I've tried over the last couple of months to upload in the smallest amount of megabytes that I could in .TIFF and also in .PNG and at first my .TIFF files began to suffer loss of quality and/or just refused to upload. Then I just recently went back to .PNG because the file size is smaller without any noticeable loss of quality, at least in my computer before being sent out. I just uploaded a pic called Spice and the color quality is significantly worse, especially in the reds.

I don't put my images through post work until I've first sized them down, so that's not it. I'm at a loss. Anyone else having similar problems? It's frustrating and disappointing to get an upload "just so" and then see the quality so compromised when it shows up on the site that's it's not what was intended at all.

I have even experimented with putting them into a JPEG just to look at, and there is no loss of quality on my end. I don't send JPEG because I don't want the problems associated with double compression.

:)PJ

Hi PJ, the culprit is likely your colorspace. Before you upload, convert to sRGB which is what the site uses. It's a more limited colorspace, but most programs can handle the conversion well, keeping the appearance you want. 8•)

In colorspace, everybody can hear you scream

Here is an old discussion on it.

being that this is a definite weakness for me i'm wondering if sRGB is the same as sRGB IEC61966-2.1. also do you change things in color management. what about the US webcoated thing. in photoshop does it make the whole thing go under "custom"? sorry about these questions which must seem silly and redundant to most of you.

Thanks everyone. I think I have it figured out finally, and Jen, if you go to that discussion that +Mayne suggested, I think you'll find your answer there. I always get an education on Caedes!! :)PJ