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Photos app enhances images while exports are dull

I took a photo at night of a light-up pool float. When viewed in the Photos app on my Macbook Pro or iPhone, the image looks crisp and vibrant. When I export or drag it to a folder and then view it with Preview, the image looks dull or washed out. I've even tried viewing it from an image editor and it still looks dull. However, if I reimport the dull exported photo into the Photos app, it looks as good as the original vibrant image. The Photos app is performing some sort of viewing enhancement which is being lost on export.


Maybe this is normal and the Photos app uses an exclusive color profile for displaying images, but you would think photos viewed in different apps on the same device would look the same, no?

MacBook Pro (M2 Pro, 2023)

Posted on Sep 30, 2023 7:31 AM

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Oct 2, 2023 12:32 PM in response to dmarnel

Hello dmarnel,  

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities.  


The Photos app may be using the HDR capability of your display. You can learn more about managing settings that the Photos app uses on your Mac here: Photos settings on Mac.


Please be sure to follow these instructions whenever you need to export an image or video from the Photos app: Export photos, videos, slideshows, and memories in Photos on Mac.


Please reply back if you have any additional questions.

Cheers!


Photos app enhances images while exports are dull

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