View Full Version : bridge and photoshop CS2 not consistent with its color management


pipo_domagas
01-06-2007, 12:54 AM
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/346824280_eba46f8f4c.jpg

has anyone encountered the color management in photoshop cs2 and adobe bridge is not consistent ?

having trouble attaching the file here so i posted in my gallery a file that when viewed in photoshop and bridge they have different shades of color.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/346791810_be65837888.jpg

here is the link
http://pipophotoshop2000.multiply.com/photos/photo/26/1

Jo Avila
01-06-2007, 01:10 AM
It looks the same to me :D

And I haven't encountered this problem yet. :D

pipo_domagas
01-06-2007, 02:19 AM
i can see more cyan on the right pic (adobe bridge)

Earl Gonzalez
01-06-2007, 03:25 AM
@ Pipo - They're suppose to be the same, or display the same...

JR Rodil
01-07-2007, 02:34 PM
Pipo,

I haven't encountered the same problem as yours with Bridge and CS2 but yes, I do see a slight color difference between the two images.

Teejay Joson
01-07-2007, 02:41 PM
looks the same...

pipo_domagas
01-07-2007, 03:18 PM
by the way the color mode of this file is duotone not rgb....i just figured out that files in duotone and multichannel color modes are not consistent with their colors.

Earl Gonzalez
01-07-2007, 05:10 PM
by the way the color mode of this file is duotone not rgb....i just figured out that files in duotone and multichannel color modes are not consistent with their colors.

Yes, but when you open an image inside photoshop or bridge... It's suppose to relay the image into your native monitor RGB regardless if it is duotone...etc. etc. The difference or inconsistencies shouldn't be that obvious, though present... Must be a setting or a tab somewhere you need to address IMO. :)

pipo_domagas
01-07-2007, 09:35 PM
i guess it's a bug inside adobe bridge...m sure adobe consultants will be able to explain this :)

jadran_dychioco
01-08-2007, 07:12 PM
same with mine different colors with photoshop and windows picture and fax viewer, and same problem to,, don't know why and no idea on how to fix it..

Jo Avila
01-09-2007, 11:40 PM
You will get differrent colors IF you view the same image in Photoshop, Windows Picture and Fax viewer for one simple reason. Photoshop is ICC aware. Windows Picture and Fax viewer is not ICC aware and does not recognize color or ICC profiles. :D

Jo Avila
01-10-2007, 02:39 AM
@ Pipo

Out of curiosity, does the digital image you used as a sample for this thread have an embedded color profile? Or is the image untagged?

pipo_domagas
01-11-2007, 10:31 PM
@ Pipo

Out of curiosity, does the digital image you used as a sample for this thread have an embedded color profile? Or is the image untagged?

sir jo the color profile is srgb

Jo Avila
01-11-2007, 11:57 PM
But is the color profile embedded in the document?

But the mere fact that it is sRGB shouldn't cause you any problems. sRGB, from expereince, shows the least amount of color shift even when viewed using non-ICC savvy applications.

pipo_domagas
01-12-2007, 11:15 PM
But is the color profile embedded in the document?

But the mere fact that it is sRGB shouldn't cause you any problems. sRGB, from expereince, shows the least amount of color shift even when viewed using non-ICC savvy applications.

m not sure...how will i know if it is embedded in the document? i thought color profiles are always embedded.

Jo Avila
01-12-2007, 11:26 PM
Color profiles aren't always embedded. Did you specify that the color profile be embedded in the Save dialog box?

My current batch of Advance Photography students requested for a talk on basic color management. I showed them in what scenario it would be advantageous not to embed the profile.

Set your PS color settings to North America General Prepress 2.

Open the file and check if a warning dialog box appears. It it does appear, what does it say?

pipo_domagas
01-14-2007, 01:58 PM
Color profiles aren't always embedded. Did you specify that the color profile be embedded in the Save dialog box?

My current batch of Advance Photography students requested for a talk on basic color management. I showed them in what scenario it would be advantageous not to embed the profile.

Set your PS color settings to North America General Prepress 2.

Open the file and check if a warning dialog box appears. It it does appear, what does it say?

yup i always embed the color profile but when saving in duotone i can't see any color profile embedded in the dialog box.

when i set it to north america general prepress and open the document there was no sign of warning dialog box.

can you give us the scenario where it would be advantageous not to embed color profile?

Jo Avila
01-14-2007, 11:10 PM
PS won't show you a warning dialog box if your file is in Adobe RGB and your color settings are North America General Prepress 2.

The option to embed the color profile is in the Save dialog box.

When not to embed the profile?

I don't embed the color profile if an image will just be viewed on the web. Web browsers aren't ICC savvy and not embedding the color profile makes the file smaller and easier to upload.

I don't embed the color profile if the image has already been converted to the color profile of the printer and paper that I will be using for output.

I don't embed the color profile if the image will be printed at a one hour lab. One hour lab machines don't recognize embedded profiles.