Okay, here's the problem. I have this beautiful image that I've created with beautiful shades of dark blue. When I save for web, and view in web browser they look light purplish. How to I get my Photoshop images to look the same on the web? Please help! Using PS5.5.

I had a similar problem with mine, my Photoshop added a green tint in every image I saved. In the colour settings, is the "display using monitor compensation" (or something like that) checked? I think some of my colour problems disappeared when I unchecked it... if I recall correctly... can't say for sure and i'm surely no expert with Photoshop :)

There are alot of variables to color management. Unfortuanately there is no quick and easy solution. I took classes in Color Management and that and alot of experience will get you to where you want to go. If you want a shortcut, first work with your Color Management under your help menu. You need to characterize and calibrate input and output devices.Also pick up the Photoshop 5 bible and work with that.Color always seems to be easy to work with, but can be very tricky. I color corrected images for a living and it can be challenging, tricky, and alot of fun. Good Luck!

If you need any decent color correction done, let me know and I'll see what I can do for you.

I went up to the help, Color Management, and in combination with ColorSync, it worked beautifully, and finally I see in print and web what I see in Photoshop. Thanks everybody!

What is ColorSync? I scan pictures into Photoshop, then do some tweaking here and there until it looks the way I want it on the screen, but when I print it out, it has way too much red in it... What is up with that?

ColorSync is a Mac thing. I haven't the foggiest on color management for PCs.

The idea of the Adobe Gamma setting that popped up the first time you started Photoshop is to set your Monitor to a standard, so a image will look the same on other monitors set to the same standard, if you worked in a big company, for example. But what they don't mention is now your images will look different in PS than in other programs, I turned it off on my computer for just this reason.

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What you see is not what you get. Colorsync helps, but keep your info pallette open and compare onscreen colors to cmyk pantone chips for beginners. Also ps 5.0 and later seems to abhor empty spaces in the color channels when converting from rgb to cmyk. Cyan and magenta jump up in the high end by as much as 5 to 7 percent. I have actions set for conversion to cmyk which use the curves to flatten out the top 3% of both channels. Mitch

Color management is inherently different on Mac and PC. It is also different if you want to correct for web or for printing on an Epson printer for example, or at a print plant in CMYK. On the two machines: you MUST calibrate the monitor, using ColorSync on Mac and Adobe Gamma on PC. Set the temp color of the monitor to 6500K. It's the same as the sun, so when you'll modify photos on the screen, you'll be with a correct setting. On the PC: for web, the color space is, now, sRGB in 24 Bit systems, and the 216 Web Colors in 8 Bit systems. On the macintosh: the same apply. Of course, if the monitor of, say, somebody browsing the web is not calibrated, the colors will be bad and you can't do anything to that. In printing on a Epson or similar printer, you must understand that the printer is RGB, as the screen. You must chose the correct settings corresponding to the paper you use and then the driver will do the correct CMYK (or else) separation to send to the printer. But you must keep in mind that the Epson system is RGB. If you'll print at a print plant, first call them and ask for details about CMYK separation. They will flash your files and know these settings. You'll then set them in Photoshop preferences. Feel free to email me.