Photoshop and colours??

Keshik · October 13th, 2004

Hi.
I'm having some trouble with my Photoshop CS colours, as I can't seem to get any vibrant colours, or even ones that look like those off a web page (I use the provided web #xxxxxx code). For example, my red (FF0000) looks like an orange, not a red, and a brick colour (700D0D) looks a lot drabber and blander than the version they have on the website tutorial I'm following. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

**~bk** · October 13th, 2004

Check this Color Cheat Sheet.

**PseudoKiller** · October 13th, 2004

Originally Posted by Keshik

Hi.
I'm having some trouble with my Photoshop CS colours, as I can't seem to get any vibrant colours, or even ones that look like those off a web page (I use the provided web #xxxxxx code). For example, my red (FF0000) looks like an orange, not a red, and a brick colour (700D0D) looks a lot drabber and blander than the version they have on the website tutorial I'm following. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

check to make sure you dont have you monitor's contrast turned up and or in PS check the color profile. Also in your computer's display settings make sure that the contrast or gamma is turned up.

**Tuffgong4** · October 14th, 2004

I would set everything you have back to default such as monitor settings and PS CS settings and then go back and change what you like and see what makes the colors go bad

Keshik · October 14th, 2004

Choosing a "red" in PS CS

my colour settings in PS CS

Choosing the same red in PSP 7

It's not my monitor, it's my PS settings, but they seem to be right. Shouldn't the basic defaults give me decent colour. Even using that color cheat sheet page, the reds look fine in the web browser, but as soon as I copy them into PS, they go orange. Any ideas?

Thanks again.

Keshik · October 14th, 2004

and wowey, just found something else out. Imageready displays the colours correctly. So that leaves JUST PS CS messing up...interesting...

a1ehouse · October 31st, 2004

Have you run Adobe Gamma from the control panel yet? You need to so it sets the correct colors for your monitor.

**Geffy** · October 31st, 2004

well if I look at those screen shots from a high angle on my laptop they are orange, if from a lower angle they are red

Keshik · October 31st, 2004

Originally Posted by Geffy

well if I look at those screen shots from a high angle on my laptop they are orange, if from a lower angle they are red

except that I use a CRT not a LCD screen...

anyways, I figured out a solution. I changed my proof setup in the view menu. That seems to be a work around. And yes, I did use the gamma setup thing, it didn't change anything.

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Keshik OSNN Addict Joined: March 2004 Posts: 110 Reputation: 40 Power: 101	Photoshop and colours?? Hi. I'm having some trouble with my Photoshop CS colours, as I can't seem to get any vibrant colours, or even ones that look like those off a web page (I use the provided web #xxxxxx code). For example, my red (FF0000) looks like an orange, not a red, and a brick colour (700D0D) looks a lot drabber and blander than the version they have on the website tutorial I'm following. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks!

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PseudoKiller Zug Zug Joined: April 2002 Location: Ice Crown Citadel Posts: 3,858 Reputation: 490 Power: 165	Originally Posted by Keshik Hi. I'm having some trouble with my Photoshop CS colours, as I can't seem to get any vibrant colours, or even ones that look like those off a web page (I use the provided web #xxxxxx code). For example, my red (FF0000) looks like an orange, not a red, and a brick colour (700D0D) looks a lot drabber and blander than the version they have on the website tutorial I'm following. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks! check to make sure you dont have you monitor's contrast turned up and or in PS check the color profile. Also in your computer's display settings make sure that the contrast or gamma is turned up. )\|( I reject your reality and substitute my own )\|(

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Keshik OSNN Addict Joined: March 2004 Posts: 110 Reputation: 40 Power: 101	Choosing a "red" in PS CS my colour settings in PS CS Choosing the same red in PSP 7 It's not my monitor, it's my PS settings, but they seem to be right. Shouldn't the basic defaults give me decent colour. Even using that color cheat sheet page, the reds look fine in the web browser, but as soon as I copy them into PS, they go orange. Any ideas? Thanks again.

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Keshik OSNN Addict Joined: March 2004 Posts: 110 Reputation: 40 Power: 101	and wowey, just found something else out. Imageready displays the colours correctly. So that leaves JUST PS CS messing up...interesting...

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Keshik OSNN Addict Joined: March 2004 Posts: 110 Reputation: 40 Power: 101	Originally Posted by Geffy well if I look at those screen shots from a high angle on my laptop they are orange, if from a lower angle they are red except that I use a CRT not a LCD screen... anyways, I figured out a solution. I changed my proof setup in the view menu. That seems to be a work around. And yes, I did use the gamma setup thing, it didn't change anything.

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