Expert: Neal Ziring - 3/1/2008

Question
If I save a file in another format (tiff or psd) from Painter 9.5 it looks flat.  

Answer
Heather,

There are a couple of possible reasons for this.

1. Painter may be using color management to adjust the internal
  colors in the image to compensate for the color reproduction
  of your monitor.  The color management may make dim grays
  brighter, adjust the balance of red/green/blue, and take other
  actions to make the color appear more accurate or better while
  you are working in Painter.  When you save into another format
  and view the image in other applications (e.g. save in Tiff and
  view with Preview or web browser) then the un-compensated color
  may appear flat.  

2. Inside Painter, you might be editing using a CMYK color model,
  but then when you save in Tiff or Psd you are using an RGB
  color model.  The conversion could make some colors appear
  muted or affect contrast.


That is all I can think of right now.  Hope this helps...

...nz