It seems that (at least on my machine… a Macbook Air, Mountain Lion, Chrome v 22), that Chrome is desaturating my original images, while displaying them in Safari is softening them compared to the original.
In the past few months, Chrome has added color management so it understands the colorspace correctly, but I don't understand what's happening with saturation.
The first image in the album is the original uploaded one. The next two here are screen snapshots from Chrome & Safari, from Lightbox view.
The last one is a screen capture with two Safari windows open, one in G+, one from the file uploaded from LR to Google Drive.
What do you see with your particular operating system/browser?
Update Finally figured out that the big culprit here was that I was calibrating my monitor with a ColorMunki Photo set to generate ICC v4 profiles… and Chrome only understands v2.
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Just as you describe Dave. first is slightly desaturated, second is saturated but soft.
Just as you describe Dave. first is slightly desaturated, second is saturated but soft.
+Ron Clifford on the original image (first one in the album) do you see any differences when you view it in Chrome vs. Safari or Internet Explorer?
+Ron Clifford on the original image (first one in the album) do you see any differences when you view it in Chrome vs. Safari or Internet Explorer?
give me a bit, I'll check it in IE
give me a bit, I'll check it in IE
I only see two images, your screen captures and they look identical in both IE 9 and Chrome. Is the original upload in your albums?
I only see two images, your screen captures and they look identical in both IE 9 and Chrome. Is the original upload in your albums?
Hmm.. Ok. Here's the original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/105845861210914905032/posts/PHry7pqcPWJ
Hmm.. Ok. Here's the original post: https://plus.google.com/u/0/105845861210914905032/posts/PHry7pqcPWJ
I see it now, I agree with +Ron Clifford Weird.
I see it now, I agree with +Ron Clifford Weird.
I looked at the original in both IE an Chrome and they render identical on my system
I looked at the original in both IE an Chrome and they render identical on my system
Ok… one more test. Go to this post, open in Lightbox, and under Options at the bottom, Download Full Size.
See any difference in the downloaded vs browser?
For me, the downloaded is back to the more saturated version.
https://plus.google.com/u/1/105845861210914905032/posts/PHry7pqcPWJ
Ok… one more test. Go to this post, open in Lightbox, and under Options at the bottom, Download Full Size.
See any difference in the downloaded vs browser?
For me, the downloaded is back to the more saturated version.
https://plus.google.com/u/1/105845861210914905032/posts/PHry7pqcPWJ
first 2 look the same to me the 3rd has the saturation pumped up I am using Chrome
first 2 look the same to me the 3rd has the saturation pumped up I am using Chrome
The full size download looks the same on my cpu using picasa viewer as the image on the left in this post.
The full size download looks the same on my cpu using picasa viewer as the image on the left in this post.
Ok. Hmm. back to the drawing board. In Lightroom it is definitely more saturated (more similar to the Safari snapshot). A mystery I'll have to pursue more another day…
Ok. Hmm. back to the drawing board. In Lightroom it is definitely more saturated (more similar to the Safari snapshot). A mystery I'll have to pursue more another day…
Ok +Ron Clifford & +Brad Thompson (and anyone else who'd like to 'play along' and hasn't gotten sick of the whole thing) This is still driving me nuts!
Here's a RAW exported as TIFF to Photoshop from Lightroom, 'Convert to Profile' changed to sRGB, saved as JPG, and uploaded to Google Drive (so we know there's no behind-the-scenes fiddling with recompressing the file).
At this link, go to the File menu, and download the jpg and open it with Photoshop.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9qUve5_E1BlRDNBZWU2Sm9YU00/edit?pli=1
For me, LR and PS versions look identical, but Chrome and IE have reduced saturation (particularly noticeable in the greens). So if it looks the same to you every step of the way, I'll be scratching my head about which component of the color workflow is messing me up.
Ok +Ron Clifford & +Brad Thompson (and anyone else who'd like to 'play along' and hasn't gotten sick of the whole thing) This is still driving me nuts!
Here's a RAW exported as TIFF to Photoshop from Lightroom, 'Convert to Profile' changed to sRGB, saved as JPG, and uploaded to Google Drive (so we know there's no behind-the-scenes fiddling with recompressing the file).
At this link, go to the File menu, and download the jpg and open it with Photoshop.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9qUve5_E1BlRDNBZWU2Sm9YU00/edit?pli=1
For me, LR and PS versions look identical, but Chrome and IE have reduced saturation (particularly noticeable in the greens). So if it looks the same to you every step of the way, I'll be scratching my head about which component of the color workflow is messing me up.
1st one is sharper though flatter in color. Second one is richer color but appears blurry in spots. I'm on IE.
1st one is sharper though flatter in color. Second one is richer color but appears blurry in spots. I'm on IE.
+Heather Webb Ron & I have been having a bit of private back-and-forth on this. I think we've narrowed it down to an issue with color profile settings hidden somewhere on my machine which are causing desaturation of images displayed in Chrome (but only for me).
Since some of the pics in this album are screen snapshots, so I would expect some variation in sharpness. I'm trying to figure out color variations at this point.
+Heather Webb Ron & I have been having a bit of private back-and-forth on this. I think we've narrowed it down to an issue with color profile settings hidden somewhere on my machine which are causing desaturation of images displayed in Chrome (but only for me).
Since some of the pics in this album are screen snapshots, so I would expect some variation in sharpness. I'm trying to figure out color variations at this point.
Ahhh, good luck. All of that is quite beyond me and I didn't read any of the other comments. Hope you get it fixed. :0)
Ahhh, good luck. All of that is quite beyond me and I didn't read any of the other comments. Hope you get it fixed. :0)