Windows Picture and Fax Viewer versus viewing in Picasa or PSP

nhsmittynhsmitty Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
edited February 4, 2008 in Finishing School
Why are my pics brighter and have more vibrant color when viewed with Windows Picture and Fax viewer (Windows XP) than when viewed in Paint Shop or Picasa on the same computer? PSP and Picasa would lead me to believe touch up needs to occur,and the AUTO function in each does make slight changes to contrast and color, but the pics look absolutely great in the Windows viewer.

Thanks

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  • arodneyarodney Registered Users Posts: 2,005 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2008
    nhsmitty wrote:
    Why are my pics brighter and have more vibrant color when viewed with Windows Picture and Fax viewer (Windows XP) than when viewed in Paint Shop or Picasa on the same computer? PSP and Picasa would lead me to believe touch up needs to occur,and the AUTO function in each does make slight changes to contrast and color, but the pics look absolutely great in the Windows viewer.

    Thanks

    Which (if any) are color managed applications? See the threads here about color management in browsers.
    Andrew Rodney
    Author "Color Management for Photographers"
    http://www.digitaldog.net/
  • nhsmittynhsmitty Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited February 4, 2008
    I set everything to sRGB across the board and that helped!!

    The border colors in each program was throwing me off also. Sizing and positioning the same image in each program as close as possible so the image would overlay as I switched programs produced no discernable differences. Even though I think the Windows viewer adds a touch of sharpness.
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