CS3 Colour Settings

For Photoshop CS2 I have my colour settings turned off...so its set to monitor. Then I can save as web, etc and the colour I see there will be what the image looks like.

Now with CS3, I have the colour settings turned off..But..If I want to save with the same colours as my monitor I have to set the colour on as SRGB or whatever it is...And have the proof colours on to monitor...Then I can save like that.. This is going from memory and could be explained better...But it's kinda annoying..

Anyone get me?

Thats some crazy color management you got going on there , what you see is probably not what others see from your images , you should do a search here in the forum , there is heaps of information on color management and then color configure your system .

Rod

It's simple...it just sounds complicated. What others see should be not to bad, Never had any problems before. Just seems CS3 is a lil bit different on colour..

Have a look here: Click. The last image in post one might provide an answer.

On the PS settings: Your settings are not something I'd recommend...

Ignorance shouldn't be advertised. Calibrate your screen with a hardware device, then do some test prints. Until you have a clue use sRgb for everything. Soft proof once you have some kind of a color managed workflow.

Dude, I would set your CM to Adobe RGB in PS- along with your 350D colour management Adobe RGB also.

You lose colour data when in sRGB-CM

Cheers!

-Michael

Like I said unless you understand color, using anything other than sRgb for everything is playing with fire.

tim wrote in post #3138188
Like I said unless you understand color, using anything other than sRgb for everything is playing with fire.

Playing with fire is a bit dramatic

Switching everything to Adobe RBG in PS and in the Camera gives you more data in the image - and control of that data when using curves etc...

If you dont have a custom profile, why would it matter if you used Adobe RGB over sRBG?

Cheers

Whoa! Listen to what Tim is telling you, gentlemen ...

sans2012 wrote in post #3138446
Playing with fire is a bit dramatic

Switching everything to Adobe RBG in PS and in the Camera gives you more data in the image - and control of that data when using curves etc...

If you dont have a custom profile, why would it matter if you used Adobe RGB over sRBG?

Cheers

Several reasons. Even if you have a custom profile you can still have problems. Have you ever displayed an image in Adobe RGB on the web and viewed it from a non-color managed browser (like Internet Explorer)? How about sending a file to a printer that doesn't read profiles and only prints in sRGB color space?

And Adobe RGB has less information than ProPhoto RGB but I don't hear you preaching that. Most prints won't show any benefit from using Adobe RGB as your color space as the printers can't print the full gamut, yet.

There are plenty of reasons for Tim to stress that working in sRGB is the safest bet until you understand color management, and "playing with fire" can be quite accurate (there are 3-5 threads a week with people having color problems).

In2Photos wrote in post #3139009
Several reasons. Even if you have a custom profile you can still have problems. Have you ever displayed an image in Adobe RGB on the web and viewed it from a non-color managed browser (like Internet Explorer)? How about sending a file to a printer that doesn't read profiles and only prints in sRGB color space?

And Adobe RGB has less information than ProPhoto RGB but I don't hear you preaching that. Most prints won't show any benefit from using Adobe RGB as your color space as the printers can't print the full gamut, yet.

There are plenty of reasons for Tim to stress that working in sRGB is the safest bet until you understand color management, and "playing with fire" can be quite accurate (there are 3-5 threads a week with people having color problems).

Thats all very well - I wasnt preaching as you put it. Just writing an opinion - is that illegal here?

And who mentioned anything about printing?

Get a life buddy

sans2012 wrote in post #3139160
Thats all very well - I wasnt preaching as you put it. Just writing an opinion - is that illegal here?

And who mentioned anything about printing?

Get a life buddy

Where did I say that you were preaching? Your opinion is fine, no one is questioning that. So is it wrong for me to voice my opinion? I guess you are one to takes pics and not print. That's fine, to each his own. Nice jab there at the end. Very mature.

I think I'll just stick to how I've been doing it

Works a treat.

In2Photos wrote in post #3139198
Where did I say that you were preaching? Your opinion is fine, no one is questioning that. So is it wrong for me to voice my opinion? I guess you are one to takes pics and not print. That's fine, to each his own. Nice jab there at the end. Very mature.

Insinuating that I was preaching the other...

Well look, I asked Tim (who was rather blunt) a question "why would it matter if you used Adobe RGB over sRBG?", because I am honestly interested. I wasnt trying to drive my opinion home or anything.

The "get a life" bit, was because you just jumped in there like you did.

sans2012 wrote in post #3139333
Insinuating that I was preaching the other...

Well look, I asked Tim (who was rather blunt) a question "why would it matter if you used Adobe RGB over sRBG?", because I am honestly interested. I wasnt trying to drive my opinion home or anything.

The "get a life" bit, was because you just jumped in there like you did.

Ah, so that is where the preaching came from. Forgot that part.

So if you were honestly interested why did it matter if it came from Tim or me? I guess I should only answer questions that are directed at me. Forgive me for that. But if that is the case then why did you just "jump in there like you did"?