Bizarre problem

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Sheldon
Oct 21, 2003
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Nikon camera/Win 98SE/Adobe PhotoDeluxe Business Edition

When we pull photos up directly from the card they look a little lighter than when we upload them to the computer first and then view them. Also, we have two computers networked together, both running the same Adobe PhotoDeluxe software. When we pull up photos on one computer they look considerably lighter than when we view them on the other computer.

Now, here’s the bizarre part: One would think it’s just the monitor of maybe even the video card, but when we print to the same printer using either computer, the photos that appear lighter on one computer also print lighter than photos printed from the other (darker) computer. Same file. Same software. Same settings. Same printer.

Anybody have a clue as to what’s going on here? I’ve never seen anything like this before.

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Scott
Oct 21, 2003
Let’s apply some basic troubleshooting techniques:

When we pull photos up directly from the card they look a little lighter than when we upload them to the computer first and then view them.

Upload them how? Using some sort of software? Or drag and drop? If it’s some sort of software, therein lies your culprit. (It has to be.) If you are "uploading" by drag and drop, the files are not be resaved, merely copied.

lighter than photos printed from the other (darker) computer. Same file. Same software. Same settings. Same printer.

Same file (Maybe not. See above)
Same software. (Ok. If they are identical versions on identical platforms.) Same printer. (Ok. No argument there.)
Same settings? (Logic says this isn’t likely. Check every setting everywhere, including any color profiles.)
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Sheldon
Oct 21, 2003
Thanks.

Sheldon

"Scott" wrote in message
Let’s apply some basic troubleshooting techniques:

When we pull photos up directly from the card they look a little lighter than when we upload them to the computer first and then view them.

Upload them how? Using some sort of software? Or drag and drop? If it’s
some
sort of software, therein lies your culprit. (It has to be.) If you are "uploading" by drag and drop, the files are not be resaved, merely copied.
lighter than photos printed from the other (darker) computer. Same
file.
Same software. Same settings. Same printer.

Same file (Maybe not. See above)
Same software. (Ok. If they are identical versions on identical
platforms.)
Same printer. (Ok. No argument there.)
Same settings? (Logic says this isn’t likely. Check every setting everywhere, including any color profiles.)

MR
Mike Russell
Oct 21, 2003
Sheldon wrote:
Nikon camera/Win 98SE/Adobe PhotoDeluxe Business Edition
When we pull photos up directly from the card they look a little lighter than when we upload them to the computer first and then view them. Also, we have two computers networked together, both running the same Adobe PhotoDeluxe software. When we pull up photos on one computer they look considerably lighter than when we view them on the other computer.

Now, here’s the bizarre part: One would think it’s just the monitor of maybe even the video card, but when we print to the same printer using either computer, the photos that appear lighter on one computer also print lighter than photos printed from the other (darker) computer. Same file. Same software. Same settings. Same printer.
Anybody have a clue as to what’s going on here? I’ve never seen anything like this before.

Sheldon,

More than likely this is an embedded profile issue. If this is the case, you’re not the first to run into it. Test this by opening the images directly in Explorer. If they look the same, bingo.

When you upload the images to the computer, presumably using NikonView, the software normally embeds the images with a profile. OTOH, copying the images directly from the flash card you get only the jpeg data, and perhaps a tag that says the images are sRGB.

The end result is that within Photoshop, the images look different, but have the same RGB values. If you prefer to download from the flash card directly, the fix is to manually assign your Nikon profile afterward.

The file name of this profile may be found in NikonView 6 under Edit>Prefs>Color Management. You will need to copy this file to your system color folder to be able to access it in Photoshop.

BTW – if you’re still running an older version of NikonView that came with your camera, I recommend the free upgrade from nikon. It will embed profiles, I believe, even when loading directly from CF: http://nikonusa.com/usa_tech_center/dtc_home.jsp?cat=1&g rp=2



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