RAW and Color Space

[jumpinminnow]

I need a little help. If I shoot in SRGB, but then due a conversion to Adobe RGB in bridge, does it have the same effect as shooting Adobe RGB to start with?

[Paulo]

I don't have bridge but I was reading my camera's manual (Nikon) the other day. There's a lot of other photogs on here that are more qualified than me but sRGB was intended for images that will have very limited color processing or going straight to web. Adobe RGB were for images that will be heavily processed afterwards and allows one to take full advantage of a wider range of color gamuts in softwares such as Photoshop or Adobe Lightroom.
I can only GUESS that taking an image with Adobe RGB setting will record more color data for one to work with versus sRGB. In other words, you'll probably have more data to start out with going from Adobe RBG and converting to sRGB than the more color gamut limited sRGB data converting to the wider color gamut range....maybe???

[AndrewCCM]

RAW is RAW. Colorspace is assigned when you do the conversion. So shooting colorspace makes no difference.

I assign Prophoto colorspace to my RAW images during conversion...then make the sRGB conversions last for distribution to clients, web, etc.. I like working in the largest colorspace and throwing out data as the last process.

Hope this helps.

[Paulo]

Originally Posted by AndrewCCM

RAW is RAW. Colorspace is assigned when you do the conversion. So shooting colorspace makes no difference.

I assign Prophoto colorspace to my RAW images during conversion...then make the sRGB conversions last for distribution to clients, web, etc.. I like working in the largest colorspace and throwing out data as the last process.

Hope this helps.

Dang it! I forgot the OP stated RAW. I was thinking shooting jpeg in sRGB or Adobe RGB. I'm a dork! ....Gosh! Idiot! [Napoleon Dynamite}

[CobyPhoto]

Originally Posted by Paulo

I'm a dork! ....Gosh! Idiot! [Napoleon Dynamite}

Notice we aren't arguing with you about it either!









CJ

[Paulo]

Originally Posted by CobyPhoto

Notice we aren't arguing with you about it either!





CJ

[JohnT]

What Andrew said.

[jumpinminnow]

Thanks all.

[Joe A.]

I find color space is important to printing. If I shoot in sRGB and have CS3 set to Adobe1998 my prints are not nearly as good as when the color management settings are identical. I use Adobe 1998 across the board and my prints turn out very well.