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Hi! Which color setting is it better to use...ro 1
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It depends on the application. In general, Adobe RGB has a wider range of colors than sRGB, but that's only part of the story. Some things to consider:
1: If it's going to print, it's unlikely that the printed color range will exceed either color profile. Therefore the difference might not be an issue.
2: When it goes to print, the color space has to be reduced to fit the printers color space. Many RIPs have a limit, often around the size of sRGB. Anything outside that limit may be clipped, ignored, or simply treated unreliably.
3: If you're sending your images to be viewed on other computers, say over the web, it's unlikely the end user will have Adobe RGB set up. The images will probably look washed out when they view it.
That doesn't mean you should ignore Adobe RGB. Remember, it has a wider gamut, so it gives you more to work with. However, when you are finished, consider what's to happen with it. Do you know what color space your printer is using? Convert it to that. Saving for web? Convert to sRGB first. It's a tricky subject with lots of variables. If in doubt, convert to sRGB, but if you know the optimal color space for whatever you're using it for, use that instead.
1: If it's going to print, it's unlikely that the printed color range will exceed either color profile. Therefore the difference might not be an issue.
2: When it goes to print, the color space has to be reduced to fit the printers color space. Many RIPs have a limit, often around the size of sRGB. Anything outside that limit may be clipped, ignored, or simply treated unreliably.
3: If you're sending your images to be viewed on other computers, say over the web, it's unlikely the end user will have Adobe RGB set up. The images will probably look washed out when they view it.
That doesn't mean you should ignore Adobe RGB. Remember, it has a wider gamut, so it gives you more to work with. However, when you are finished, consider what's to happen with it. Do you know what color space your printer is using? Convert it to that. Saving for web? Convert to sRGB first. It's a tricky subject with lots of variables. If in doubt, convert to sRGB, but if you know the optimal color space for whatever you're using it for, use that instead.
Wow, blueark really knows what he's talking about! I had never heard of the RGB working space before much less how and why to change it. Then I got a SpyderPro for Christmas to color correct my monitor. It stated in the manual that Adobe RGB (1998) was recommended by Adobe for photographic image work and that sRGB is recommended for work intended for the web and so on. I had to use Photoshops help just to find out how to change these settings! OK, so I'm green. Anyways, a little off subject now, I am more than a little disappointed in the SpyderPro. It was supposed to make the color that I see on my monitor be the same color that came out of my printer. Not! Has anyone had the same problem as me?
MarcusStringer
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I used a SpyderPro a couple of months ago.
And I must say, It took some time of adjusting colour profiles.
IT8 Colour Calibrations on my Scanner to my monitor to my Photoshop, Quark, Acrobat, Illustrator, Indesign etc, to my printers.
But finally, I can, with confidence, scan a pic and with minimal adjustment place it into Indesign or Quark. PDF it and print it. then send it out to a film house to get proofed and have it come back looking almost (95%) the same as my print out...
Marcus
And I must say, It took some time of adjusting colour profiles.
IT8 Colour Calibrations on my Scanner to my monitor to my Photoshop, Quark, Acrobat, Illustrator, Indesign etc, to my printers.
But finally, I can, with confidence, scan a pic and with minimal adjustment place it into Indesign or Quark. PDF it and print it. then send it out to a film house to get proofed and have it come back looking almost (95%) the same as my print out...
Marcus
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