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06/24/2006 05:05:34 PM · #1 |
i just switched to mac (i love it!) and now have CS2. when i open a file, i am asked whether i want to change from embedded rgb profile or to convert to the working space or "don't color manage"
color management has always baffled me and i am willing to RTFM but i thought i'd ask the group for a quick how-to about this dialogue box and what you mac & CS2 users do.
thanks in advance for any advice!
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06/24/2006 05:45:29 PM · #2 |
what profile is the default workingspace in photoshop ?
you can choose your working colorspace, and if images that you open have a different colorspace then you will get the option to change working space to the one embedded in the picture, or convert the picture to your prefered workingspace.
just try not to work in sRGB, adobe RGB is much better, and if you can get used to it then I'd stick to prophoto RGB.
but first calibrate your monitor, without a calibrated monitor your workingspace can be anything, you'll never know if you have the right colors ;)
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06/24/2006 05:48:46 PM · #3 |
If you aren't sure about how to do color management, the best option is to select "Don't Color Manage."
However, your camera should be outputting images with a sRGB color space, so that works too.
Both of those results will end up being sRGB.
The convert to work space option depends on how you have Adobe set up. More than likely sRGB, but may also be AdobeRGB.
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06/24/2006 06:01:23 PM · #4 |
thanks dan and photoman...i'll check adobe prefs to start and get out the books. it's all greek to me!
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06/24/2006 06:05:38 PM · #5 |
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06/24/2006 06:18:49 PM · #6 |
I would work in what you shoot through the camera. You have a D70 so you have a choice. I shoot in Adobe RGB (and RAW) on the camera and set the color space on my PS to the same. It is a larger color space, by definition. THere are a lot of arguments out there...read up on it and make your choice for what you do and like.
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06/24/2006 06:23:32 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by daisy77:
i just switched to mac (i love it!) and now have CS2. when i open a file, i am asked whether i want to change from embedded rgb profile or to convert to the working space or "don't color manage"
color management has always baffled me and i am willing to RTFM but i thought i'd ask the group for a quick how-to about this dialogue box and what you mac & CS2 users do.
thanks in advance for any advice! |
Color management is not just a Mac thing and you DO want to color manage with PS CS2 if you want any chance whatsoever of printing your images the way you see them.
Most photographers color manage using Adobe RGB (1998) and probably what you want to do to. That is because it is a much richer color space than sRGB. I think your camera has the option to take pictures in Adobe RGB to. That is even better.
You always want to color manage with Photoshop. If you don't the places you print and/or display will apply their own color management and you can bet the farm you won't like the result!
The down side is Adobe RGB has bigger files. But even though you eventually convert them back to sRGB for .jpg output for DPC and other places, the final result has much better tonality and reduces color banding.
Message edited by author 2006-06-24 18:29:20.
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06/24/2006 06:41:40 PM · #8 |
Hi Margaret- been a while!
One good way to get started is to read Adobe's official guide to color mangement (a 4.5Mb PDF). |
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06/24/2006 07:33:38 PM · #9 |
This will tell you everything you always wanted to know about color management, but were afraid to ask. :) It is a great resource. Scalvert is The Man!
What might not be as obvious when you read this is that if you color manage in PS CS2 and save your post processed master file in Adobe RGB (1998) that it gives you flexibility later when deciding how to OUTPUT your file for different purposes. You have every option in the world. You can change to CMYK for big time print shops (and maybe add an adjustment layer to account for that conversion) or print with an Epson printer using Ultrachrome inks on premium luster paper or change to sRGB for a DPC web submission. You can do anything you want.
That is the power of color management.
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