Hello! (new here)
I noticed the problem when I needed to process a few panorama scenics (TIFFs) with saturated blue skies. I chose a completely different image to illustrate my point because I think that it does a better job.
So here's the deal. The example is a TIFF file tagged with Adobe RGB. It's a small portion of a photo I took with a Nikon d70s probably around 2005. Last year the raw file (nef) was imported into Lightroom, exported as a TIFF file with zero adjustments, edited in photoshop (no tonal alterations whatsoever), saved and imported back into LR. In LR it was given all the exposure, contrast and color treatment. When I was doing it (about a year ago) there were no issues with it whatsoever. It was WYSIWYG. Obviously something's changed there.
In the Library module it looks just the way I remember it but the moment I go to 'Develop', the blue hues get messed up. Switching back to Library - everything's normal. Exporting the file - it looks 100% OK. Well, I don't care about this particular image because I don't need to do anything to it but there's a whole bunch of those photos with blue skies that got me backed up here. The problem is obvious, being in the develop module I make my adjustments based on what I see. As soon as I switch to Library it's a whole different picture... and it ain't pretty. I tried exporting some of them but they looked disgusting. Evidently, the colors in 'Develop' module aren't true to the source. In theory I could finish them photos in Photoshop but I'm used to doing those things in LR and in a certain way too. Regardless, I have to get down to the bottom of this because lots of photos are coming my way.
It's the computer at my work that I'm talking about. The version of LR is 3.3 and there's no internet connection, so I can't update it. I'd save me lots of time by simply taking my work home (I have LR 3.6) but my computer's been busted for two weeks (I'm putting together a new work-horse). I grabbed the screenshots at work, finished the picture in PS and brought it with me to my buddy's place.
I don't think that it has anything to do with the version of LR because this problem did not previously exist. Other people use this machine and someone probably installed something or changed the settings. I know for a fact that when I was on vacation they changed the whole display calibration. Everything looked the same when I got back so I didn't think anything of it.
My best guess right now would be that something's wrong with the color management. Adobe doesn't tell much about how the colors are mapped behind the scenes but one possibility is that the rendering intent is different in Library and Develop modules and that it somehow got screwed up in windows. Or maybe the display profile is damaged? Maybe there's a second (and different) LUT in there and it gets selected in 'Develop'. I'm not a color-management wiz and I apologize if I said something stupid. Before I start digging around in that area, please tell me what you make of this.
It's a Win7 machine, 64-bit. I wish I could tell more about it but I'm not in front of it. Ask me what you need to know and I will try to remember or go down there and check. If I can fix this, I'll be working tomorrow because I should really have this done by Monday. If I've got no choice I'll try to do what I need in PS but I don't know if I'll have enough time because usually it takes so much longer.
Any help is appreciated!
I noticed the problem when I needed to process a few panorama scenics (TIFFs) with saturated blue skies. I chose a completely different image to illustrate my point because I think that it does a better job.
So here's the deal. The example is a TIFF file tagged with Adobe RGB. It's a small portion of a photo I took with a Nikon d70s probably around 2005. Last year the raw file (nef) was imported into Lightroom, exported as a TIFF file with zero adjustments, edited in photoshop (no tonal alterations whatsoever), saved and imported back into LR. In LR it was given all the exposure, contrast and color treatment. When I was doing it (about a year ago) there were no issues with it whatsoever. It was WYSIWYG. Obviously something's changed there.
In the Library module it looks just the way I remember it but the moment I go to 'Develop', the blue hues get messed up. Switching back to Library - everything's normal. Exporting the file - it looks 100% OK. Well, I don't care about this particular image because I don't need to do anything to it but there's a whole bunch of those photos with blue skies that got me backed up here. The problem is obvious, being in the develop module I make my adjustments based on what I see. As soon as I switch to Library it's a whole different picture... and it ain't pretty. I tried exporting some of them but they looked disgusting. Evidently, the colors in 'Develop' module aren't true to the source. In theory I could finish them photos in Photoshop but I'm used to doing those things in LR and in a certain way too. Regardless, I have to get down to the bottom of this because lots of photos are coming my way.
It's the computer at my work that I'm talking about. The version of LR is 3.3 and there's no internet connection, so I can't update it. I'd save me lots of time by simply taking my work home (I have LR 3.6) but my computer's been busted for two weeks (I'm putting together a new work-horse). I grabbed the screenshots at work, finished the picture in PS and brought it with me to my buddy's place.
I don't think that it has anything to do with the version of LR because this problem did not previously exist. Other people use this machine and someone probably installed something or changed the settings. I know for a fact that when I was on vacation they changed the whole display calibration. Everything looked the same when I got back so I didn't think anything of it.
My best guess right now would be that something's wrong with the color management. Adobe doesn't tell much about how the colors are mapped behind the scenes but one possibility is that the rendering intent is different in Library and Develop modules and that it somehow got screwed up in windows. Or maybe the display profile is damaged? Maybe there's a second (and different) LUT in there and it gets selected in 'Develop'. I'm not a color-management wiz and I apologize if I said something stupid. Before I start digging around in that area, please tell me what you make of this.
It's a Win7 machine, 64-bit. I wish I could tell more about it but I'm not in front of it. Ask me what you need to know and I will try to remember or go down there and check. If I can fix this, I'll be working tomorrow because I should really have this done by Monday. If I've got no choice I'll try to do what I need in PS but I don't know if I'll have enough time because usually it takes so much longer.
Any help is appreciated!
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