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I am a newbie to WMM2, but an advanced digital photographer who understands
ICC color profiles, etc. quite well. I am using a fully color managed
environment, including monitor profile.
Here is my problem: I am making a movie out of still photos. These were shot
in either sRGB or AdobeRGB color space, converted to sRGB (with an sRGB
working space) in Photoshop, and either "saved for web" from PS with no
profile, or saved with the sRGB profile assigned. They look great in
non-color managed programs such as Irfanview, or a web browser. So far so
good.
In WMM2 they look great. The movie plays perfectly in WMM2 and colors are
great. When I save the movie on my desktop and play it on my computer the
colors are way too intense - people are too red, and all colors are too
intense. It is the same in Windows Media and a Creative Player (haven't tried
anything else). The video settings are default in WMP. If I increase
brightness and contrast they look like I expect them.
I have tried them on another computer and they look like they should.
However, I am planning on sending them out to dozens of people, and I am
afraid they will look horrible on a percentage of the computers.
I have searched and searched for any color management in either WMM2 or WMP,
or some setting. I am saving these movies under optimized settings, not as
compressed. The photo files are 600 X 400 pixels.
On another issue - on my work laptop the movie looks good, but the WMA
soundtrack is halting throughout.
Help, please.
ICC color profiles, etc. quite well. I am using a fully color managed
environment, including monitor profile.
Here is my problem: I am making a movie out of still photos. These were shot
in either sRGB or AdobeRGB color space, converted to sRGB (with an sRGB
working space) in Photoshop, and either "saved for web" from PS with no
profile, or saved with the sRGB profile assigned. They look great in
non-color managed programs such as Irfanview, or a web browser. So far so
good.
In WMM2 they look great. The movie plays perfectly in WMM2 and colors are
great. When I save the movie on my desktop and play it on my computer the
colors are way too intense - people are too red, and all colors are too
intense. It is the same in Windows Media and a Creative Player (haven't tried
anything else). The video settings are default in WMP. If I increase
brightness and contrast they look like I expect them.
I have tried them on another computer and they look like they should.
However, I am planning on sending them out to dozens of people, and I am
afraid they will look horrible on a percentage of the computers.
I have searched and searched for any color management in either WMM2 or WMP,
or some setting. I am saving these movies under optimized settings, not as
compressed. The photo files are 600 X 400 pixels.
On another issue - on my work laptop the movie looks good, but the WMA
soundtrack is halting throughout.
Help, please.