Embedded Profile Mismatch message .. help!

[DuaneJ]

I'm learning to shoot in RAW and do the processing myself.

I have Photoshop CS.

I initially open the RAW file in Photoshop and make my white balance adjustments, etc. When I click "Ok" and the photo attempts to open in regular Photoshop, I get an Embedded Profile Mismatch message.

The exact message states:

"The document has an embedded color profile that does not match the current RGB working space. The embedded profile will be used instead of the working space.
Embedded: Adobe RGB (1998)
Working: sRGB IEC61966-2.1"

If I click okay, the photo opens in CS for saving, etc.

Can anyone tell me exactly what this means in easy-to-understand terminology? Is it something on the camera I don't have set right?

[tim]

You've set your RAW converter to use Adobe RGB and Photoshop to use sRgb. Change your RAW converter to use sRgb. Given this question you should use sRgb for everything until you understand color management - there's a link to a book in the book thread in my sig.

If anyone says to use Adobe RGB as it has a wider gamut, ignore them. The difference is minimal and the chances of messing it up are high. sRgb is widely compatible and works well.

[DuaneJ]

This may sound like a really dumb question, but how do I change my RAW converter to use sRGB? It's a 300D.

[tim]

In Photoshop you use ACR (Adobe Camera RAW) to convert RAW files to a format Photoshop can understand. It's been so long since I used CS I don't know quite how. In CS3 there's a blue link under the image, you click it and you can change the color profile in a drop down menu. It's nothing to do with the camera settings.

[DuaneJ]

Ohhh, okay. Thanks for the info Tim, I'll check it out and see what I can do.