Re: Nikon Coolpix 5700, ColorSync, Photoshop Elements 3
Re: Nikon Coolpix 5700, ColorSync, Photoshop Elements 3
- Subject: Re: Nikon Coolpix 5700, ColorSync, Photoshop Elements 3
- From: Richard Wagner <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:10:12 -0700
Roger Breton wrote:
I personally use a Nikon D100 and I don't ever care for Nikon's
'flavor' of
sRGB. Whenever I open either a raw NEF or a JPEG or a TIFF image in
Photoshop, off my Nikon's CompactFlash card, I systematically assign
Adobe's
'flavor' of sRGB, the one labeled IEC61933-2.1, and nothing else.
Well, you can't assign the above-mentioned sRGB profile to a Nikon NEF,
which is by definition profile-less.
I don't want to fight Nikon eXif or whathever. I don't have time for
that.
???
When I use NEF, I use Abobe's CameraRAW and choose to render as either
Adobe's
sRGB, ProPhoto or AdobeRGB.
Fine.
But I have to say, in all fairness, that since I
always capture in sRGB, on the camera, I don't see a reason to change
the
profile thereafter. So I just re-tag the image with "sRGB
IEC61933-2.1".
Well, if you "always capture in sRGB, on the camera" then you're not
shooting NEFs. The NEF raw data is not rendered into a color space
until it is processed, which is a decision made in the RAW software,
e.g. Nikon Capture, Adobe Camera RAW, etc. There is nothing inherently
wrong with the Nikon profiles. The Nikon Adobe RGB (1998) is
essentially identical to the Adobe profile, with the exception of the
missing Media Black Point, which is inconsequential. (I do assign the
"real" Adobe profile to files I send out to prevent confusion.) You may
not like the colors that Nikon produces when they render the raw data
into a particular color space (e.g., one of their "flavors" of sRGB),
but the profiles themselves are ok. Just as there are different films
with different color characteristics, different RAW software (or
internal camera software) gives different "looks" which may or may not
suit your needs/style.
I also have a miserable time with Adobe Camera RAW and have preferred
the rendering and output of Nikon's Capture. I also can't stand the
overall design of Nikon's software, which plain and simple sucks. Many
photographers prefer Phase One's Capture One raw processing. Your
milage may vary! BTW, I don't think the Coolpix will shoot RAW files
anyway, so you must choose one of the built-in Nikon profiles. I
haven't compared the sRGB profiles that Nikon embeds in JPEG files, but
I doubt they differ much from sRGB IEC61933-2.1. The differences are
in the rendering into that color space. Thus, re-tagging the image as
you suggest likely won't change the colors.
--RIch Wagner
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