Raw & Color Space

[LuisVillalobos]

Hi guys, been reading up and i am wondering two things right now, after you capture raw, i guess you keep raw files and if needed you convert them for printing right? and most importantly what color space you guys use? i know that for normal lab printing its sRGB but I am pretty sure i been using Adobe 98 always (not losing color in my mind).. so what you guys use? do you transform for printing (Adobe->sRGB) ?

Thanks
Luis Villalobos:rolleyes:

[yanz]

Hi. I just had this discussion in this thread http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=400014 . I was advised to stick with sRGB for everything. As I understand you will have to convert your pictures to sRGB for web and for most printing companies. There are a lot of information on this forum about color profiles and their advantages, but I don’t have much experience with profiles so I am going to use sRGB for everything.

Yan

[tim]

Yes, convert RAW to JPG for printing. Use sRGB for everything until you understand color management.

[René Damkot]

Have a read in the link from my sig...

[dpastern]

Have a read in the link from my sig...

I most definitely recommend this.

Dave

[TTk]

For a few years now i have used adobe 1998 while useing the nikon camera's ( Nikon NX, CS3, Lightroom ) Then this year i changed to Canon since then i only use sRGB from start to finish and gess what? No problems with colour, No printing prolems, No stress. stay with sRGB and be happy.

[dpastern]

For a few years now i have used adobe 1998 while useing the nikon camera's ( Nikon NX, CS3, Lightroom ) Then this year i changed to Canon since then i only use sRGB from start to finish and gess what? No problems with colour, No printing prolems, No stress. stay with sRGB and be happy.

Well, I guess it depends on what you want to do. Adobe RGB does have a wider gamut, so you're preserving more of the colours during your workflow. You can always convert to sRGB once you're done with the image in Photoshop and post the sRGB version onto the web etc. Takes another second or so...

Dave

[jpon2]

This is a dumb questions but since I have no knowledge I have no pride either:) When I convert from RAW to JPEG to send my pics to the printing service (Adorama) what DPI setting should I use to get the best quality for letter size prints? Please advise

[Damo77]

Resolution has nothing to do with print size. Ask Adorama what resolution they require, then crop or resize your photos at that resolution to the desired size.

And check out Tim's excellent FAQ for more info - http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=3740438