Hi Shangara lists-at-shangarasingh.com (Shangara Singh)::7/11/04::7:02 pm:: GMT-0000
>It was 7/11/04 6:09 pm, when Neil Barstow wrote: > >>> For those who do not own C1, the workaround is to export the file in >>> ProPhoto RGB and then convert it in Photoshop to your preferred working >>> color space. >> >> This is not really what I'd call a workaround if Adobe RGB was causing >> problems in the first place. > >Neil > >With all due respect (quite considerable, actually), that's generous of you, you deserve respect likewise from me. Sometimes an apparently helpful [but perhaps slightly misleading] post might just lead a novice into a workflow he will regret years later. I often reply to this list with that in mind. >it is a workaround IF what you want to do is to export a processed >image from ACR to a color space that's not available in ACR. Adobe >actually recommend it. I get it. Notwithstanding that I would advise users to be very careful. > >The move I mentioned may or may not damage the file - doesn't that >depend on the content? yes, of course. it depends entirely on the saturation of the file, and if the detail in areas of high saturation is important. but if the saturated content was not there then the original poster would not have felt it necessary to use pro photo RGB as he would not have seen clipping when processing to eciRGB or ARGB. >However, it's a different move to exporting in Adobe RGB and >then converting to ECI RGB. pro photo > ARGB is indeed different to ARGB>eciRGB > >> Finding a good way to avoid this entirely is what I'd call a >> workaround, it's something I worked on for about 4 years. > >Absolutely, but that's a different question. I didn't and wouldn't even >attempt to answer it! <g> gotcha, it is a tough one bit of a speciality for me Best Regards Neil Barstow Consulting in Imaging & Colour Management http://www.colourmanagement.net/ http://www.apple.com/uk/creative/neilbarstow/ =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
