Raw Help! - Files lose color once saved

I unfortunately do not know much about RAW, but was required to shoot in that format for the following photos.

I've edited them to my liking, however...when I save the file it seems to go completely flat and lack contrast. If I open it up in Bridge or Photoshop, it is back to it's vibrant ways. I'm so confused!

These will be images uploaded onto a bands Myspace, so I'm hoping to have full shots edited, as well as resized images ready for them to upload. I just want to make sure that they are also not seeing 'flat' images when uploaded.

Help please!


This is what I need --------------- This is what I'm seeing

HTTP response: 404 | MIME changed to 'image/gif' | Byte size: ZERO | PHOTOBUCKET ERROR IMAGE

HTTP response: 404 | MIME changed to 'image/gif' | Byte size: ZERO | PHOTOBUCKET ERROR IMAGE

If you did it the way I did it before then you went to FILE > SAVE AS once you were done editing and it ended up being that way.

I found out if you go to FILE > Save for web and devices--it'll be exactly what you see on ps/windows file viewer BUT it does however erase the exif data if I'm not mistaken.

islandxguy wrote in post #7708487
If you did it the way I did it before then you went to FILE > SAVE AS once you were done editing and it ended up being that way.

I found out if you go to FILE > Save for web and devices--it'll be exactly what you see on ps/windows file viewer BUT it does however erase the exif data if I'm not mistaken.

You are absolutely right, I was using "Save As". Thank you so very much, you saved my life!

Have a read in the link from my sig, both of you

Listen to Rene... he's often right

René Damkot wrote in post #7709055
Have a read in the link from my sig, both of you

Is there any easier way to explain whats on your sig, because I've been reading it over and over and keep in mind I'm not a hardcore PS user.

I believe my monitor IS calibrated because I see all the 15 different colors on the bar and they do NOT blend together... So whats next? The solution to this is in your sig but it does not seem very clear to me at all

Also--would going to Save for web and devices option, be a much easier solution to retain the same color I see? Because I've seen my pictures on other monitors beside mine and they are as they are on my monitor when I do that.

You could read this book, but it's pretty hard core, if you don't understand Rene's thread it probably won't make any sense.

The simplest solution is to have your camera, your raw converter, and your photoshop default workspace set to sRgb. ie use sRgb everywhere. It's harder to mess things up that way.

Your colorspace is set to AdobeRGB in your camera

islandxguy wrote in post #7711818
Is there any easier way to explain whats on your sig, because I've been reading it over and over and keep in mind I'm not a hardcore PS user.

Take it one step at a time. Use sRGB for now.

islandxguy wrote in post #7711818
I believe my monitor IS calibrated because I see all the 15 different colors on the bar and they do NOT blend together...

If you state it like that, I am fairly sure that your screen is not calibrated

islandxguy wrote in post #7711818
So whats next? The solution to this is in your sig but it does not seem very clear to me at all

Calibrate the monitor.
Use sRGB for anything that goes on the web.
Use sRGB anyhow, until you understand color management.
The only reason to use AdobeRGB would be if you print at home (say you have an Epson R2880 or Canon iP9000)

islandxguy wrote in post #7711818
Also--would going to Save for web and devices option, be a much easier solution to retain the same color I see? Because I've seen my pictures on other monitors beside mine and they are as they are on my monitor when I do that.

Start off by converting the file to sRGB before saving.
Save for web can do that for you, starting in PSCS3 I believe. In PSCS2 and older, you need to do that manually.

Here's a PSCS4 "Save for web" screenshot.
The original is an AdobeRGB document.

René Damkot wrote in post #7714666
Take it one step at a time. Use sRGB for now.

If you state it like that, I am fairly sure that your screen is not calibrated


Calibrate the monitor.
Use sRGB for anything that goes on the web.
Use sRGB anyhow, until you understand color management.
The only reason to use AdobeRGB would be if you print at home (say you have an Epson R2880 or Canon iP9000)

Thanks for clearing things up, I'm looking at buying the Spyder3 calibrator.

(I actually do print at home)

Also--I'm using CS3.