Depends on whether you have an embedded color space, and whether the program you're viewing in is honoring that space..

Larry Bermanhttp://BermanGraphics.com..

Anyway you can elaborate on that? I have Windows set to use my monitor profile from Dell. To view the files I have been using Lightroom, Picasa and the Canon provided software (Digital Photo Professional and ZoomBrowser EX). I would like to ditch all those programs in favor of Lightroom but I don't like the fact that I get different results in the program and when I export to jpeg...

Color space are you setting the jpeg export to?You should export it as sRGB with 100% for the quality..

It's under File/Export. You'll see image settings for jpeg and you should be exporting it as an sRGB, otherwise it's going to look funky from the web.A member of the rabble in good standing...

Yup, I actually tried all 3 options and while sRGB is the closest it's still far off from what I see in Lightroom. My Digital Photo Professional (Canon supplied software) processed jpegs look much closer to what I see in DPP than the Lightroom processed jpegs look in Lightroom..

I understand that images can't look the same for everyone. But I expect all my images to look the same across all my applications. Viewing an image on my computer should look the same no matter what application is used. However, right off the bat, untouched RAW images look different in Lightroom than they do in DPP..

I have a Dell 2005FPW and I have the ICC profile from Dell that comes with the driver..

How can I achieve consistency across my applications that display images?..

You can't because most program don't see the color space tag.Larry Bermanhttp://BermanGraphics.com..

This is crazy. In DPP, my images come out like I think they should. The images look fine in DPP and when I export them, process them, develop them or whatever you want to call it to apply all my changes and save them as jpegs, what I see in DPP is what I get. So, to recap, I edit and make changes in DPP then save as a jpeg. This jpeg looks pretty much the same as my edited RAW image in DPP, doesnt matter if I'm viewing on my computer with the windows image viewer or viewing it on my picasa page..

In Lightroom, I get vastly different results. All the images have a pretty decent amount of yellow tint on them. Ok, fine, I can compensate for this. However, when I export from Lightroom to a jpeg, the images look like garbage. I just imported 19 images I took outside of my wife, kid, dog, etc. In Lightroom, they all have, what I feel anyway, an absurd amount of yellow.

Basically, when I export it, the image looks as I think it should..

In fact, all of these images look similar which is the expected behavior:.

My Original RAW file in Canon DPPDPP exported jpegLightroom exported jpeg.

So why isn't Lightroom displaying my RAW files properly?..

PriorityOvernight wrote:.

So why isn't Lightroom displaying my RAW files properly?.

I haven't been clever enough to read into Lightroom and it's functionality, but one thing is for sure: it uses a completely different approach than other RAW converters..

I use Nikon and therefore Capture NX. In NX the files look "like they should". When loading the same image in Lightroom, it becomes obvious that something happens: I think it STRIPS the file completely, presenting the pure RAW, without any in-camera setting. This is at least how it appears to me, but I am not sure. I am not sure I like this, because it means more work on files that look more or less good in NX..

Can this be the reason for your "worries" ? .

Kind regards,Rich...

Well, I was thinking that too. Like I said, I can accept the fact that it might display RAW images a little differently. What I cannot accept is that once I export the file to a jpeg, it looks like completely different. What I see in Lightroom is not what I see in the exported jpeg...

Is most likely the color profile of your monitor..

I'm using a profiled monitor that I profiled with Profile Mechanic http://www.dl-c.com/ My jpegs both printed and viewed look pretty much the same across all my various applications, including Lightroom. When I just used the profile that came with the monitor I had all kinds of color issues..

What you're used to seeing is in all likelyhood too blue to the rest of the world and of course Lightroom, by using ProPhoto RGB is displaying it too far the the yellow..

I'd borrow a monitor profiler if you don't want to buy one and try that first. You can always revert to the original profile if you don't like it and stop using Lightroom.A member of the rabble in good standing...

For an example of my problem, I have created a webpage with both images. The images are nice and big so the whole page is about 2MB. If there is a way for me to post those images here, I will gladly do so..

Http://www.petelopez.com/lightroom.htm..

The problem might be related to your "Auto Tone". Basically, it could be that Lightroom is applying an "Auto Tone" based on your setting. Just a guess.....

Image control:Zoom outZoom 100%Zoom inExpand AllOpen in new window.

I hope you got my point,Redandwhite from Malta.Photos at > http://redandwhite.deviantart.com..

It was due to a corrupt monitor profile..

Link for reference:http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bc6331b/1?@251.1PWkhKvZHDA@..

I have the same exact problem and I hate it .

I love lightroom and find it to be a wonderful tool for quickly adjusting an image and trying out new things. Like you mentioned though, finished images in any other application will look nothing like the ones I see in Lightroom. I spent a night going through dozens of pictures to get them looking perfect for my online-gallery, uploaded them only to find that they looked nothing like what I was seeing in lightroom (the main problem being that all looked oversaturated to the point where the colors were blooming together and just looked like a mess. Opened them in a variety of applications only to get similar results in each. Prints looked even worse and I had to end up tossing them out..

Searching came to discover that Lightroom uses a fixed colorspace (ProPhoto) which can't be changed.. I'm assuming that this (mixed with a non-prophoto colorspace) is what causes the difference (even when outputting the image in a format like SRGB)..

I've looked through various forums and the solution I always seem to get is to "Professionally calibrate your devices to ProPhoto" - something I wouldnt even know where to begin on..

With it being such an affordable application (Started at $199, now $299 (or $99 for the student edition)) and the ease-of-use features, I wish they would make it a bit more consumer friendly in regards to the difference in image output (with an option to use ProPhoto for the pros). Hopefully that comes in 1.2 ..

You should read my fix below. If you have any questions, you can get me on AIM at CapinPete. I also check these forums regularly...