Jpeg color difference on C1, IE, Picasa, BreezeBrower..

chi hei cheng

• December 31, 2010 04:32

Hi,

Is it normal that JPEG showing different color over different viewers?

I noticed there is a color difference by comparing to the original raw:-
1. Microsoft IE (cooler than raw)
2. Picasa, (cooler than raw)
3. BreezeBrower (cooler than raw)
4. Window Photo Viewer (almost identical to raw)
5. breeze brower (cooler than raw)
6. C1 Ver 6 (almost identical)

i have placed screen capture under :


for me, matching the color on IE is important, as the JPEG will be upload to web, and most people will be viewing using IE

thanks !

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  Paul Steunebrink

  • December 31, 2010 08:23

  It is a result of how different programs render the image. Most viewers and browsers have a much simpler technique than more advanced (color managed) programs like Capture One. The good news is that in the past, differences where even bigger.
  
  Main practice is that you make sure you convert images for web to the sRGB workspace.

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  chi hei cheng

  • December 31, 2010 10:17

  Hi,
  
  The color space is sRGB.
  
  Is there anyway to use a "profile" to create jpeg matching the color for popular viewers?
  
  Thanks!

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  Paul Steunebrink

  • December 31, 2010 11:26

  No, sRGB is the closest you can get to your goal. Even worse, most viewers are not profile aware, so you even don't have to bother.

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  Paul1921

  • December 31, 2010 15:18

  chi hei, this is a common complaint for Windows users, and has a lot to do with the poor methods Windows handles color profiles as well the software ignoring the color profiles in the first place. That is why many photographers are on Macs. Looking over your samples, your problem is not nearly as bad as I have seen. This issue has been discussed a lot in the these forums. Although I am not currently running Windows 7, my understanding is that color handling is much improved over XP.

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  LadyRainbows

  • January 01, 2011 04:27

  [quote="Paul1921" wrote:
  chi hei, this is a common complaint for Windows users, and has a lot to do with the poor methods Windows handles color profiles as well the software ignoring the color profiles in the first place. That is why many photographers are on Macs. Looking over your samples, your problem is not nearly as bad as I have seen. This issue has been discussed a lot in the these forums. Although I am not currently running Windows 7, my understanding is that color handling is much improved over XP.

  
  
  
  Paul, this is something that I consider from a prudent statement of a typical mac "fanboi".
  Is XP itself color aware? No, is your browser color aware? Maybe..
  It depends on the software, NOT the OS! How each piece of software renders the same color profile. There might be slight differences, but most users should find it "close enough".
  
  I also suggest you use the the "proof margin" or change the back round color feature of C1, this will help rule out any perceived color changes that you might encounter.

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