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Color Space: sRGB or Adobe RGB?
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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 7623" data-attributes="member: 1061"><p>[ATTACH]677[/ATTACH]</p><p><strong>sRGB</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]678[/ATTACH]</p><p><strong>Adobe RGB</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/adobe-rgb.htm" target="_blank">The proof is in the pudding</a>. The difference is especially noticeable in the greens, yellows, and reds, which are more vibrant in sRGB. <a href="http://www.jseaman.com/articles/srgb.html" target="_blank">Another great read</a> on why sRGB is better. Even Scott Kelby, one of the world's foremost authorities on Photoshop and photography, recommends that 99% of photographers should stick with sRGB. </p><p></p><p><strong>Use sRGB if:</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You post your photos on the web</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Customers order prints of your photos</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Someone else handles your prints</li> </ul><p><strong>Use Adobe RGB if:</strong></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You have the required software and hardware (printer)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You do your own prints</li> </ul><p>That said, there is an advantage to setting the color space in-camera to Adobe RGB if you shoot in RAW <strong>and</strong> do all your post-processing work in ACR or Lightroom. In RAW mode, the color space is not processed until it reaches the software, therefore you can switch back to sRGB because the software will simply throw out the extra color data.</p><p></p><p>You <em>can not</em> however shoot in RAW mode in sRGB and convert that data to Adobe RGB later to add in the extra color data.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 7623, member: 1061"] [ATTACH]677._xfImport[/ATTACH] [B]sRGB[/B] [ATTACH]678._xfImport[/ATTACH] [B]Adobe RGB [/B][URL="http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/adobe-rgb.htm"]The proof is in the pudding[/URL]. The difference is especially noticeable in the greens, yellows, and reds, which are more vibrant in sRGB. [URL="http://www.jseaman.com/articles/srgb.html"]Another great read[/URL] on why sRGB is better. Even Scott Kelby, one of the world's foremost authorities on Photoshop and photography, recommends that 99% of photographers should stick with sRGB. [B]Use sRGB if:[/B] [LIST] [*]You post your photos on the web [*]Customers order prints of your photos [*]Someone else handles your prints [/LIST] [B]Use Adobe RGB if:[/B] [LIST] [*]You have the required software and hardware (printer) [*]You do your own prints [/LIST] That said, there is an advantage to setting the color space in-camera to Adobe RGB if you shoot in RAW [B]and[/B] do all your post-processing work in ACR or Lightroom. In RAW mode, the color space is not processed until it reaches the software, therefore you can switch back to sRGB because the software will simply throw out the extra color data. You [I]can not[/I] however shoot in RAW mode in sRGB and convert that data to Adobe RGB later to add in the extra color data. [/QUOTE]
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