Oversaturated colors after export
Hello,
starting suddenly I get oversaturated colours in my processed files (export as TIFF) with CO 4.8.1 and also with 4.8.2. I believe that I use the same settings like earlier (export as TIFF, eciRGB or ProPhoto, ...). In CO I can see it in the right colors but the output is more than oversaturated (CO -> Export TIFF -> view in PS CS 4). When I export to jpg it's the same.
My configuration: MacBook Pro, 4GB main memory, viewing on a second monitor Eizo ColorEdge CG241W, both monitors calibrated. Mac OS 10.5.7 with latest updates, PS CS4 with latest updates.
I have already a support ticket created (17.07.09) but they haven't found a solution till now. Does anybody of you have the same problem - perhaps a solution?
Best regards, Michael
starting suddenly I get oversaturated colours in my processed files (export as TIFF) with CO 4.8.1 and also with 4.8.2. I believe that I use the same settings like earlier (export as TIFF, eciRGB or ProPhoto, ...). In CO I can see it in the right colors but the output is more than oversaturated (CO -> Export TIFF -> view in PS CS 4). When I export to jpg it's the same.
My configuration: MacBook Pro, 4GB main memory, viewing on a second monitor Eizo ColorEdge CG241W, both monitors calibrated. Mac OS 10.5.7 with latest updates, PS CS4 with latest updates.
I have already a support ticket created (17.07.09) but they haven't found a solution till now. Does anybody of you have the same problem - perhaps a solution?
Best regards, Michael
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Hi,
I recognize your problem since I have the same setup and the same problem. I have identified it as a horrific CS4 bug (no problem in CS3). What surprises me is that it recently occurs in your setup.
What happens (at least in my setup) is that CS4, when viewing an image on the second monitor, still uses the monitor profile of the laptop's primary. Since you use a wide-gamut Eizo as secondary, your images will look over-saturated.
To test my thesis, you can open ColorySync Utility and assign the Eizo's profile to the laptop's primary screen. In my setup this will make the laptop screen look awful, but CS4 presents perfect colors on the secondary monitor (I use an Eizo CG221 which is also wide-gamut).
A parallel issue is that some applications (Preview, iPhoto) are not handling multiple monitors/multiple monitor profiles correctly. To mitigate that I set the Eizo as the Default Display in ColorSync Utility. Unfortunately that does not help me with the CS4 problem discussed here. An when the MacBook Pro has been running disconnected from the secondary display, I have to set the Default Display option again for the Eizo.0 -
Hello,
first of all: Thank you Paul for your detailed description. But this was not no solution for my problem. With playing with the problem, now I found the solution - I think 😉.
The problem is corresponding with the OpenGL option in the settings "Performance" of Photoshop CS4. It is no Capture One problem, which was my first thought.
If I switched of this option "OpenGL" and restarted CS4 all the pictures are displayed with the right colors (no oversaturation). That was my first "solution" because it was no more than a workaround because then I realised that many of the new functions of CS4 are no longer working (smooth zooming, moving the workspace, ...). Then I remembered that I put my MacBook Pro in the state to save battery power. In the power settings I changed this to "max. performance" and I also switched on the "OpenGL" option in CS4. Now the colors are also displayed correct. That's now my solution.
Summary:
1. "Performance" optimized: "OpenGL" setting in CS4: switched on or off => correct colors
2. "Battery" optimized: "OpenGL" setting in CS4:
OFF => correct colors
ON => oversaturated colors
Thanks for all your help! Have a nice weekend!
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Michael,
With your explanation you helped me to solve two issues I had with CS4 from day one. Both are solved by switching off the OpenGL setting in the Performance preference. The issues were the over-saturated colors on the external monitor as discussed here and the second issue was lack of sharpness in the CS4 image compared to CS3 and CO4 Viewer.
My power management does not provide a max. performance (Better Performance), but that might be due to an older MacBook Pro model I have (3 GB max, 2.33 GHz, model ID 2,1 in System Profiler). This model might not be compatible with CS4's OpenGL setting.
Anyway thanks a million for your feedback. I can finally start using CS4 (which I bought at day-one of its release...) 😄0
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