Adobe RGB SRGB and Imac colour profiles.

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1.for just viewing on my Imac 2011 will it make any difference at all to the photo display if one shoots in SRGB or ADOBE RGB raw and edits in LR?

2.the colour profiles on my Imac.Ive sat and going through the colour profiles in the display options ran through the choices to see the differences,I like the Adobe 1998 and P3 ones in prefernce to my Imac standard look.more natural appearence to my eyes.

Im not too knowlegeable on the tecnical side of this so should I just trust my eyes,but as question one is it any use using one over the other.

thanks
 
Elliot,i was asking in question 1 if I should be using adobe rgb or srgb in the camera raw option?

ok i see you were referring to no 2.thanks,so just leave on Imac profile and edit to my taste?
 
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SsSsSsSsSnake said:
Elliot,i was asking in question 1 if I should be using adobe rgb or srgb in the camera raw option?

ok i see you were referring to no 2.thanks,so just leave on Imac profile and edit to my taste?
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If you are shooting .jpg for view on the web then I'd stick with sRGB. Adobe RGB will bake in a few more colours so useful if you are editing for print. If you're shooting raw, I'm pretty sure it makes no difference.

And yes, you are better off sticking with the iMac display profile if you don't have a screen calibration device.
 
OK so shooting in sRGB or Adobe RGB shouldn't make any difference if you're shooting in RAW, only jpeg. LR uses the ProPhotoRGB colour space which is larger than both sRGB and Adobe colour spaces.

In terms of what you see on your Mac, well one thing's for sure, you're not going to see the full ProPhotoRGB spectrum as Macs (at least the newer ones) use the P3 colour space which is smaller. In terms of which colour profile to select I would say none, get a calibrator and create your own (y). I can't remember which colour profiles are part of the OS as I've got that many now, but of the ones that I can remember the Colour LCD is the closest to the proper calibration, however it's still too cool and crushes the blacks.

The only time you will notice the smaller P3 spectrum of the Mac is occasionally when you print. Even if you set up your profiles correctly and soft proof you can sometimes see subtle difference in, or more shades of a colour. However, Macs are still much better than the standard sRGB screens.
 
thanks Toby,can you recommend a decent calibrator.what I noticed when trying the different profiles included was the Imac standard compared to Adobe nikon 4.0.0 the Adobe one
looked more pleasing in the sense of higlights looked better controlled and the colour slightly less rich,thats why i asked.anyway is it easy to calibrate with one of those calibrator things?
thanks again
 
SsSsSsSsSnake said:
thanks Toby,can you recommend a decent calibrator.what I noticed when trying the different profiles included was the Imac standard compared to Adobe nikon 4.0.0 the Adobe one
looked more pleasing in the sense of higlights looked better controlled and the colour slightly less rich,thats why i asked.anyway is it easy to calibrate with one of those calibrator things?
thanks again
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I use the x-rite i1display pro, pretty much plug and play. You can start tweaking things to your heart’s content but there’s no need imo. From memory I use default gamma.
 
SsSsSsSsSnake said:
you mean by default that you didnt need the Xrite?
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No, when you calibrate you need to choose Gamma and ‘temerature’ and then the calibration takes care of itself, at the end you can save it as a profile. I tend to run a couple just to make sure it’s consistent and there’s no glaring colour shifts etc.
 
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