tajart
ancien
just curious about personal preferences for use of color space in the rd-1s.
adobe rgb
or
srgb
thanks
tomj
adobe rgb
or
srgb
thanks
tomj
yanidel
Well-known
I use adobe as it is easier later on to manage color on my printer
tajart
ancien
color space
merci vanidel-
as i understand it, in very basic terms, one would use adobe rgb color space more for printed output while sRGB is preferred for web applications.
again, thanks
tomj
merci vanidel-
as i understand it, in very basic terms, one would use adobe rgb color space more for printed output while sRGB is preferred for web applications.
again, thanks
tomj
sonwolf
Established
The first issue to understand regarding the R-D1's color spaces is they have no effect on RAW images. Digital cameras have their own custom color spaces that neither matches sRGB or Adobe RGB. Camera color space settings only effect the in camera playback image and histogram. You can choose any color space in the RAW converter software regardless of the camera setting.
The camera's color spaces do affect the R-D1's JPEGs. sRGB possesses fewer deep saturated colors but is the most universal color space. Computer monitors, web browsers, and the typical photo lab are setup for sRGB. This is also a very good color space for portraits, producing fewer overtly red and magenta skin tones. Adobe RGB allows very deep or dark saturated colors to be better captured. With a photo editing program like Photoshop and a high quality inkjet printer, many of these additional colors are printable. The catch to using Adobe RGB is a large percentage or its colors are not reproducible on the vast majority of monitors. If you are trying to use the monitor image to closely control your inkjet printer, Adobe RGB can sometimes be frustrating to use. (No matter which color space you use, your monitor requires color calibration to have any hope of matching screen to print.)
The camera's color spaces do affect the R-D1's JPEGs. sRGB possesses fewer deep saturated colors but is the most universal color space. Computer monitors, web browsers, and the typical photo lab are setup for sRGB. This is also a very good color space for portraits, producing fewer overtly red and magenta skin tones. Adobe RGB allows very deep or dark saturated colors to be better captured. With a photo editing program like Photoshop and a high quality inkjet printer, many of these additional colors are printable. The catch to using Adobe RGB is a large percentage or its colors are not reproducible on the vast majority of monitors. If you are trying to use the monitor image to closely control your inkjet printer, Adobe RGB can sometimes be frustrating to use. (No matter which color space you use, your monitor requires color calibration to have any hope of matching screen to print.)
sonwolf
Established
Here is an easy to understand, detailed explanation of the pro and cons of using sRGB and Adobe RGB.
sRGB vs Adobe RGB: The Truth: http://www.shootsmarter.com/content/view/151/
sRGB vs Adobe RGB: The Truth: http://www.shootsmarter.com/content/view/151/
tajart
ancien
color space
that is very helpful. and thanks for the link.
tomj
that is very helpful. and thanks for the link.
tomj