Aperture 3 book preview: Always WYSIWYG compared to the print?
I have found that the Aperture photo book previews of identical images differ significantly depending on the file type. This came to my attention when I compared .jpg images to RAW images on the same page. The reds and resulting skin tones were very different. So I tried converting the same image to several different file types and the differences in the reds among them was quite a problem. Meanwhile, in the Aperture viewer the different formats were almost indistinguishable. The worst shift between the preview and the viewer colors occurred for the Canon RAW format - major slide from red into orange. I also tried .jpg (quality 10) and .psd (8 and 16 bit). Their reds in the previews are also significantly different from the Aperture viewer in terms of saturation, brightness and contrast. It doesn't matter whether onscreen proofing is on or off. The 'red shift' also happens regardless of whether the monitor calibration is via Colormunki or the 'best fit' OS X eyeball calibration method.
So, what am I to believe? The Aperture viewer or the book preview? Or neither? I'm not ordering all these expensive books until this is resolved. FWIW, single prints from Apple based on the Canon RAW images are very far from the viewer appearance. Their reds are muted and skin tones are sickly...
Any and all comments much appreciated!
Frank in Minneapolis
Aperture 3, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)