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Usagi Yojimbo · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2002 7:49 am

whenever i use photoshop i get the colours just how i want them but if i view the image outside of photoshop the colours are alot bluer or greener then i wanted

is there anything i can do to change this?

nautilus · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2002 7:54 am

Hi,
There is no real way to judge colors on a computer. A change in program,or monitor will
normally make percieved colors change, unless of
course you use a calibrated monitor with a set color profile and a constant(temp.)light source.
Short answer: No.

daeldren · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2002 7:59 am

Not sure if this is helpfull or not but when we were learning about illustrator in class our teacher who works in print making was telling us about pantone colors, and how different shades dont show up in other programs as well as when you print them, but you can get pantone guides out there that give you not only different paper weights and what the inks display like on them but also correct codes for getting the exact colors you want. I dont know if this would help you at all but I figured I might as well share it with you.

daeldren · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2002 8:10 am

Ooops I forgot to add that Nautilus is correct about when it comes to monitors, I had at one time worked for a photographer doing photo editing and the photographer was always wondering why the colors printed out differently on paper than it showed on the monitor, well of course it didnt help that he was using cheap KDS monitors ( shudder). Also I think that different programs use different color values so that could have an effect as well.

Usagi Yojimbo · Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2002 8:21 am

ok,thanks guys for replying so fast

this sucks, guess im just gonna have to deal with it

B0b · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2002 2:18 am

what other programs are you refering to

and what photoshop calibration have you added?

Usagi Yojimbo · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2002 4:43 am

it happens with any other program

colour calibration? im not sure what that is umnless you mean rgb which is what im using

Usagi Yojimbo · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2002 4:45 am

oh wait, none

how would i do that?

ZippZopp · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2002 10:51 am

a friend of mine was having a smiliar problem....we determined it is due to the proof setup

go to View->Proof Setup-> and change it to Monitor RGB i think that should do the trick for you...give that a try and if it doesn't work, try the other settings in there. Good Luck

DarkVVulf · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2002 1:29 pm

ZippZopp is correct. Photoshop 6 and 7 display colors strangely for me too until I do this.

In Photoshop 5.5 I have to go the color config and disable "Monitor compensation".

So no, you are not crazy and you do not have to deal with it.

Usagi Yojimbo · Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2002 6:23 pm

SWEET!

thank you soooo much ZippZopp and DarkVVulf!

that stupid calibration thing has hindered my progress for far to long

B0b · Posted: Wed Oct 02, 2002 1:00 am

your welcome usagi, nice of you to mention me ...

B0b · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2002 11:33 pm

would prolly help if we were in the same time zone & i could have replied in time, but hey ho'

Usagi Yojimbo · Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2002 11:50 pm

sorry bob, i didnt mean to exclude you

thanks for replying but you didnt really help me all that much, of course you had the intention to help and im sure would have if you knew how to fix it but still...

i guess thats why i didnt thank you