22, 2008
Toobi-Won Kenobi schrieb:
You have calibrated your monitor and are using the profile aren’t you?
http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps8_colour/ps8_1.htm

Hi there!

Actually, that was exactly the problem – but in another respect 🙂 *Removing* the monitor profile solved the problem. Of course that’s not a soluton, but in the meantime I can work…

Thanks for the hint and link, seems to be very interesting.

Best regards,
Martin
TK
Toobi-Won Kenobi
Jan 22, 2008
"Martin Schneider" wrote in message
Toobi-Won Kenobi schrieb:
You have calibrated your monitor and are using the profile aren’t you?
http://www.computer-darkroom.com/ps8_colour/ps8_1.htm

Hi there!

Actually, that was exactly the problem – but in another respect 🙂 *Removing* the monitor profile solved the problem. Of course that’s not a soluton, but in the meantime I can work…

Thanks for the hint and link, seems to be very interesting.
Best regards,
Martin,
Obviously the profile was very wrong or corrupt in some way. A correctly calibrated monitor is a must for anything but cropping images. Try using the link to create one that should work.

Regards

TWK

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