Uploading Mono Images to Epz

Alan_Baseley (e2 Member)

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17 Apr 2012 - 11:30 AM

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I've recently been uploading some mono images to my Epz pf and every time the uploaded images are darker than the shot prior to uploading. The conversion to jpg from Raw seems to darken the image slightly but the it becomes even darker when uploaded to my pf. If I compare the pf image with the file on my computer by showing them side by side the pf image is always noticeably darker.
It makes it extremely difficult to get the image looking as I want.
Can anyone out there help please?
Alan
PS this doesn't happen with colour shots and I don't think it's a monitor problem as they look different when viewed side by side.

Alan_Baseley (e2 Member)

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17 Apr 2012 - 1:13 PM

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Quote: What colour space are you saving them in. And before uploading have you tried viewing the image with your web browser. Just drag it from your folder to the browser to open it. How does it look when you do that? If it's different than the epz uploaded version please send the original to support and we'll take a look.

Hi Pete,
I use a PS action on all the photos I upload to EPZ, so the colour space is sRGB. No I haven't looked at the the shot in my browser. Ill try that.
Thanks,
Alan

digicammad (e2 Member)

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17 Apr 2012 - 1:20 PM

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Is the action doing anything else other than converting to sRGB and possibly resizing? Do you get chance to view the result in PS or does it save and close it?

Ian

digicammad (e2 Member)

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17 Apr 2012 - 1:31 PM

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So does it not convert it to sRGB then?

digicammad (e2 Member)

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17 Apr 2012 - 2:31 PM

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I can't remember the exact circumstances, but there used to be 2 different ways to convert to sRGB and one didn't actually save the conversion.

If you view the exif data of the image for upload, does it say it is sRGB?

What happens if you convert the image to greyscale, does it then look the same in your browser?

Alan_Baseley (e2 Member)

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17 Apr 2012 - 2:48 PM

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I've now tried using a different browser and the result is the same,

Alan

Alan_Baseley (e2 Member)

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17 Apr 2012 - 4:04 PM

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Hi Pete,
I've now looked at one image in 3 different ways, ie TIFF file in PS, JPEG conversion in PS and JPEG conversion in browser. Jpeg in PS is a little bit darker then Tiff and Jpeg in browser is significantly darker then Tiff in PS,

Alan
PS the Tiff image colour space is ProPhoto RGB, if that is of any significance

Alan_Baseley (e2 Member)

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17 Apr 2012 - 4:44 PM

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I've just finished converting an image taken earlier this afternoon and the most significant darkening occurs when the image is viewed in the browser. Resizing the image doesn't seem to affect the darkness of the image.
Maybe I'll just have to view my mono images in the browser before saving and uploading in future,
Alan