sRGB vs Adobe RGB
May 20, 2017 11:51:54 #
I just re-calibrated my monitor. The results show that it is calibrated to include 95% of sRGB and 74% of Adobe RGB. I have my camera, D7100, set to Adobe RGB. Given these percentages would I get more accurate color reproduction in my prints if I were to set my camera to sRGB rather than Adobe? Since I've been using the Spyder 5 Pro I have been getting what I consider to be phenomenal color reproduction in my prints. I'm just trying to learn if I can make it better. I'll appreciate learning more about this stuff from you Hogs who are more technical than I. Thanks in advance for you comments and help.
May 20, 2017 13:36:10 #
Unless you are printing on high end offset printers (the kind they use for magazines) you probably will never need more than sRGB. Given that I still use proRGB which is even wider than Adobe RGB to get as much out of the picture as possible when I post the RAW files. Once I'm ready to print neither my 4K screen or my printer will give me any more than 99% of sRGB.
May 20, 2017 15:52:22 #
WayneT wrote:
Unless you are printing on high end offset printers (the kind they use for magazines) you probably will never need more than sRGB. Given that I still use proRGB which is even wider than Adobe RGB to get as much out of the picture as possible when I post the RAW files. Once I'm ready to print neither my 4K screen or my printer will give me any more than 99% of sRGB.
Therefore, if I keep my camera on Adobe RGB, I would be getting as much as I can out of the color gamut?
May 20, 2017 16:36:51 #
Bunkershot wrote:
Therefore, if I keep my camera on Adobe RGB, I would be getting as much as I can out of the color gamut?
It can't hurt. That's where I leave mine.
May 21, 2017 09:28:00 #
katcost
Loc: Covington, LA
Yes, keep your camera on Adobe RGB or Pro if it's available. That way the camera records the widest color gamut possible.
May 21, 2017 11:34:23 #
I would recommend keeping your camera's color setting on its widest gamut. Either Adobe RGB or Pro if available. The more you record, the more you'll be able to use. I also highly recommend RAW! Best of luck.
May 21, 2017 14:00:36 #
My D7100 has Adobe RGB. I've now set PS to Pro Photo RBG. If I don't like the results I can always set it back. Thanks to all for the comments/advice.
May 21, 2017 16:59:42 #
MichaelH
Loc: NorCal via Lansing, MI
katcost wrote:
Yes, keep your camera on Adobe RGB or Pro if it's available. That way the camera records the widest color gamut possible.
This is a great question. I do not think that this setting changes the output of the sensor in your camera. If you are saving as RAW it may just be part of the information attached to the RAW file and should not hinder your editing. If you are saving only the JPG version of the image then AdobeRGB vs sRGB is probably again attached as the color space to use. Here is a short link that seems to agree that the in-camera choice is not really about the RAW file {from the Lightroom Queen}:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/articles-page/color-space-use/
I've also read other emphatic proclamations that since the web is all sRGB then only use sRGB. If you are printing it may be worth a test to see if there is a difference. And if it matters, Lightroom's editor is only ProPhotoRGB (but can export other color space files).
May 21, 2017 19:08:27 #
MichaelH wrote:
This is a great question. I do not think that this... (show quote)
Good article. I did read something that has led me to believe that if you save in raw, the in-camera color space choice only controls the colors that we see in playback mode.
May 22, 2017 00:37:22 #
Jun 9, 2017 05:59:02 #
Bunkershot wrote:
I just re-calibrated my monitor. The results show ... (show quote)
If you are printing at home, there's no need to convert the color space of your images. You can proof them on your computer and then print. If you are sending them to a lab then it's best to change them to sRGB color space.
One more thing, if you shoot raw, then the color space you choose in your camera makes no difference. It will only make a difference on jpg pictures since it will bake that color space into the images.
Dec 19, 2017 06:37:46 #
I often shoot RAW + JPG, with color space set to sRGB.
That makes the JPGs compatible with the web & most labs, but I process the RAWS as ProPhoto RGB 16 bit/channel PSDs, and print them myself using the full capabilities of the camera and printer. The monitor is only a rough approximation of what the print will look like, no monitor will show the full range of color that a good inkjet can print.
That makes the JPGs compatible with the web & most labs, but I process the RAWS as ProPhoto RGB 16 bit/channel PSDs, and print them myself using the full capabilities of the camera and printer. The monitor is only a rough approximation of what the print will look like, no monitor will show the full range of color that a good inkjet can print.
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