installation with no configuration changes.
When I open an image file (any foramt) on my work computer in photoshop CS3 the images appear to be filtered in a way that
while open in photoshop CS3 the images have a rich golden look and appear sharper. The original files are very pale like
sun bleached drift wood. If I save the images and open them in other applications the the images look like the original
files (pale bleached look) and do not retain the adjusted look. When I open the same files on my home computer in CS3 the
files do not have this golden look, but retain the original pale bleached look.
I "uninstalled" photoshop on my work computer and deleted all references and settings that I could find for photoshop. I
then reinstalled photoshop and logged onto the computer as a new user. The images still have the golden look while open in
photoshop CS3 and not the actual pale bleached look.
Files:
1. Both the home computer and the work computer are using the default color settings as shown in this screen capture:
<http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/frommm/photoshop/color_settings.jpg>
2. The home computer photoshop opens this file and it looks as it does pale bleached look:
<http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/frommm/photoshop/original.bmp>
3. The work computer photoshop opens the file titled original.bmp but displays it like this, with the golden look. This image is a screen capture of the file original.bmp open in photoshop on my work computer.
<http://myweb.facstaff.wwu.edu/frommm/photoshop/original_file_open_in_photoshop.jpg>
Why is photoshop CS3 on my work computer altering the image, while photoshop CS3 on my home computer retains orignal pale bleached look?
thanks
I calibrate using a ColorVision Spyder <http://aps8.com/spyder.html>, and I have used hardware calibration devices since the mid 90s. Many people will get by using the Spyder Express (which unlike what the manufacturer says, can calibrate dual monitors). However, you'll need two hardware devices (one at work and one at home) to be sure your systems are calibrated properly.
Hardware is different. Don't skip calibration. Color space is not the issue, and neither is the program installation. Once you are calibrated properly to compensate for the hardware, Photoshop (thanks in many ways to Chris) does what it can to make your view of images as close as you'll get between systems. Also, careful about being clever with your 'Print Preview' settings.
I hope that helps.
Richard Lynch
So if Iunderstand all this, the problem is with my actual monitor, even though the image lools correct outside of photoshop on the same monitor that when in photoshop the image is golden yellow? My work monitor (the one with the color problem is a Dell 1905FP. My home monitor that displays the image correct in and outside of photoshop is a viewsonic VX922 LCD.
So if Iunderstand all this, the problem is with my actual monitor, even
though the image lools correct outside of photoshop on the same monitor
that when in photoshop the image is golden yellow?
Yes.
You're assuming that because the other apps display the image the same way, that Photoshop must be the one in the wrong, but that's not the case. All the other apps are likely not colour-managed, therefore Photoshop is the only one showing you the true intended colour. The other apps will simply display the image through your monitor space, ignoring ICC profiles like, for example, a sRGB ICC tag in your photo, or any other ICC profile attached to any file from any source.