Ooops! I did forget CMYK probably because I don't print books or
magazines. Anyhow, I think CMYK is still more restrictive than sRGB so,
even though the publishing industry might demand Adobe RGB to feed a
CMYK process I don't think they're getting anything better out in the
end. But you gotta do what the guys who are paying the bills say to do.
Chuck Norcutt
ScottGee1 wrote:
> Adobe RGB makes sense if the final output is to CMYK. I've never had
> to do that.
>
> Again, I could regurgitate Crockett's articles, but probably wouldn't
> do them justice. He addresses the question specifically here:
>
> http://shootsmarter.com/infocenter/wc025.html
>
> Here's an excerpt from it:
>
> "If you're shooting for an editorial client or an Annual Report job,
> ask the client which color space they would like their images
> delivered in and most likely they will tell you the Adobe RGB space.
> It's the graphical standard. Then guess what? Shoot / process /
> deliver the images in Adobe RGB.
> Simple."
>
> But say you want to create images to make photographs (prints), THEN
> what's the right answer? In most cases (not all), it's sRGB."
>
>
> hth/ScottGee1
>
>
> On 7/19/06, Rob Harrison <robhar@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Now, it could be that I know just enough to be dangerous, but as I
>>understand it, sRGB is the most limited color gamut out there. Adobe RGB has
>>a wider range, and if you edit using it you'll get both a wider range and
>>more saturated colors. SRGB is the lowest common denominator, kinda like
>>Windows....;-)
>>
>>Here's a picture: <http://drycreekphoto.com/Learn/color_spaces.htm>
>>
>>-Rob in Seattle
>>
>>
>>On 7/19/06 1:13 PM, "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I don't understand the sRGB comment. Almost every commercial lab in the
>>>country prints in sRGB and if you don't send them sRGB they'll convert
>>>it. In my book it's best to start with and end with sRGB.
>>
>>
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