Imported .PNG has dull colors

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Godot Version

v4.7.stable.official [5b4e0cb0f]

Question

Hello dear people!

My issue is simple. I have a PNG (attached) that I want to use as UI element. However, when I import it into Godot (CompressedTexture2D), the colors become dull. I have tested it on 3 different devices (notebook and PC too) and 2 different OS (Windows and Mac) with 3 different people, same results. Yes, it happens with other pictures too.

My (relevant) import settings are:

  • Compress mode: Losless
  • Channel Pack: sRGB Friendly
  • No mipmaps, Roughness mode: Detect
  • Detect 3D Compress To: VRAM Compressed
    I have tried changing these settings but no combination worked so far.

I already looked at every single YT video, forum issue and article I could have found, but no luck in fixing it so far, so I would greatly appreciate any help. Thank you very much in advance!

Settings_paper
Settings_paper3840Ă—2160 1.28 MB

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I attach the dull version I see in Godot, but I am not sure how well the difference can be seen, but I can ensure you it is huge.

Picture1
Picture1642Ă—349 50.7 KB

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Can you share a screenshot of how this looks like on your screen? Because I can’t see literally any difference between how it’s rendered by the Windows Photos app, the Godot Editor and during runtime - see all 3 below next to each other.

image
image1920Ă—473 150 KB

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Give me a minute.

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Those images look exactly the same.

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Here is how I see it in Godot vs in default viewer of Windows.

image
image1920Ă—930 135 KB

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Shared!
I am trying to use it as a background of one of my menus.

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Are there any color profiles embedded in the png file?

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I opened it in Photoshop and (under Edit → Convert to Profile) Source space is “Adobe RGB (1998)”. Is that the issue?

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You should remove any color profiles and resave. Godot will ignore them anyway and always import as raw sRGB pixel values. So yeah, the eventual embedded color profile can cause a discrepancy between how the image is shown in an image viewer that uses color profiles and Godot.

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That was the problem, thank you very much!
I changed Color profile from “Adobe RGB (1998)” to “sRGB IEC61966-2.1”, saved, then while Exporting as, I unchecked “Embed color profile” box and now it is perfect in Godot as well.
Should I mark your last comment as Solution?

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You should.

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Thanks a lot!