Colors are all wrong

[jamies54599914]

If I load an image into photoshop, adjust the colors to how I like them and save, the colors dont match when viewed on any other image viewer as they do while looking at it on photoshop.  Any help?

The top pic is how it looks on Photoshop.  The pic beneath is how the saved file looks on every other photo viewer.

[davescm · Accepted solution]

Short answer:

Photoshop is right other viewers are wrong.

Slightly longer answer :

Photoshop uses color management to display images correctly on your screen regardless of the image color space. The color space decides how a color is represented in RGB. The same RGB numbers will represent a different color in sRGB, Adobe RGB , Pro Photo etc. Photoshop does all this correction for you.

Other image viewers do not use color management and therefore do not correct for the image space or your screen.

To get close though - for images to be sent to the Web or other viewers  etc - Use Export - Save for Web (Legacy) to export a copy of the image and ensure both Convert to sRGB and Embed Color Profile are both checked in the dialogue.

Dave

[jamies54599914]

Thanks very much!  That works, so at least I can save it now and see it on other platforms the same way I see it on PS.

[alvinl69262464]

Yo, where's the embed color profile box?

[davescm]

If you Export using Save for Web Legacy you will see the boxes in the dialogue

Dave

[alvinl69262464]

Thanks man!