Colour settings

[Deleted member 27472]

I was told by a friend at the weekend to change all my settings for printer, monitor and software to Adobe RGB.
Is this what most do?

 

[scottthehat]

im no expert, but i know adobe rgb has a wider pallet range, but all internet stuff is srgb and most printer shops still use srgb,
this might help.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/adobe-rgb.htm
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/sRGB-AdobeRGB1998.htm
http://www.jseaman.com/articles/srgb.html

 

[Almost_Invisible]

I was told by a friend at the weekend to change all my settings for printer, monitor and software to Adobe RGB.
Is this what most do?

I'd say most don't.
If you are only taking and printing your own pics then you can use any colourspace you want. If wanting to display on the web they will ideally need converting to sRGB and some online printers only seem to accept sRGB also.

 

[Chappers]

Unless you have a high end monitor and similar printer, you won't see the additional colours within the Adobe RGB colour space and your printer probably can't handle those colours either.

Your best bet is to stick to sRGB. This way you will get a reasonable match to your screen. I'm a bit concerned as to why you should set your printer to a colour space rather than a printer profile ?

 

[Deleted member 27472]

OK, I will leave "as is".
Just being guided, but by the sounds, a little over enthusiastic!