Re: fundamental question - monitor profile as working RGB?
Re: fundamental question - monitor profile as working RGB?
- Subject: Re: fundamental question - monitor profile as working RGB?
- From: Chris Murphy <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 09:48:40 -0700
On Dec 9, 2003, at 9:07 AM, Andrew Rodney wrote:
on 12/9/03 8:46 AM, Chris Murphy wrote:
I'd say that if the usage is for web graphics, then the use of Monitor
RGB is not an unreasonable setup.
You don't have to set the display in the color settings and risk harm
elsewhere. Just use the RGB Soft proof and pick Monitor RGB and you'll
see
what the file looks like to those other applications.
I think the number of web designers who will do this is pretty close to
zero. The practical choices are for them to use sRGB or Monitor RGB.
Many will use Monitor RGB because Adobe totally screwed up when it
comes to color management and Save for Web and ImageReady. By default,
color appearance is not preserved automatically from Photoshop to
either Save for Web or ImageReady. It must be done manually using
Convert to Profile (sRGB as the destination) before shipping the file
off to SfW or IR. No web designer is going to do that.
A web designer clearly wants Photoshop, Save for Web, ImageReady and
the web browser to all display the same thing. Right now, Monitor RGB
does that (with noted exception).
I'd use the display profile to tag a file scanned from color neg as
well so
it's not a concept that's wrong. It works in some cases. I'd still not
have
the display profile actually loaded in the color settings (or
recommend it).
Nor would I, except for web graphics. And I only recommend that as the
easier option, not the ideal option. It would be nice if the sRGB
option were also the easier option but even in Photoshop CS that's not
the case.
Chris Murphy
Color Remedies (TM)
www.colorremedies.com/realworldcolor
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Co-author "Real World Color Management"
Published by PeachPit Press (ISBN 0-201-77340-6)
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