Well, there y'go. I knew I could count on you for a way to measure the differences. I never thought of doing that.
Rest assured, I won't be spending much time pondering the issue ... ;-)) Shel > [Original Message] > From: Rob Studdert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hmmm .... I'm not sure if that's quite correct, but I'll defer to your > > greater technical knowledge. However, look at how the green bushes are > > rendered in the various conversions. In the LAB conversion they are very, > > very dark to the point where shadow deatil is gone in some areas. That > > seems like more than a 4% difference. > > I don't know why this is but the differences are pretty easy to measure if you > want to look at relative levels. If you open the two images to be measured in > PS you can use the Eyedropper Tool to report the level of any colour in the > Info Palette, just look at the K factor. > > WRT to the differences between conversions I'm not sure if there are inherent > differences in the processes or if it's related to colour space, gamma and > conversion options in the colour settings. Something to ponder but not too much > :-)