Re: Photography editing spaces
Re: Photography editing spaces
- Subject: Re: Photography editing spaces
- From: Marco Ugolini <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:56:41 -0700
- Thread-topic: Photography editing spaces
In a message dated 10/7/08 3:56 PM, Robert Rock wrote:
> Marco,
> Yes, but what if the image received is sRGB, but the output will be on a
> printer with a larger color gamut.
Robert,
OK, I see your point. An image that starts off in sRGB can be made to look
more saturated by converting to a larger space and editing it there.
But, if I may use the analogy, it's almost like putting lipstick on a pig.
In other words, an inherently limited image is being artificially pushed to
extents that it was not meant for. The results may please some, but the
discriminating viewer may not be pleased, sensing some degree of excessive
manipulation.
> Color corrections can be made to an image that will often push colors that
> might be on the "edge" of the sRGB gamut out beyond the sRGB gamut into the
> larger output space. I have seen it happen time and time again. Even a smaller
> CMYK gamut has a few yellows and cyans that are outside the sRGB gamut. If the
> sRGB image is converted to an output color space that is larger than sRGB, you
> COULD potentially squeeze more from the original image. I can prove it.
I understand what you are trying to say, and don't dispute it. It's just
that the results from such an operation will not be as smooth, pleasing, or
feel as "natural", as those produced by an image that starts off natively in
the larger color space. The latter just possesses more inherent detail in
areas of saturated color. And that can be proven too.
Marco
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