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polo_pro10 · 7th May 2006

hi, i'm using a 20D & when i upload the pics to the computer, the filename starts with _MG_****, but after asking my friends, they said that theirs is IMG_****, it doesn't have a underscore infront & it is IMG instead of MG. So i wld like to check whether there is a problem with my 20D.

Thanks in advance!

gryphon · 7th May 2006

Originally Posted by polo_pro10

hi, i'm using a 20D & when i upload the pics to the computer, the filename starts with _MG_****, but after asking my friends, they said that theirs is IMG_****, it doesn't have a underscore infront & it is IMG instead of MG. So i wld like to check whether there is a problem with my 20D.

Thanks in advance!

check if u have set your settings to aRGB (adobe RGB).

polo_pro10 · 7th May 2006

Originally Posted by gryphon

check if u have set your settings to aRGB (adobe RGB).

yes its in aRGB...

Ah Pao · 8th May 2006

Originally Posted by polo_pro10

yes its in aRGB...

There you have your answer.
Images taken in Adobe RGB colour space have their filenames prepended with an underscore. This is (supposedly) an industry standard and can't do anything much.

light · 8th May 2006

http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=190183

polo_pro10 · 8th May 2006

ok, thanks. but shoot in which color space better? how come another thread says tat if aRGB then need to convert later?

imaginary_number · 8th May 2006

sRGB would suffice for most people. Adobe RGB has a wider gamut.

n0d3 · 8th May 2006

If you’re a casual shooter, shoot in sRGB and use that as your editing space in whatever editing program you have.

sRGB = Smaller color space that is usually compatible with a LOT of things due to it being such a small space. Monitors have a default color space of that on windows systems, so it’s smart to save shared pics in this space.

aRGB = Larger color space. The reason to use this is that you preserve as much of the colors your camera can produce and can later compress them down to whatever you need and this keeps your options open at any given time.

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polo_pro10 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rosyth Rd Posts: 783	filename... hi, i'm using a 20D & when i upload the pics to the computer, the filename starts with _MG_**, but after asking my friends, they said that theirs is IMG_**, it doesn't have a underscore infront & it is IMG instead of MG. So i wld like to check whether there is a problem with my 20D. Thanks in advance!

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light Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alexandra Posts: 297	Re: filename... http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?t=190183

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polo_pro10 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rosyth Rd Posts: 783	Re: filename... ok, thanks. but shoot in which color space better? how come another thread says tat if aRGB then need to convert later?

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imaginary_number Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,895	Re: filename... sRGB would suffice for most people. Adobe RGB has a wider gamut.

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n0d3 Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,494	Re: filename... If you’re a casual shooter, shoot in sRGB and use that as your editing space in whatever editing program you have. sRGB = Smaller color space that is usually compatible with a LOT of things due to it being such a small space. Monitors have a default color space of that on windows systems, so it’s smart to save shared pics in this space. aRGB = Larger color space. The reason to use this is that you preserve as much of the colors your camera can produce and can later compress them down to whatever you need and this keeps your options open at any given time.