sRGB or AdobeRGB again sorry

Ozei said:
That's what I normally do - i.e. use ProPhoto for all editing stages, then export from Photoshop either as sRGB for web use or as per the printing lab's recommended space. It's just that posts 30 & 31 seem to be that there's no point in using ProPhoto because monitors can't display it properly (I could have misunderstood the posts though :cautious:).
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That will presume you are never ever going to print at wider colour space. Even today you could by using a better lab or buying your own printer. sRGB is dead as soon as 4K standard is fully implemented and I expect that within the next 3-4 years. When it happens I want my current images to take advantage of the new web standard and the latest screen / printing technology.
 
daugirdas said:
That will presume you are never ever going to print at wider colour space. Even today you could by using a better lab or buying your own printer. sRGB is dead as soon as 4K standard is fully implemented and I expect that within the next 3-4 years. When it happens I want my current images to take advantage of the new web standard and the latest screen / printing technology.
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It does seem logical to stick with the widest possible colour space and only drop down to a smaller space when necessary. So I always shoot RAW, convert to ProPhoto for editing and drop down to sRGB (or whatever the lab wants) just for the print file. If soft proofing shows too big a difference between the ProPhoto version and the print version then I'll tweak the latter until they're a closer match.
 
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Although sRGB is more commonly used for web I only ever use aRGB RAW, why?
Because if I want to save for web I use the PS - save for web & devices, feature, simple & quick & you can see the result in the 2 up or 4 up preview.
And, with aRGB I can go down to the sRGB but not the other way.

I work for a digital print company, we print large format, 44" is the smallest, although we're allowed to print our own stuff which if needed I put several smaller photos across the print area.
We also work with 5 metre wide media up to 100 metres long in one piece.

We try always to use aRGB as a minimum and often request new artwork from clients when they supply sRGB.
sRGB is an absolute nightmare due to its limited gamut.

Changing to CMYK is easy enough if files are supplied RGB, it's the issue of sRGB that causes us problems when we haven't noticed until we have printed & even worse if not & sent to a client.
At which point you can bet your bottom dollar even though they sent the sRGB file they will complain about the flat dull looking image.

The reason sRGB is used for web is it takes up less file space so is quicker to load, and, with monitors calibrated or not, the back lighting helps "lift" an image so it doesn't look so bad.
Just my experiences, others have differing ones of course...
 
Oops, I need to re-read my posts before posting, I thought I had put a "comma" between as in "or".
There are times when I shoot a jpeg along side the RAW file to the separate card, or to the same card if I haven't a 2nd with me.
I want edit it now as it will help make your point.
Cheers anyway...
 
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