Issues with exporting image containing photos with lowered opacity

[truevulture]

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to put together a cool looking business card, and I have an effect going with 3 images layered on top of each other with the opacity of each image lowered down to create a superimposed image. The problem is that when I get around to exporting, it doesn't look the same as it does in photoshop. I'm really stumped as to what the problem may be and I'd really like to get a result that looks exactly how it does in photoshop and maintain a high quality image. Can someone help me out? I'll post examples of what it's supposed to look like, and the crappy one I'm getting below.

Thanks

[Trevor.Dennis]

Try adding a copy merged layer to the top of the stack before saving to JPG, PDF or PNG.  (Shift Ctrl Alt E)

[truevulture]

Didn't work unfortunately

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I'd really like to get a result that looks exactly how it does in photoshop

What is the image’s Colour Space?

Do you embed the profile?

How exactly and to which file formats do you export?

[truevulture]

Color space appears to be sRGB IEC61966-2.1

I'm not sure what embedding the profile means.

I've been exporting via File>Export>Export As and just cycling through all the options like PNG or JPG, Bicubic or Preserve Details. Nothing seems to be working

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I'm not sure what embedding the profile means.

Then you may want to read up on Color Management.

I've been exporting via File>Export>Export As

Try File > Export > Save for Web

Do the images appear as expected hen opened in Photoshop?

In which other applications do you view them?

[truevulture]

Ok, I'll look it up.

Save for web is greyed out for me, I'm not sure why. The images look exactly how I want them in photoshop, and I haven't been viewing them in any other apps.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What are the file’s dimensions in pixels, Color Mode, bit depth, …?

[truevulture]

it's 32 bits/channel and color mode is RGB color. dimensions are 1085 x 635 pixels

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

What for 32bit?

Have you tried working at 8 or 16bit?

[truevulture]

changed it to 16bit and it worked! Thanks

[WILDCAT54]

Try creating a new layer then image>apply image and then try saving.

May be an easy work around to whatever underlying issue you are having.

[truevulture]

didn't work

Have no idea what the problem could be!