They are both washed out in colour..

Can you show us something that is in true colour.

maybe....



your photoshop color calibration is fu**ed up? -.- which i told you before.
monitor calibration has little to do with profile calibration.

xan

You should always be in Adobe RGB color mode in photoshop. Go to edit>color settings> set RGB to AdobeRGB and make sure your files are always be in Adobe RGB (edit>assign profile/convert profile, then choose Adobe RGB)



Photoshop colour calibration? As in colour settings?

Monitor calibration is everything.



This post was edited by lithfkn on Jan 18 2013 06:43am

GENERAL:
http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/color-settings/
=> a more general guide // also make sure you are not in color proof mode.

For further reading:
http://www.photoshopforphotographers.com/pscs3/download/PSCS3_colmanage.pdf

Basically, whatever color your screen displays, photoshop will only display the same color if you tell photoshop to do so. If you decide your working profil is the one of a printer you will see what your file looks printed on a specific printer (CYMK). But you can do the same by assigning your monitor as working color space and a proof profile for checking if your print will look the same or different.

This post was edited by Phil. on Jan 18 2013 09:28am

Ha

Like I mentioned above, she needs to be working in the Adobe RGB colour space and her files need to be Adobe RGB.

How about assign the same profile as your lab (in my experience it's practically ALWAYS aRGB) and calibrate your screen.

She isn't printing at home that I'm aware of.

This post was edited by lithfkn on Jan 18 2013 09:30am

to get back to the quesiton and problem she asked.
and to conclude what we pointed out.

In Photoshop / Lightroom, set ADOBE 1998 or Adobe RGB as your working profile (or apply options for your lab / environment)
Check in View proof if proof is active, if so - deactivate.

If not necessary dont convert a color profile and assign one if you have to, never discard the profile.

When saving, dont convert to sRGB (always do so before editing if you need to, color management should be applied before working with the image)
You dont need to embed a profile.

Hope that is correct and helps.

This post was edited by Phil. on Jan 18 2013 09:42am

Do it manually. Set your brightness and contrast manually, it will prompt you in the calibration setup to adjust these options and get the slider in the middle.

Can you manually adjust your RGB settings on your screen?



No I mean, colour correct an image for true colour, not with effects or presets.

Well, that's the benefit of having an IPS monitor, it will hold tone/colour all the way to the corners, plus the viewing angle is outstanding. The tone/colour won't shift when you move your head.

That screen sounds like it's a real let down tbh...

This post was edited by lithfkn on Jan 18 2013 01:20pm