Re: Photoshop Gamut warning vs ColorThink
Re: Photoshop Gamut warning vs ColorThink
- Subject: Re: Photoshop Gamut warning vs ColorThink
- From: Chris Cox <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:30:36 -0800
- Thread-topic: Photoshop Gamut warning vs ColorThink
On 2/26/08 5:26 PM, "Andrew Rodney" <email@hidden> wrote:
> On 2/26/08 6:20 PM, "Chris Cox" wrote:
>
>> They're supposed to do exactly what they've been doing for many years:
>> adjust their colors that might be clipped so that they won't get clipped
>> (ie: bring them into gamut).
>
> Using what process (not the old sponge tool).
>
> If one simply selects their output profile and rendering intent (based on a
> visual preference), what else should they do to affect the out of gamut
> colors? I'd agree that one should setup the original image and a copy
> (duplicate image), set the soft proof on the image and maybe apply some
> subtle curve and maybe Hue/Sat adjustment layers in an attempt to make the
> two match, but what else can they do with respect to out of gamut colors?
Hue/Saturation, Replace Color, Adjustment layers and masks, whatever it
takes. It depends on the image and the skill level of the user.
But without the gamut warning all they could do is complain about their
crappy prints, or the old "print, tweak, print, tweak" cycle.
>> Or at the very least it tells them that some
>> of their colors may be clipped and let them decide whether they care.
>
> So the user says "Well heck, I'm not going to print this" or "I better get a
> wider gamut output device"? <G>.
More like "hmm, that's just in the background, and I don't need any detail
in that area, so it can be printed as-is".
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