fwendly Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 I am not sure what happened but a setting was changed somewhere that is affecting my colors. My colors in ACR and when saved as a jpeg are correct. When viewed in Bridge and Photoshop they are terribly discolored. I cannot for the life of me figure out what setting I changed. Would you be able to help me trouble shoot? I know screenshots are not color managed but I am attaching them to help show the color variation. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Maybe your monitor profile has gone bad? Perhaps you should recalibrate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 So a bad monitor profile can cause images to look wrong in some programs but right in others? Unfortunately, I have been displaced from my office since my husband started working from home. I just moved my computer to a different room and this started happening. I was hoping I somehow changed a setting as I would rather not recalibrate for this space only to move it back again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 12 minutes ago, fwendly said: So a bad monitor profile can cause images to look wrong in some programs but right in others? Yes, absolutely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Well crap. Thanks so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Before you do that, though, try resetting Photoshop and Bridge's preferences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 Just tried resetting both and they are still yellow Thanks for the suggestion though. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Damien when recalibrating after a suspected monitor profile goes bad do I restore defaults and start from scratch or would it be my normal recalibration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 There should be no need to start from scratch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Re calibrated and I was having issues matching my prints (which were matching before the profile went bad) When "Choosing the best preset" the closest I can get to 6500 is with the 5K preset at 5811 for a delta of 689. I know you want that value within 100. Newish BenQSW320 monitor. Any insight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 Remind me which calibrator you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Spyder4Elite. Attempting to follow the Spyder4Pro instructions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 What about the S5Elite instructions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Will check those out now and see if that makes a difference. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 I hate to raise this, but we can't ignore the possibility that the Spyder just doesn't work any more. It's a bit old now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Well I had never quite thought of that. I hadn't considered that an option. ? I will look into this more tomorrow. I have been at this for hours and am spent. One more quick question: there should not be a reason to change the contrast settings correct? New test prints I ordered seem washed out for a lack of a better term. Less contrast than my screen. I don't recall this being an issue before. Thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 It's very very rare to have to adjust contrast, you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Want to bang my head against the wall. Tried to recalibrate with my SpyderX elite (sorry not the 5). I cannot get my prints to match for the life of me. My prints have a green tint to it (or my monitor a magenta one) that I cannot recreate no matter what settings I choose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 You bought a new calibrator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 Yes, I am attempting a different calibrator in case the 4 just isn't working properly like you mentioned. I also tried to re calibrate with the BenQ software - Palette Master in tandem with the SpyderX Elite. Again my images appear to have more red/magenta to them on the monitor vs my prints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 9, 2020 Share Posted July 9, 2020 The BenQ software is a dud, ignore it. 10 hours ago, fwendly said: My prints have a green tint to it (or my monitor a magenta one) Surely SpyderTune will take care of that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted July 9, 2020 Author Share Posted July 9, 2020 I am so confused. My SpyderX Elite doesn't give me the display type or identity controls option. I checked and I have the RGB box checked in my preferences.I am not given the option to adjust the rgb sliders along with the brightness. Any ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fwendly Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 I am referencing this link. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 44 minutes ago, fwendly said: I am so confused. My SpyderX Elite doesn't give me the display type or identity controls option. I checked and I have the RGB box checked in my preferences.I am not given the option to adjust the rgb sliders along with the brightness. Any ideas. Gosh, that's weird. You might need to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Symonds Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 How did it go, @fwendly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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