1 Reply Latest reply: Dec 28, 2009 12:03 AM by c.pfaffenbichler RSS

    sRGB vs Adobe RGB

    pennipeter Community Member

      What the heck is the difference between sRGB vs Adobe RGB?

      Do I have to reset this in my camera too?

      I have a Canon 5D  Mark 11

         Thanks, Penni

        • 1. Re: sRGB vs Adobe RGB
          c.pfaffenbichler Community Member

          The »s« in srgb supposedly stands for »standard« (though »small« or »s..t« have also been mentioned) and this color-space is so small as to be representable without clipping on most monitors, so it’s recommended to be used for internet-work.

          AdobeRGB on the other hand is much larger and intended for professional image-editing.

          If You wonder what small and large mean in this context just create an rgb-document with a Spectrum-gradient and assign (not convert) different profiles to it and see how the appearance of pixels of any given rgb-value change.

          Or compare the two profiles in ColorSync Utility (in the Utilities-folder).

           

          Of course working in the larger space can cause problems when an image has to be output in a smaller space (as many/most offset printing spaces are), but soft-proofing can help recognize them in time.

          Anyway reading up on color management should do You no harm.

           

          It would seem advisable to shoot RAW-images if Your camera offers that option.