sRGB or Adobe RGB

I have images processed ready to be printed up for an exhibition.. All my images are in sRGB colour space.. Do I need to convert them into Adobe RGB or leave them in sRGB for printing..

Thanks..

If you are printing....either, provided you know what to do.
If someone else is printing....sRGB is the standard.

If they are already in sRGB you will gain nothing by going to a bigger gamut like AdobeRGB and maybe degrade the image, since the color data will be crowded more into the center of the gamut. Only going from a larger to a smaller gamut (in order to accomodate an output device) is worthwhile.

tzalman wrote in post #5940749
If they are already in sRGB you will gain nothing by going to a bigger gamut like AdobeRGB and maybe degrade the image, since the color data will be crowded more into the center of the gamut. Only going from a larger to a smaller gamut (in order to accomodate an output device) is worthwhile.

Agree 100%

remember that AdobeRGB is a larger colorspace. I edit and print in AdobeRGB unless it's for the web, then sRGB

yogestee wrote in post #5938726
Do I need to convert them into Adobe RGB or leave them in sRGB for printing..

Depends on what color space your printer requires them to be.

is there a massive viewing difference then, between sRGB and AdobeRGB?
for example, if i shoot and process solely in AdobeRGB and someone wants to see the images (on smugmug), how much of a difference will there be looking at the AdobeRGB image, especially if there isn't a side by side comparison with an sRGB version.

Thanks everyone,,sRGB it is then..

Hangerhead,

"is there a massive viewing difference then, between sRGB and AdobeRGB?
for example, if i shoot and process solely in AdobeRGB and someone wants to see the images (on smugmug), how much of a difference will there be looking at the AdobeRGB image, especially if there isn't a side by side comparison with an sRGB version".

I'm prepared to bet you and I could not tell the difference in 99% of cases.

Having said that, I use AdobeRGB all the time, only changing it to sRGB for web use. In fact I have forgotten to change it occasionally, and it made no difference at all.

Richard

Lowner wrote in post #5942671
Hangerhead,

"is there a massive viewing difference then, between sRGB and AdobeRGB?
for example, if i shoot and process solely in AdobeRGB and someone wants to see the images (on smugmug), how much of a difference will there be looking at the AdobeRGB image, especially if there isn't a side by side comparison with an sRGB version".

I'm prepared to bet you and I could not tell the difference in 99% of cases.

Having said that, I use AdobeRGB all the time, only changing it to sRGB for web use. In fact I have forgotten to change it occasionally, and it made no difference at all.

Richard

Me too.

polarbare wrote in post #5940910
remember that AdobeRGB is a larger colorspace. I edit and print in AdobeRGB unless it's for the web, then sRGB

Yep, but if the image is edited in sRGB, converting to AdobeRGB will gain you nothing. You'll likely loose quality.

Hangerhead wrote in post #5941332
is there a massive viewing difference then, between sRGB and AdobeRGB?

No. Not massive, but noticeable in some images.

Hangerhead wrote in post #5941332
for example, if i shoot and process solely in AdobeRGB and someone wants to see the images (on smugmug), how much of a difference will there be looking at the AdobeRGB image, especially if there isn't a side by side comparison with an sRGB version.

None, since the images should be in sRGB anyhow for the web
Also, if you have a decenst monitor, it has about sRGB gamut. So the colors outside of sRGB gamut likely cannot be displayed by your screen either

There are a few wide gamut displays out there nowadays, but they are still quite expensive, and have some drawbacks if you work in smaller color spaces.

Lowner wrote in post #5942671
I'm prepared to bet you and I could not tell the difference in 99% of cases.

Agree: Depending on the (colors in) the subject, when viewing side by side, I'd say it's about never or maybe.
A portrait, full of pastels, will fall inside sRGB. Working in AdobeRGB will have *zero* advantage. (in fact, it's a worse option when using 8bpc)

Lowner wrote in post #5942671
Having said that, I use AdobeRGB all the time, only changing it to sRGB for web use.

Same here, since I shoot a lot of performing Arts; very vivid colors.
For other subjects, I might select sRGB in the Raw converter.

Lowner wrote in post #5942671
In fact I have forgotten to change it occasionally, and it made no difference at all.

For web?
Then you must be using a color managed browser. Otherwise the difference is quite easy to see.

Unless you can find a printer that will accept and print aRGB, most printers will convert aRGB to sRGB to print, because they can only print in sRGB color space. In fact many printers will not accept aRGB files!