jpeg colors
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- nothingcrat
Ever notice how a "save for web" export from Photoshop will produce slightly washed-out colors in a jpeg?
What's the best way to eliminate or minimize this effect?
- mitsu0
why are you saving for the web anyway?
- ok_static0
save as.
- fits0
when you save for web you are decreasing quality. the only way to avoid is save as is.
- matt250
on that note - when you save as you are asked to choose a level of quality - will only the highest quality maintain the colours?
- fits0
si
- mrdobolina0
use the preview feature?
- mitsu0
it really depends on the image itself. sometimes dark color fades just stand out when you decrease quality, so you just have to play with it.
- nothingcrat0
Am I missing something?
Save for web just gives you an interface for setting/comparing output settings for gif/jpeg/png. What's the difference in exporting a jpeg from the handy interface & doing the same this via "save as"?
Also, it produces the same result, & my problem remains..
- Biofreak0
well, for one thing, make sure your image is RGB.
you can get some weird things happening with CMYK for web images. colors look bad. not as vibrant.
- Duane0
nothingcrat, save for web eliminates photoshop thumbnails, paths, etc. from the file thus giving you a smaller file than if using file>save as>jpeg. that's the main reason to use save for web imho.
- ribit0
it also gives you a different set of tools for compression/quality...
You shouldn't necessarily see any lightening of the image... just more 'pixelly' degradation as you lower quality in JPEG, and color loss/dithering in GIF...
I find Image Ready a much better place to be working than Photoshop fo r web stuff...so not entirely familar with the 'Save for Web' module...
- Brian220
Save for Web shows you what the image will look like in a browser. Photoshop doesn't show you this by default. If you want to see an image as the browser will display it simply go to 'View' -> 'Proof Setup' -> "Monitor RGB'.
- unknown0
I know exactly what you mean, the save for web is nice cos you can choose the best compression and see a preview, an dthe file sizes are smaller. You could try a plugin called boxtop projpeg.
but that'll still give your saved file a preview
- unknown0
you could just make a 'saturate' action or something and then save.
batching rules.
- corin0
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/jpeg-fa… - haven't read this for a while but i remember having a similar problem a long time ago and this helped. I'm pretty sure it does do weird things to colours but i can't remember exactly why...
- quamb0
fix your colour profile settings in photoshop
simple.