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Feb 11, 2013 06:01:17   #
Effjayess Loc: NE,Pennsylvania
 
I have seen and heard good arguments for both. Would fellow UHHers weigh in on the question. If your camera has both what do you select and why.

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Feb 11, 2013 06:29:32   #
infocus Loc: Australia
 
Effjayess wrote:
I have seen and heard good arguments for both. Would fellow UHHers weigh in on the question. If your camera has both what do you select and why.


sRGB because I've been told it's a bigger gammut.

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Feb 11, 2013 09:27:52   #
Frank T Loc: New York, NY
 
I'd say srgb if it's going to be on a computer screen and Adobe RGB if you're going to print it.
SRGB was designed for computer screens and Adobe for print media.
Can I see the difference? Not really.

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Feb 11, 2013 09:46:26   #
charles brown Loc: Tennesse
 
Effjayess wrote:
I have seen and heard good arguments for both. Would fellow UHHers weigh in on the question. If your camera has both what do you select and why.


I do some printing and have my camera set to Adobe RGB. Articles I've read all said Adobe RGB has wider color gaumet.

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Feb 11, 2013 09:47:08   #
GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City
 
Adobe RGB (aRGB) has the bigger color space- extended greens and blues, so if your printer can reproduce it, for landscapes, it's the way to go. For portraits, it probably won't make a difference, unless you are shooting Smurfs or the Green Lantern.

http://www.apnphotographyschool.com/working-spaces-srgb-vs-adobe-rgb-vs-prophoto-rgb/



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Feb 11, 2013 10:37:40   #
RichieC Loc: Adirondacks
 
All reflective printers ( printers using ink) will clip the gamut, but with the new 6,8,9,12 color printers, this reproducible gamut is getting larger, way more then the original CMYK.

In order to take as much advantage as possible, leave your images in Adobe RGB and let your printer driver software reproduce as much as possible from it. Will never match an additive environment like on your monitor, but it's getting better- especially when compared to CMYK. I'm adding to the gamut illus above to add in cmyk- (normal standard prunt you see in magazines, brochures and similar, less expensive desktop printers, etc. ) .

SWOP is CMYK - U.S. Web Printer like magazines etc. Look how small that is!



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Feb 11, 2013 11:05:26   #
Wendy2 Loc: California
 
infocus wrote:
Effjayess wrote:
I have seen and heard good arguments for both. Would fellow UHHers weigh in on the question. If your camera has both what do you select and why.


sRGB because I've been told it's a bigger gammut.


It's the other way around.

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Feb 11, 2013 11:11:38   #
Wendy2 Loc: California
 
Frank T wrote:
I'd say srgb if it's going to be on a computer screen and Adobe RGB if you're going to print it.
SRGB was designed for computer screens and Adobe for print media.
Can I see the difference? Not really.


Yes, that is what I understand. But you can see the difference between the 2. Try posting a photo to the forum in srgb and Adobe rgb. You will see the colors look flat in Adobe. That's why I "save for the web" (which is srgb) when I post on line, the colors are more vibrant.

Adobe RGB has a larger gamut than SRGB and ProPhoto has the largest gamut.

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Feb 11, 2013 11:13:52   #
GHK Loc: The Vale of Eden
 
infocus wrote:
Effjayess wrote:
I have seen and heard good arguments for both. Would fellow UHHers weigh in on the question. If your camera has both what do you select and why.


sRGB because I've been told it's a bigger gammut.



I think you have been wrongly informed; Wendy is correct.

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Feb 11, 2013 11:20:32   #
GHK Loc: The Vale of Eden
 
Frank T wrote:
I'd say srgb if it's going to be on a computer screen and Adobe RGB if you're going to print it.
SRGB was designed for computer screens and Adobe for print media.
Can I see the difference? Not really.


OK but you are better off having Adobe as your default standard and doing your post processing etc with it.
Then, if you want to project it, make a copy (you will need to downsize as well to fit the projector) and convert that to sRGB (Do this via: Edit > convert to Profile)

GHK

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Feb 11, 2013 11:23:40   #
Wendy2 Loc: California
 
GHK wrote:
Frank T wrote:
I'd say srgb if it's going to be on a computer screen and Adobe RGB if you're going to print it.
SRGB was designed for computer screens and Adobe for print media.
Can I see the difference? Not really.


OK but you are better off having Adobe as your default standard and doing your post processing etc with it.
Then, if you want to project it, make a copy (you will need to downsize as well to fit the projector) and convert that to sRGB (Do this via: Edit > convert to Profile)

GHK
quote=Frank T I'd say srgb if it's going to be on... (show quote)


I agree.

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Feb 11, 2013 12:11:51   #
Effjayess Loc: NE,Pennsylvania
 
Wow did I open debate session here or what?

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Feb 11, 2013 12:12:58   #
Effjayess Loc: NE,Pennsylvania
 
But dont we all evetually print?

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Feb 11, 2013 14:11:47   #
runsthebitterroot Loc: Western Montana
 
Getting a good photo is a hard enough job without worrying about color space. Seems everything works just fine in sRGB. Why throw a variable in there that may or may not give good results?

Larry

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Feb 11, 2013 14:20:58   #
Photographer Jim Loc: Rio Vista, CA
 
Frank T wrote:
I'd say srgb if it's going to be on a computer screen and Adobe RGB if you're going to print it.
SRGB was designed for computer screens and Adobe for print media.
Can I see the difference? Not really.


I use aRGB. Larger color space. I get better results with it on my printer, and the lab I use for large prints requires it.

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