Adobe Quality Differs from Corel

Neil79

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When i open an image via adobe elements and do my processing it's almost completely different in contrast levels via the same image afterwards in corel pro photo x2/3. My camera is set to Adobe SRGB, any idea's why they are different?

beach_hut_yellow_by_pirateneilsouth-d38mg5s.jpg


How does this colour look to everyone?, in corel it was flat so i've tried to have both equal
 
First of all, are you shooting RAW or Jpeg?

If RAW, the camera setting for colour space matters not. And the difference in colours you're seeing are likely just the different demosaicing algorithms employed by the respective software.

If Jpeg, then the difference in colour is likely the colour space setting for each program. I'm not familiar with Elements or Corel but have a look for a 'Colour Settings' dialogue and make sure both are set to the same (sRGB, or Adobe RGB if you have a wide gamut monitor).

In answer to your question the colours in that photo look very vibrant, not flat at all. Could you perhaps take a screen shot of both programs running next to one another with the same photo loaded into both?
 
Raw ALWAYS! :)

Is it too vibrant?

The problem comes for example when i save as JPG via Adobe and open for further processing through Corel. Borders are easier to work with in Corel :), the shot looks flat so when i go to fix it it destroys it for Adobe.

Adobe = Always Optimize For Computer Screens ( SRGB )
Corel = Basic Colour Management / Monitor Profile SRGB / Rendering Intent Pictures.

When i do another lot i'll post a comparison if i don't fix it :)

THANKS
 
I've noticed some differences between programs ever since I started calibrating my monitor, almost like some programs don't use the calibrated data.
 
Brill, thanks cub 123!

Overall i still prefer Adobes, think it just comes down to the colour management of the software
 
Programs displaying images are, at the end of the day, only interpreting digital information. Unfortunately whilst it would be nice to have a perfect colour managed work flow across various programs and media, we're not quite there yet. Capture 1 and Photoshop CS5 still can't display images the same and they're supposed to be the best the industry has to offer! Until software manufacturers started sharing code I doubt we'd ever see it.

I think the bottom of the photo looks far too vibrant, but it could just be due to the very dull sky and huts behind it.

If you're doing this for web then don't worry about it. Everyone's screen is different and the majority of people who view your work won't be viewing it as you do. If you're doing it for print however, and you're trying to form the basis of some semi-solid colour managed work flow, just keep printing and checking with the screen to see which is closer :)
 
^^^
Adding to Adriar's comments, AFAIK neither Nikon nor Canon provide Adobe with the colour information of the bayer filter, therefore the likes of Adobe reverse engineer the colours.


Adding to that, there are as mnay demosaicing algorithms as there are raw editors, and this can make big differences to the way colours are interpreted.
 
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