Hi Michael, Mike U. 9/6/03 7:36 am michael shaffer <michael-at-shaffer.net> wrote
>Mike writes ... > >> I'm being told to convert to LAB to carry out some colour >> adjustments, can anyone tell me if this is the way to go. I work in >> Adobe RGB so why should I convert to LAB. What advantages are there >> to working in LAB, if any. cant think of one but I bet Thomas can > >I have heard of the occasional task, for which "filtering" one of the >Lab channels was of some help, but I haven't heard of any advantage of >using Lab for tonal or color adjustments. > >A disadvantage would be 2 additional color conversions, but this might >be somewhat dependent on the version of Photoshop. indeed I'd not recommend it, the 2 conversions are disadvantageous, some claim you'd see little or no difference in print but I'd rather not take the risk. Lots of misinformation about isn't there. I'm trying hard to think of a colour correction which would be better done in lab. I bet Thomas can come up with one ;-} This whole subject is discussed at some length in the excelent Photoshop Artistry book - you can buy at a discount of 25 percent here: http://www.neilbarstow.co.uk/books.html Regards, NeilB. Apple Solutions Expert colourmanagement.net :: Consulting in Imaging & Colour Management custom scanner and printer profiles, training on Imacon Scanning supply Gretag + eyeOne, ColorSoloutions basICColor : Display etc. XRite www.neilbarstow.co.uk/ :: www.apple.com/uk/creative/neilbarstow/ =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
