Lightroom sets a color profile and embeds it in the file automatically on export.
Are you setting the ICC profile to "sRGB" in the Export dialog? If not, it will stick at ProPhoto RGB, and the output will look as you describe in an 8bit JPEG file. G On Oct 12, 2007, at 7:29 PM, Rick Womer wrote: > When I export dng files processed in Lightroom to > another folder as jpgs (usually for display as a PESO > or PUG), they arrive with about a half-stop of extra > exposure and considerably less saturation and > contrast. > > This came to my attention with my recent PUG > submission (Salzburg Barn), which is considerably > washed out (both on my computer and the PUG page) > compared to the dng original. For my "Way to Work" > PESO, I boosted the contrast and pulled back the > exposure before converting. The "Schloss > Leopoldskron" PESO was opened in PE4 and converted > there, since the Lightroom jpg was so anemic. > > I once had this problem with PE4, and solved it by > checking the "ICC profile" box on the "Save for Web" > screen. I can find no similar box for Lightroom, > though. > > Any thoughts? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
