Color setting help

we got new computers at our youth facility and some kid changed the settings to where everything looks like its a picture negative... it sometimes looks cool but were ready for normal again... any help?

amf339, Welcome to the discussion area!
You can toggle the display between positive and negative by using the Control-Option-Command-8 key combination. First, press and hold the modifier keys (Control, Option, Command). While holding the modifier keys, press 8.
Or you can enable/disable it in Universal Access.

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Color management help needed for adobe CS5 and Epson printer 1400-Prints coming out too dark with re

Color management help needed for adobe CS5 and Epson printer 1400-Prints coming out too dark with reddish cast and loss of detail
System: Windows 7
Adobe CS5
Printer: Epson Stylus Photo 1400
Paper: Inkjet matte presentation paper with slight luster
Installed latest patch for Adobe CS5
Epson driver up to date
After reading solutions online and trying them for my settings for 2 days I am still unable to print what I am seeing on my screen in Adobe CS5. I calibrated my monitor, but am not sure once calibration is saved if I somehow use this setting in Photoshop’s color management.
The files I am printing are photographs of dogs with lots of detail I digitally painted with my Wacom tablet in Photoshop CS5 and then printed with Epson Stylus 1400 on inkjet paper 20lb with slight luster.
My Printed images lose a lot of the detail & come out way to dark with a reddish cast and loss of detail when I used these settings in the printing window:
Color Handling: Photoshop manages color, Color management -ICM, OFF no color adjustment.
When I change to these settings in printer window: Color Handling: Printer manages color. Color management- Color Controls, 1.8 Gamma and choose Epson Standard it prints lighter, but with reddish cast and very little detail and this is the best setting I have used so far.
Based on what I have read on line, I think the issue is mainly to do with what controls are set in the Photoshop Color Settings window and the Epson Printer preferences. I have screen images attached of these windows and would appreciate knowing what you recommend I enter for each choice.
Also I am confused as to what ICM color management system to use with this printer and CS5:
What is the best ICM to use with PS CS5 & the Epson 1400 printer? Should I use the same ICM for both?
Do I embed the ICM I choose into the new files I create?
Do I view all files in the CS5 workspace in this default ICM?
Do I set my monitor setting to the same ICM?
If new file opens in CS5 workspace and it has a different embedded profile than my workspace, do I convert it?
Do I set my printer, Monitor and PS CS5 color settings to the same ICM?
Is using the same ICM for all devices what is called a consistent workflow?
I appreciate any and all advice that can be sent my way on this complicated issue. Thank you in advance for your time and kind help.

It may be possible to figure out by watching a Dr.Brown video on the subject of color printing. Adobe tv
I hope this may help...............

Color setting in CS5

What should I set my color setting to...Europe General Purchase 3? My other computer has North American General Purpose 2 but I can't find it on the first computer? tired I guess. Should I be in SRGB or RGB. I mainly shoot portraits and sports but I want to learn photoretouching. I have PC's...do I need a Mac or can I just update on PC?

Wow, you ask for advice without providing relevant information … and the names (»Europe …«, »North American …«) alone might have been a give-away that in different regions of the world different standards are common.
Should I be in SRGB or RGB.
What do you mean by »RGB« as opposed to »sRGB«?
RGB is a Color Mode, sRGB IEC61966-2.1 is a Color Space – which makes a big difference in meaning.
Mylenium’s advice to read up on Color Management obviously applies.
One occasionally recommended site is
http://www.gballard.net/psd/cmstheory.html
But the Photoshop Help also offers a chapter »Chapter 4: Color fundamentals« that could be worth your time.

Color Setting Issues: CS6

Loading or syncing color setting files results in different cm policies among the CS apps.
Even when loading the canned CSF's.
Example:
Load one of the defaults (i.e. North American Prepress 2) into Photoshop and the cm policy for CMYK is "preserve embedded profile".
However, load the same default into InDesign and under the same policy is "preserve numbers (ignore linked profiles)". Same goes if you customize a CSF and either oad it manually or sync it in Bridge.
That's an important difference if your company is trying to practice color management.
Assuming I'm correct about this, and there's something broke, think Adobe can fix it?
one more thing...Seems CS6 now supports Grayscale, which is great, but why can't it retain the embedded profile in the file?
Again...Assuming I'm correct about this, and there's something broke, think Adobe can fix it?

Tom,
let me start quoting the help text:
InDesign Help
--- Start
Preserve Embedded Profiles
Always preserves embedded color profiles when opening files. This is the recommended option for most workflows
because it provides consistent color management. One exception is if you’re concerned about preserving CMYK numbers,
in which case you should select Preserve Numbers (Ignore Linked Profiles) instead.
Preserve Numbers (Ignore Linked Profiles)
This option is available in InDesign and Illustrator for CMYK. Preserves color numbers when opening files and
importing images, but still allows you to use color management to view colors accurately in Adobe applications.
Select this option if you want to use a safe CMYK workflow. In InDesign, you can override this policy on a per-object basis
by choosing Object > Image Color Settings.
Using a safe CMYK workflow
A safe CMYK workflow ensures that CMYK color numbers are preserved all the way to the final output device, as opposed
to being converted by your color management system. This workflow is beneficial if you want to incrementally adopt color
management practices. For example, you can use CMYK profiles to soft-proof and hard-proof documents without the
possibility of unintended color conversions occurring during final output.
Illustrator and InDesign support a safe CMYK workflow by default. As a result, when you open or import a CMYK image with
an embedded profile, the application ignores the profile and preserves the raw color numbers. If you want your application
to adjust color numbers based on an embedded profile, change the CMYK color policy to Preserve Embedded Profiles in the
Color Settings dialog box. You can easily restore the safe CMYK workflow by changing the CMYK color policy back to
Preserve Numbers (Ignore Linked Profiles).
You can override safe CMYK settings when you print a document or save it to Adobe PDF. However, doing so may cause
colors to be reseparated. For example, pure CMYK black objects may be reseparated as rich black. For more information
on color management options for printing and saving PDFs, search in Help.
--- End
My opinion:
It seems, InDesign uses despite the synchronization via Bridge Preserve Numbers instead of Preserve Embedded Profile for safety.
Personally, I would use for one project just one CMYK space:
a) convert in Photoshop all images RGB-->CMYK using this profile and embed the profile in each image
b) make document in InDesign with Preserve Numbers
c) export as PDF without profiles, but with output-intent for this profile (PDF-X1a)
InDesign (even CS6) ignores Gray profiles for viewing and doesn't embed them in PDFs, see (1).
IMO, the only accurate workflow is this one:
a) convert images to Grayscale using a "black ink profile" which is derived from the project CMYK space
b) place Grayscale in channel K of otherwise void CMYK file
c) export as PDF as above
(1) Discussion (including CS6):
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5483198
(2) Test (CS2):
http://docs-hoffmann.de/colpdf27022008.pdf
(3) Testpattern:
http://docs-hoffmann.de/riptest05072013.pdf
Best regards --Gernot Hoffmann

Adjust color setting HP CP1025 on a macintosh running Yosemite

Hi,
Is it possible to adjust the color setting in the settings of my printer runnng in Yosemite (Latest OSX). The colors of my prints are overall to dark.. I want to adjust the gamma.
Best regards,
Thijs Boeree

Hi @ThijsBoeree ,
I see that you would like to be able to adjust the colors on Yosemite. I can help you with this.
The drivers for the printer are installed by the Apple Updates. You might have some options for changing those settings in the print driver.Keep in mind this driver might not have the same options as the Full Software drivers from HP. At this time there isn't a Full Software driver for Yosemite.
From the application that you are printing from, on the File menu, click the Print option.
Select the driver.
Open the Color Options menu or the Color/Quality Options menu.
Open the Advanced menu, or select the appropriate tab.
Adjust the individual settings for text, graphics, and photographs.
Depending what application you are using, you might have to make the adjustment from there.
Hope this helps resolve your issue.
Have a wonderful day!
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Color setting message

After we started to use script that each time reinforces color settings that are saved on a server, we started to get a message:
"The current color settings file has been modified outside of InDesign. Do you want to synchronize..."
This message is irrelevant to us, because script will reinforce correct settings next time no matter what choice we make. But the message doesn't have the option:
"Don't show again"
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Thank you very much for your help.
Yulia

Inside The Photoshop, In the Color Setting, If I choose RGB: ProPhoto, and Save my setting for example To: MY SETTING PROPHOTO,
Later, Inside the Bridge, Color Setting, I can see MY SETTING PROPHOTO, And If I select that, then every-thing is ok. It shows every thing Is synchronized.
This Is my question:
Do I need to save a custom setting name, so In order for the Bridge can see that setting ?
I noticed If I don't save a Custom Setting In Photoshop, The Bridge dose not have any ProPhoto Setting by default.
Inside Bridge It Has the following Settings:
Adobe RGB 1998
Monitor Color
North America General Purpose 2
North America Newspaper
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Creative Suite Color Setting

I have Adobe CS6. When I go to my Adobe Bridge's Creative Suite Color Setting (under Edit Menu), it says "Suite Color Management is not enabled, Suite Color Management Requires a qualifying product launched at least once to enable this feature." I opened PS, ID, IL with no help. How do I solve this problem? Also Bridge's Camera Raw Preferences displaying the same error message. Please help.

Hi
Thanks for the info, do you think it would be possible in future releases?
Also im now thinking, if i take out all the csf files creative suite has installed and just leave my custom made one. Then bridge has to sync this one fir all adobe apps right?
Plwase let me know what you think?
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M
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Color Settings help

Don't know how many people here own a Dell U2711 monitor, but I just got mine and unsure as to how it works within PS CS5. Before I start, sorry if my writing is confusing, and forgive me if I'm being stupid anywhere, I'm new at this stuff. Anyway, my old ViewSonic monitor was profiled in PS as "Monitor RGB - sRGB"; working within the Monitor Color profile, I had no mismatches opening images with embedded sRGB. Doing the same thing on the U2711 however, gives me an embedded profile mismatch warning - that monitor is shown in PS as "Dell U2711 Color Profile, D6500". And here lies my problem...
Opening sRGB embedded images in North America General Purpose 2 profile on the U2711, the image looks desaturated, but outside of PS has normal colours. On my old monitor, those images looked the same outside and inside of PS in either Monitor Color or North America profiles. The difference in colour after PS editing and exporting on the U2711 has huge implications, as the image looks much more saturated outside of PS. I found two different solutions, neither of which I'm certain about:
The first is to use the Dell Color Profile inside PS and discard color management on sRGB embedded images, instead using the monitor's selectable sRGB preset for accuracy (which is apparently quite accurate); this eliminates colour difference outside of PS for me, but I can only embed the image with the Dell ICC profile. The second option is to work within the North America profile and simply proof with Monitor RGB (with U2711's sRGB preset enabled), and export as an embed sRGB image.
Basically my concerns are about accuracy; I don't know if I should soley rely on the U2711's preset representations of sRGB and Adobe RGB or if I need to calibrate the monitor again myself (it comes pre-calibrated). The images I am editing are for print and obviously I need to know if my editing will come out accurately. I realise this topic looks more directed to the monitor, but as PS is my only editing program they go hand in hand.
Anyone who can help me, please do! Thanks in advance.

So I also have a U2711 monitor, and after an entire frustrating night of banging my head against the wall trying to figure out the correct settings to take advantage of the monitor's aupposedly awesome factory-calibrated color, I think I've finally figured it out. This is based on quite a bit of research (from reliable sources) as well as some personal experimenting. Short of using hardware calibration, I think this is the best bet for the U2711.
By the way, I'm assuming you're running Windows 7, which has OS-handled color management. I'm not sure how you pull this off in Vista.
So I agree with your method of relying on the U2711's hardware calibration to properly display sRGB colors. In fact, it seems to be the best way. It seems that there are two ways in which sRGB color can be theoretically displayed correctly on the U2711:
(1) rely on the Monitor's management: disable/uninstall any software device profiles (uninstall the U2711.icm device profile from Windows Color Management), and set the U2711 to "sRGB" preset (on the monitor's OSD)
or
(2) use software Color Management: install the U2711.icm file as a Device Profile in Windows Color Management, and turn off the U2711's hardware management (set color mode to "Standard" Preset)
Theoretically those two ways will both give you accurate sRGB color, but in practice (1) (Monitor's management) works better because each unit is individually factory calibrated. The software profile (contained in the U2711.icm file) is imperfect and isn't tailored to your specific unit, so it will be off a little. In my case it made the colors slightly green.
[Aside: You should not combine the software/hardware methods (i.e., install the U2711.icm device profile in Windows Color Management, and also set the monitor to sRGB Preset.) This will give undersaturated colors because the colors are being corrected twice]
However, this method fails if you try to display Adobe RGB colors. The reason is because Windows 7 assigns a default color profile to devices that don't have one installed. It worked for sRGB because the default default is, you guessed it, sRGB. So here's the way you display Adobe RGB:
1. Go to Color Management > Advanced > WCS Defaults > Device Profile. Change it to "Adobe RGB (1998)"
2. Set the U2711's Color Setting to "Adobe RGB" Preset (on the monitor itself)
Voila. So it seems like as long as Windows outputs the colors in the correct space that corresponds with the setting on the U2711, you'll get correct colors (relying on hardware calibration, like before). Of course this sucks because you have to go in and change the settings in Windows every time you load an image with a different color profile... it would be better if we could just rely on the U2711.icm software color management which wouldn't require switching, but it doesn't seem to be as accurate from my tests. Also, this hardware method fails for non-color managed applications.
Thoughts?

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I've been having a really hard time with my paintbucket tool.
I have a document set up, RGB, with colors set to RGB, but for some reason, when I choose a color in the foreground/background panel, and then click, it "paints" a color complimentary to the one I chose! and then after a second click, it paints over it with another color within that similar spectrum. I don't know what is going on, and it's interfering with my other projects that involve other layering techniques. I also had this problem with my Clone Stamp tool, where it would be taking color information from something, but not match it, and instead clone a color opposite of the color I was sampling. Is my document setup to blame? Please help! (see images attached of color chosen, versus color output. image one is upon the first click of the canvas, image two is upon second click of the canvas---so strange!)
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Update your graphics driver or turn off hardware acceleration in the prefs and check your system's color profiles and settings.
Mylenium

How to change color setting to north america prepress 2

I just got off the ohone with Epson for 2 hours and they think that the reason my prints are coming out a little dull (or dark) is because I need the color setting to be changed to north america prepress 2 with the working space being Adobe RGB1998. I am not a techie and I have no idea what this means, but it's worth a try to ask you folks who do.
I have an Epson Stylus photo printer r3000 with an Epson perfection v600 scanner. Apparently the reason my prints aren't coming out right is because the printer isn't communicating properly with the right color settings? I'm at a loss. ANY help would be so so so greatly appreciated!!
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What program are you using, photoshop or photoshop elements? If PSE, then there is no way whatever to set anything to prepress, so I'm guessing you really have full photoshop, in which case you need to ask in the photoshop forum:
Photoshop General Discussion
Good luck!

Color range HELP #2

OK - I guess I need a little more guidance with the specifics of the step-by-step - do you have time to explain a little more in detail? Many thanks again, it's greatly appreciated! Original post below:
I need to change the color of this boat hull from blue (which is very monochromatic, solid blue) to a sage green (also attached for reference as per client request) and I'm having a really hard time with it. I need to be able to maintain the reflective nature of the paint on the sunny side and subtle shadow variations, so can't simply paint it in with replacement color. Maybe a combination of desaturation in an HSL layer, and channel mixer or replacement color in some way? At least it's easy to mask...
A Curves Layer to edit the luminance and a Solid Color Layer set to Blend Mode Color might help, both in a Group with a Layer Mask.

As basis for the Mask I actually used the a-channel of a copy of the image in Lab-mode, which I edited with curves and painted out the regions that exceeded boat and reflection.
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HI
please help me
How to change rgb to cmyk profile change
i want change cmyk particular color setting in script

OK I think your a bit confused about Color Profiles and Color Settings "North America General Purpose 2" is a not a Color Profile it is a names set of color setting Adobe shipped with Photoshop. Changing a color setting will not change the documents color profile. If you look at the Working Spaces settings you see four pull down menu for Profiles. If you move the mouse cursor over RGB:, CMYK:, Gray: or Spot: You will see a description at the bottom of the dialog. If you move the mouse coursor ovet a profile you will see a description for it in the description setion. These are the profiles Photoshop will use when you use menu Image>Mode>Working Space to switch between working spaces. You can save color setting the way you want and give the set a meaningful name and description. The other way convert to a diffrent working space and profile is the use menu Edit>Convert to Profile... the dialog I posted. This will change the documents current working space. To change a document color space in a script you use ConvertProfile.
Here is my color setting. You can see I saved four sets of setting for myself. Two are for the ProPhoto RGB color space one with Prompts on the other one with them off.
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In Cs2 the color setting I have is North American General Purpose 2 but in Cs5 that is not listed but Europe General Purpose 3 is. Are they the same or how can I get them the same...rookie question I am sure.

i think the most important Adobe color settings "Preserve Embedded Profiles" and alert us of "Profile Matches" and "Missing Profiles"
these are how i would start a 'rookie' out:
with these two hard-fast general rules:
always use the embedded profile and Convert to the desired Working Space (if needed)
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always embed the profile (apps that don't use embedded profiles will just ignore it)

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