Lightroom/SmugMug color

[BenRG]

When I upload my images from Lightroom to SmugMug they don't look the same. I lose color and contrast.

Here's the image in Lightroom:
http://img.skitch.com/20090626-kaimu9ne8a1w1ey6bd7mppgep2.jpg

And here it is in SmugMug:
http://img.skitch.com/20090626-c58tbu1hfh2ayug525tqx224fc.jpg

Any idea what could be going wrong?

[jfriend]

When I upload my images from Lightroom to SmugMug they don't look the same. I lose color and contrast.

Any idea what could be going wrong? Usually this happens when you have something wrong with the color profile on the images.

Neither one of these images shows with an embedded color profile. That means that color is mystery meat and unpredictable and will likely vary by browser and will not be correct on people's system with accurate and calibrated color. Therefore, we cannot comment on their color with any certainty.

Please describe your workflow so we can help figure out what is going on. Where do the images come from before Lightroom? What color profile are they in before Lightroom? Does anything modify them before Lightroom? When you export from Lightroom, what color profile do you pick for them? Do you upload them right after exporting from Lightroom or do you edit the images in any other software before uploading?

[Tiziano]

I'm kind of new to SmugMug so put this comment in that context.
It seems to me that I read somewhere that SmugMug uses sRGB.

[BenRG]

Usually this happens when you have something wrong with the color profile on the images.

Neither one of these images shows with an embedded color profile. That means that color is mystery meat and unpredictable and will likely vary by browser and will not be correct on people's system with accurate and calibrated color. Therefore, we cannot comment on their color with any certainty.

Please describe your workflow so we can help figure out what is going on. Where do the images come from before Lightroom? What color profile are they in before Lightroom? Does anything modify them before Lightroom? When you export from Lightroom, what color profile do you pick for them? Do you upload them right after exporting from Lightroom or do you edit the images in any other software before uploading?

They come straight from the camera to Lightroom (Canon 20D, shot in RAW). I upload them straight to Lightroom, not sure. No. I chose the sRGB profile. I upload them straight to Smugmug from Lightroom (using the plugin).

They won't show the embedded color profile because they are screen grabs.

[jfriend]

They come straight from the camera to Lightroom (Canon 20D, shot in RAW). I upload them straight to Lightroom, not sure. No. I chose the sRGB profile. I upload them straight to Smugmug from Lightroom (using the plugin).

They won't show the embedded color profile because they are screen grabs. What browser are you using to view Smugmug?

[dixonduke]

I had the same problem. Maybe this will help? :link: (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=125574)