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I need help - 02-16-2010, 06:35 PM


I have some how converted my working profile to RGB and the images are perfect, but when they are printed they look like total crap. I finally asked the lab how they print RGB or SRGB, we have determined that is my problem. OK Great glad we figured that out!
Now my question is do I have to start from scratch to work everything in SRGB? When I just assign the new profile to the images they look like the crap I was getting back from the lab. I work on them and they look MUCH better but not as good as the RGB. So am I SOL and have to start from scratch?
Sorry for the quesion. I am frustrated as is the client. I just want to get the awesome images printed that I was seeing on my screen.
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Did you shoot in raw? What program are you using?

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Hi Lonnie, Yes thankfully I shot in Raw. Pretty sure I shot in Srgb for the jpegs (raw+jpegs)
I just started using Lightroom last month. And I think my confusion came in there. Lightroom is srgb when I open in photoshop it was asking if I wanted to convert to working profile, well I said yes, and that is RGB. Not sure when or how I changed it from SRGB but obviously I did.
I think I am getting them pretty close and I have since changed my working profile back to SRGB. Is that all I need to do?
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Have you tried to do a save as is Photoshop and select save as sRGB?

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Lonnie, No I haven't tried that. I did process the images from the rgb ones. I will have the lab check them before printing again. UGGHH I just thought it was something to do with Lightroom. Guess that is what I get for thinking lol.
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02-16-2010, 11:17 PM


In PS, choose CONVERT to sRGB. Not ASSIGN...

or in Lightroom, Export to JPG and choose sRGB as the output colorspace.

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If you just want to an images to sRGB, just use the convert profile under edited menu option, that should do it.

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02-17-2010, 08:44 AM


Thanks guys that is what I was doing but that is where the colors went crazy. The couple actually looked dead they had no color in SRGB.
I am off to have them printed again shall see what they look like this time.
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