Is this a common issue?

[BMWJNKY]

When looking at my pics from my 20D in CS2 they look clean and sharp but after I save them as jpeg's and post them online they seem dull and have more noise/grain to them than they do in CS2. Is this normal when converting from RAW to .jpeg or are there some settings I don't have right in CS2?

[mwfanelli]

When looking at my pics from my 20D in CS2 they look clean and sharp but after I save them as jpeg's and post them online they seem dull and have more noise/grain to them than they do in CS2. Is this normal when converting from RAW to .jpeg or are there some settings I don't have right in CS2?

JPEGs can create garbage, especially at the high compression used to post some photos here. But another problem is color management. PS uses the system color management, the browsers do not. That can change the colors, saturation, contrast etc. between the two applications.

[BMWJNKY]

JPEGs can create garbage, especially at the high compression used to post some photos here. But another problem is color management. PS uses the system color management, the browsers do not. That can change the colors, saturation, contrast etc. between the two applications.

Ok. I was just courious cause I've seen pics online that look way sharper than the ones I get with my 20D. I've though of borrowing some L glass to see if it makes a difference cause I have been somewhat disapointed with the quality of the pics from my 20D.

[masdog]

The type of glass you use to take the image won't matter if you're having problems converting the image to jpeg.

When you save the file, what settings are you using?

[BMWJNKY]

[SmartWombat]

Do you use unsharp masking to sharpen the image?
All my images (20D, 1D, 1DS) need one pass of USM sharpening.
Are the in-camera settings for sharpening and saturation all at 0?

Compared to a friend's NIkon, the defaults on a Canon seem flatter.
Her nikon looks way over=saturated, with particularly hot reds - great for photographing Ferrati and toyota (F1 cars) but not for everything...

[BMWJNKY]

Do you use unsharp masking to sharpen the image?
All my images (20D, 1D, 1DS) need one pass of USM sharpening.
Are the in-camera settings for sharpening and saturation all at 0?

Compared to a friend's NIkon, the defaults on a Canon seem flatter.
Her nikon looks way over=saturated, with particularly hot reds - great for photographing Ferrati and toyota (F1 cars) but not for everything...

No, the in camera settings wern't set to 0. I'm going to change this today when I get home from work. What settings should I be using for the unsharp mask? I have tried it a few times with not so good results. I've never had to do RAW to jpeg conversions before so all of this stuff is new to me. I got the Scott K CS2 book but haven't got all the way through it yet.

[masdog]

No, the in camera settings wern't set to 0. I'm going to change this today when I get home from work. What settings should I be using for the unsharp mask? I have tried it a few times with not so good results. I've never had to do RAW to jpeg conversions before so all of this stuff is new to me. I got the Scott K CS2 book but haven't got all the way through it yet.

Quickly flip to the chapter on Sharpening, and Scott K runs through all the settings for you.

Also, if those don't get you the look you desire, use the following: Amount: 90, Radius: .9, Threshold: 2.

That usually works for me.

[masdog]

Set it to 12. The less compression you use, the better the image will look.

[BMWJNKY]

Thanks for the tips, I'll give these a try and take some test shots through out the week and see if I can get the look I'm after.