I was completely ready to make the switch. Browsers, that is. For many people, there really is no difference which web browser they use. We use Firefox, most people use Internet Explorer. Either is fine for everyday use, but as a photographer, neither of these is really any damn good. The lack a key feature that is quite important: Proper color management. Color management takes the embedded color information in every photograph and uses that information to display the photo in the browser. Firefox and IE are really poor at doing this. The photos tend to look washed out, and it's very disappointing for me to see a beautifully colorful photo in Photoshop turn into a dull, washed out mess on a browser. My other option for a browser is the Apple browser, Safari. Safari has great color management. The photos look every bit as colorful in Safari as they do on the desktop. I was in the process of switching over to Safari, when I realized the one web page I'm on every day, the one you're looking at now, doesn't' support it. Yet. Rest assured that I will be making a change as soon as they do.
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