How come this uploaded image is dull?

[Dockland]

Hi everyone.

I uploaded a picture to the forum, and the uploaded image is some what sort of dull in comparison to the image when previewing it on my Mac.
Does anyone perhaps know why?

Upload to the left and my local preview on the right.

 

[Slartibart]

In which program do you do the “local preview”? What file type is the image?

 

[Dockland]

In which program do you do the “local preview”? What file type is the image?

It’s the same in both preview app and “Pixea” app. Filetype is jpeg (edited from CR2 in Adobe Photoshop) other files/images remain the colors just fine when uploaded.

 

[kenoh]

The image on the left looks like i might be the unedited RAW file.

 

[Dockland]

The image on the left looks like i might be the unedited RAW file.

It certainly do, but it’s the exactly same image that I uploaded

 

[mollyc]

Make sure the color space of the uploaded jpeg is sRGB and not something else. I’d guess your uploaded one is in Adobe RGB or is unassigned.

 

[Dockland]

Make sure the color space of the uploaded jpeg is sRGB and not something else. I’d guess your uploaded one is in Adobe RGB or is unassigned.

Thanks, I’ll check that right away

 

[arkitect]

Thanks, I’ll check that right away

Thanks for asking the question as I have been puzzled by this often.

Make sure the color space of the uploaded jpeg is sRGB and not something else. I’d guess your uploaded one is in Adobe RGB or is unassigned.

Thanks. I'll go check… 👍
It always seems to my not very good pair of eyes that my photos uploaded on MacRumours seem less saturated when compared side by side with say Preview or Photos on the Mac.

 

[mollyc]

Thanks for asking the question as I have been puzzled by this often.


Thanks. I'll go check… 👍
It always seems to my not very good pair of eyes that my photos uploaded on MacRumours seem less saturated when compared side by side with say Preview or Photos on the Mac.

I’ve never noticed a huge difference when uploading here but some forums compress images which can lead to slight color shifts. What Dockland is experiencing would not be just a forum upload discrepancy however.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Most browsers will only allow/show images in sRGB. If your monitor and workflow is full Adobe you’ve got 25% less colours in the upload for starters.

 

[arw]

Filetype is jpeg (edited from CR2 in Adobe Photoshop) other files/images remain the colors just fine when uploaded.

If you already have Photoshop, then instead of saving the picture like usual, you can use
File > Export > Save for Web (Legacy) and tick Convert to sRGB before saving.

 

[Dockland]

If you already have Photoshop, then instead of saving the picture like usual, you can use
File > Export > Save for Web (Legacy) and tick Convert to sRGB before saving.

Indeed, this was it. I have saved that specific file "as a copy" and well, now I know.
Thanks everyone helping me/us out. ❤️