QUESTION
I have an image on which the colors look fine when I view it within Capture One. If I export the same image, even with no adjustments made, the colors change. Why does it happen? Is there any option to make the colors stay the same after export?
ANSWER
Method 1. Verify the color profile
By default, the previews are rendered with the output profile indicated in the Process Recipe tool located in the Output tool tab.
You can verify this from the main menu as View -> Proof Profile -> Selected Recipe.
In case another color profile is chosen from the menu View -> Proof Profile for some reason, the image in the Viewer will look different from the processed/exported one.
Method 2. Use a color-managing application
When comparing the preview in Capture One of the output file, it is important to use another application that handles ICC profiles properly (for instance, Photoshop or Google Chrome). Some applications (such as Windows Photo Viewer, for example) are known to ignore embedded color profiles and provide results that are inconsistent with a properly color-managed workflow.
Method 3. Calibrate your monitor
It is generally recommended to calibrate your monitor regularly. Otherwise, the colors on the screen will not be represented 100% correctly. Thus, the images might look different on the screen and on other output devices or when printed.
Calibrating a monitor means that the colors are adjusted to fit with the general standards. This is done by using a spectrometer.
Comments
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I bought the capture one rather than subscriptions but I still have this issue is there any bug fix that can be done to this? I only bought it 2-3 months ago.. Read somewhere that the update sorts this problem I tried everything that's on here still different when exporting. :(
Hello.
If you still experience the issue, pls check out this thread. My last comment may help you.
https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/6332211573533/comments/16937272735133
I'm having the same issue. Have followed all those steps including calibrating monitor still same issue.
I think it's a bug.
I read somewhere that it was a bug so I asked to get the latest version because I bought the programme and not the subscription but they did gave me the newest version to download but I'm still having the same issue.
What you have probably come across is that you are viewing a layer and not the "Image layer" if that is the case you can save a style of the layer you are viewing an apply it to the "image layer".
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