Which colour space do you use and why?

[V6GTO]

Calling all geeks!

Title says it all really.Is it best to shoot in AdobeRGB for the net and convert to sRGB to make a print, or should I shoot sRGB all the time, knowing moniters are clipping colours and therefor losing quality? I really don't want to keep changing, or taking two shots of everything (one in each), and converting in PS loses quality too. Or am I making a mountain out of a molehill?

Martin.

>> Edited by V6GTO on Friday 26th May 09:35

[_dobbo_]

Personally I use Adobe RGB. You can't put back what isn't there!

[ehasler]

I use Prophoto RGB, and only convert to sRGB if I'm saving an image for the web.

[V6GTO]

ehasler said:

I use Prophoto RGB

How did I know you where going to say that?

Martin.

[poah]

I take in RGB but convert to the monitor profile for printing using CS2

[flameop]

I shoot in Adobe.. raws's to slow. Convert to Srgb for web or printing...

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[te51cle]

Theory is to shoot in Adobe RGB because it has the widest colour space so will record what was there more accurately so you're not throwing away information at the capture stage. Keep the file in Adobe RGB for printed images. Only convert to sRGB when you save an image as a separate file for use on monitors/projectors/web.

The above is what pros should do, but in practice for most of us, just snap away in whichever format gives you the colours you like to see ! As with slide films, some like Velvia, some don't. Choose whichever works best for you.

[UKBob]

Im asked to choose when loading photos, and still go down the eney meney miny mo route, not really sure what Im doing at all, just enjoing the vibe

[dcw@pr]

sRGB.

Can you REALLY tell the difference???

[poah]

sRGB has a very small colour gamut compared to RGB. sRGB only really good for webuse. people use sRGB because it is generally more punchy in colour

[flameop]

Most home use printers are expecting an Srgb profile.. they just can't handle the wider gamut ..with or without the correct print profile according to an article I read..

So I tried it... printed off about 20 sheets testing profiles using a pro supplied test image... best result was convert to Srgb, and let the printer colour manage...

Suppose it's just what works for you in the end...

found an old thing I read.. here..
www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/sRGB-AdobeRGB1998.htm

Si


>> Edited by flameop on Saturday 27th May 12:38

[poah]

depends on the printer I suppose. I'm all calibrated up monitor paper etc

[flameop]

yeah I tried it.. Pixma 5200 and borrowed a Spider to calibrate the iMac.. use correct profile for paper etc.. use PS to manage..

Standard settings were best I found.. though I quite liked the look of Ilford Classic Pearl.

Using photoshop to color manage the print never really worked for me though..

[poah]

works great for me amd my epson R2400. image assigned monitor profile and print using the paper profile.

[LongQ]

Not sure if this may be of use to anyone but I thought it was worth posting it f anyone wants to see some graphical representations of the gamuts of various devices at various settings.

www.drycreekphoto.com/tools/printer_gamuts/gamutmodel.html

[dcw@pr]

poah said:

sRGB has a very small colour gamut compared to RGB. sRGB only really good for webuse. people use sRGB because it is generally more punchy in colour

sRGB is NOT more punchy than Adobe, or any of the other wide gamut profiles. The reason that it can appear so is because if you open a wide gamut picture in a non colour managed application it assumes it is sRGB, with the result that the contrast and saturation is lowered.