Interesting posts, thanks all.
I'll also add that I have seen some majorly over-edited digital images. I think you'll know what I mean.. maximum saturation, HDR, hyper post-processing to the point it looks like a 3d rendering or digital painting. Maybe this is what it takes to grab attention these days, but it is definitely not for me or my taste.
Perhaps GIMP is also capable of exporting with the appropriate space/profile even if something was "wrong" with the original JPEG color settings.
I believe a color space/profile needs to be maintained from the original file to the final export from GIMP.
Perhaps GIMP is also capable of exporting with the appropriate space/profile even if something was "wrong" with the original JPEG color settings.
In your workflow, I'd add a step for sharpening; something like unsharp mask.
The only thing 'wrong' I can imagine with an image is if the profile is unknown.
If you export as, say, AdobeRGB and the device interprets it as sRGB, the colors will come out all wonky and ugly.
I am assuming the unsharp mask action occurs after scaling down the image.
Does that sound right?
Does "wonky and ugly" usually mean the appearance of desaturation?
And 72ppi I assume?
I use an Epson V850 Pro, Light Room and Classic PhotoShop and I keep it as simple as I can because I am just beginning to dabble in digital photography.
i have an ancient Macbook and am keeping it simple like hell. Mostly some cropping, but very rarely anything else. There are so many variables...
Classic PhotoShop will not talk to a computer that old
A couple of questions - what do you mean by PShop Classic? What version, specifically? And which OS are you running on the Mac?
PhotoShop Classic is not specific.
Go to the upper left corner of the display with PShop the active application.
Click on the menu bar - Photoshop>>About Photoshop, it will open a window panel. What does it say?
(I'm in the same boat with you about renting the software).
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