Deb, Adobe Bridge should do the job for you. It will return a list of all sRGB-embedded files after query without opening Photoshop.
Alan On 4/4/07 3:14 PM, "Deborah Wythe" <deborahwythe at hotmail.com> wrote: > Thanks for the replies. We haven't implemented our DAMS yet and yes, I hope > that we'll be able to track color space. Since we don't know how many files > are afflicted, I need to work back from the files to the days they were > created and/or the machine(s) involved, rather than the other way around. > > There are a couple of reasons we're concerned that things are getting > converted, other than the mere fact that something is happening that we > didn't intend (bad enough). Even though it's minimal, sRGB is a smaller > color space than Adobe RGB, so you're losing information in the master file > -- never a good thing. The other problem is that opening them in PhotoShop > sometimes generates an error message "missing data," which, frankly, looks > unprofessional when you send images out, and we've also had problems saving > until we go through editing the color settings and assinging the correct > profile. > > Gremlins in the system! > Deb > > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Jeff Evans <jfevans at Princeton.EDU> > Reply-To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] DM-SiG: searching by color profile > Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:59:34 -0400 > > Deb - some higher end DAMs will track that, if you tell them too > early on. But I have found mis-profiled images sometimes by date of > edit, or by determining which machine may have had the incorrect > setting. > > May I ask why you need to worry? Due to monitor differences, it would > be hard to tell the difference between sRGB and 1998. Or, are these > files halting a process due to their embedded profile? (that may > just be a color-setting change in Photoshop.) > > JEFF > > > Jeffrey Evans > Digital Imaging Specialist > Princeton University Art Museum > 609.258.8579 > > > > On Apr 4, 2007, at 9:39 AM, Deborah Wythe wrote: > >> Hi all -- >> >> Does anyone know if there's a way to search file lists by color >> profile without opening every file? >> >> We have an occasional problem withTIF files created in Adobe RGB >> (1998) getting converted into sRGB somewhere in the pipeline. Part >> of diagnosing where the problem is happening means finding the TIF >> files that are in sRGB. >> >> Suggestions welcomed! >> Thanks, >> Deb Wythe >> >> >> Deborah Wythe >> Head, Digital Collections and Services >> Brooklyn Museum >> 200 Eastern Parkway >> Brooklyn, NY 11238 >> tel: 718 501 6311 >> fax: 718 501 6145 >> deborahwythe at hotmail.com >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Download Messenger. Join the i?m Initiative. Help make a difference >> today. http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=TAGHM_APR07 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum >> Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) >> >> To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu >> >> To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: >> http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > _________________________________________________________________ > Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. > http://maps.live.com/?icid=hmtag3 > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l
