Why is iPhoto desaturating photos on export and preview but not on thumbnail or full-screen mode?
Here's the scenario:
- Take photo with Phone 5S or Olympus TG-820 and no filter or enhancement settings (no HDR, etc.)
- Import photo into iPhoto '09 on MacPro running OSX 10.9.5 with 10GB RAM
- Thumbnail of photo looks good
- Double-click to enlarge photo
- Photo now looks desaturated, like a filter has been applied
- Click the button to enter full screen mode
- Full screen view of photo looks good
- Return to thumbnail view
- Export photo to desktop, then open in Preview or Photoshop
- Resulting file looks desaturated
- Return to thumbnail view
- Share photo to Facebook, then view online
- Photo on Facebook looks desaturated
Also important:
- This does not happen with all photos. So far, I cannot find a pattern for when it happens.
- This is the first time it has happened
- There have been no changes to my computer or cameras since the last time photos were taken, imported, and exported without this problem happening
- I have checked the EXIF data and see no odd settings
Please help!
Thanks,
-Steve
Mac Pro (Early 2008), Mac OS X (10.6.8)