ACR losing the warmth from the original shot

[The goblin]

Hi

Not sure how the best way is to word the title! I have been using CS5 for quite some time and never noticed such a huge difference from viewing a file as a JPEG to opening the RAW in ACR. But I have taken some portrait shots of my kids this weekend and when I open the RAW file the lovely warm tones and rosy cheeks vanish! I cannot seem to duplicate it and when I try the photos all look washed out and rubbish!

Some of my shots I just used the original JPEG (I shoot both JPEG and RAW) to do some basic PP tweaks on.

Any tips greatly appreciated.

Here is an example.

The JPEG:


The RAW file is here

 

[Pookeyhead]

Do you have anything set on your camera to increase saturation? In camera settings such as saturation, vibrancy and whatever else your camera offers, only has an effect on JPEG files. RAW files have no in camera processing whatsoever... they're raw files. The whole idea of RAW file, is you get raw data that you process yourself after the fact.

Also.. your JPEG has no colour profile embedded, so on my wide gamut monitor, it looks over saturated. On a sRGB monitor it may be OK though. Always embed images intended for the internet or screen use as sRGB.

 

[The goblin]

Doh, doh and double doh!

Do you have anything set on your camera to increase saturation?

I was about to say no when I remembered that I set my camera to landscape profile and increased saturation whilst trying to take some landscape shots on a grey, dreary, damp day for the POTY, no PP allowed so needed some extra help!

I generally never change from the standard profile which is why I forgot to reset it :bonk: :bonk: :amstupid:

On the plus side it has produced some otherwise lovely portrait photos of my family from a few days ago!

Also.. your JPEG has no colour profile embedded, so on my wide gamut monitor, it looks over saturated. On a sRGB monitor it may be OK though. Always embed images intended for the internet or screen use as sRGB.

On my monitor (DELL U2711) it looks OK, but on my phone it does look a little dayglo in places!

I don't quite understand the sRGB and colour profile. I only change it for photos that I get printed and that's because that's what the company recommend, not because I know what I'm doing!

In camera settings such as saturation, vibrancy and whatever else your camera offers, only has an effect on JPEG files. RAW files have no in camera processing whatsoever... they're raw files. The whole idea of RAW file, is you get raw data that you process yourself after the fact.

I nearly always delete the in camera JPEG once I have processed my shots, due to this cock up I'll be keeping these as my PP skills need working on!

Many thanks for your help David

 

[AchimT]

Deleted, wrote this while you were sending your reply to Pookeyhead

 

[Pookeyhead]

Anything being sent to the web or viewed on other people's screens should be sRGB. If not, then they can appear over, or under saturated depending on the gamut of the screen viewing them.