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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: EvoM on August 02, 2007, 10:48:53 pm

Title: export to CS2 difference
Post by: EvoM on August 02, 2007, 10:48:53 pm

Hi,

I'm noticing subltle but noticable differences when exporting from Lightroom 1.1 to CS2. Exporting or send to Photoshop has the same result.

Can someone please try a quick test by exporting an image to Photoshop with strong saturated colours in the ProPhoto space and then drag it "over" the same open image in Lightroom (hide PS's palettes> hit tab). You can then see a claer difference!

Anyone with an answer?

(and yes they are both in the same colour space i.e. when opened in PS)

Evo

Title: export to CS2 difference
Post by: Schewe on August 02, 2007, 10:51:23 pm

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(and yes they are both in the same colour space i.e. when opened in PS)
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What color settings in Photoshop?

Title: export to CS2 difference
Post by: EvoM on August 02, 2007, 10:54:07 pm

ProPhoto RGB in Photoshop.

Exported from LR same (ProPhoto RGB)

Title: export to CS2 difference
Post by: EvoM on August 02, 2007, 11:04:44 pm

just to add, it's a decrease in saturation I'm seeing. As the colour space in PS and LR are the same and the file is the same, although "processed" into a tiff or psd (same result).

So I can't work out why there's a subtle drop in saturation.

Evo

ps. am I expecting too much? There is a sublte difference and it probably is highlighted when it's a "saturated" images.

Should an export to Photoshop, keeping the colour space (ProPhoto RGB) be an "EXACT" duplicate of the settings in Lightroom?

Evo

Title: export to CS2 difference
Post by: notko on August 03, 2007, 06:26:03 am

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Check if Desaturate Monitor Colors in Color Settings is enabled.

Notko

Title: export to CS2 difference
Post by: kaelaria on August 03, 2007, 08:00:54 am

Mine's identical.

Title: export to CS2 difference
Post by: EvoM on August 03, 2007, 07:34:02 pm

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Check if Desaturate Monitor Colors in Color Settings is enabled.

Notko
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YES! that's it! I forgot we set that to better simulate the Z3100 prints.
Notko...well done!

Thanks for everyone's replies too. Mystery solved.

Evo