Colour Settings in Photoshop

championboxer · 24th October 2006

Hi guys/gals,

I am quite confused in this aspect. Hope pros out there can enlighten.

(a) I have used EyeOne to calibrate my monitor. Say settings have been saved as "EYEONE"
(b) Currently, under "color settings" in Photoshop indicates the below:

Settings - North America General Purpose 2
Working Spaces:
RGB - sRGB
CMYK - U.S Web Coated (SWOP) v2
Gray: Dot Gain 20%
Spot: Dot Gain 20%

Color Management Policies
RGB - Preserve Embedded Profiles
CMYK - Preserve Embedded Profiles
Gray - Preserve Embedded Profiles

QUESTION 1 - Should i change my working space to be as "EYEONE" profile or best kept at "Adobe RGB 1998"

QUESTION 2 - What should i put under settings where currently it is North America General Purpose 2?

QUESTION 3 - After i have confirmed the color settings in Photoshop(say i have confirmed Adobe RGB 1998), should one also indicate "Adobe RGB 1998" as the working space in the window of Camera Raw?

QUESTION 4 - If Adobe RGB 1998 is recommended to be the working space for ppl who prints the photos from lab and sending pics abit over the net, where does the calibrated profile of EYEONE comes in place? Is it just to make sure that the colours are "right" as what i see from my computer and it has no effect in what comes out of the photo labs?

thanks,
bernard

theRBK · 27th October 2006

the EyeOne profile is for your computer to control the monitor

the sRGB colourspace is the default for web use. web browsers don't use Adobe RGB

Adobe RGB has a wider range of colours than sRGB, but on the other hand, your printer, whether desktop, large format or photodeveloper, might not be able to print all that colour.

To use sRGB or Adobe RGB is up to you as long as you keep the last 2 things in mind.

airforce1 · 27th October 2006

Color correction is for the monitor caliberation. However, you can assign or change the profiling when you're going to print. You can let the Ps control the color or your printer control the color based on the profiling. My humble opinion.

Try do the search" printing from photoshop CS" you will get alots of tips from there.

theRBK · 30th October 2006

Originally Posted by airforce1

Color correction is for the monitor caliberation. However, you can assign or change the profiling when you're going to print. You can let the Ps control the color or your printer control the color based on the profiling. My humble opinion.

Try do the search" printing from photoshop CS" you will get alots of tips from there.

there are some tones of colours in Adobe RGB (and even sRGB) that are just not printable with current technology...just had a discussion with a chap at a commercial printer about it...he was showing me his company's new printer while I was there doing colour proofing...Still think sRGB is a safer gamut for printing...less colour clipping, more or less ignorable except for the very picky...

championboxer · 7th November 2006

thanks for your thoughts so far!

appreciated!

just another question....
Should my workspace be set to 8 bits or 16 bits?

Whats the difference between the two if my usage revolves around web and printing via photo labs?

thks!

theRBK · 7th November 2006

16bit is good to have when trying to save detail from highlights or shadows, to drastically alter colours, or when blending and healing areas where the gradient of tones is very gradual...but the files are HUGE, especially if it has many layers...so your comp needs to be able to handle the files...personally, I would just edit in 8bit unless I really need the extra image information of the 16bit file...

24th October 2006	#1
championboxer Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Singapore/Australia Posts: 257	Colour Settings in Photoshop Hi guys/gals, I am quite confused in this aspect. Hope pros out there can enlighten. (a) I have used EyeOne to calibrate my monitor. Say settings have been saved as "EYEONE" (b) Currently, under "color settings" in Photoshop indicates the below: Settings - North America General Purpose 2 Working Spaces: RGB - sRGB CMYK - U.S Web Coated (SWOP) v2 Gray: Dot Gain 20% Spot: Dot Gain 20% Color Management Policies RGB - Preserve Embedded Profiles CMYK - Preserve Embedded Profiles Gray - Preserve Embedded Profiles QUESTION 1 - Should i change my working space to be as "EYEONE" profile or best kept at "Adobe RGB 1998" QUESTION 2 - What should i put under settings where currently it is North America General Purpose 2? QUESTION 3 - After i have confirmed the color settings in Photoshop(say i have confirmed Adobe RGB 1998), should one also indicate "Adobe RGB 1998" as the working space in the window of Camera Raw? QUESTION 4 - If Adobe RGB 1998 is recommended to be the working space for ppl who prints the photos from lab and sending pics abit over the net, where does the calibrated profile of EYEONE comes in place? Is it just to make sure that the colours are "right" as what i see from my computer and it has no effect in what comes out of the photo labs? thanks, bernard

27th October 2006	#2
theRBK Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,807	Re: Colour Settings in Photoshop the EyeOne profile is for your computer to control the monitor the sRGB colourspace is the default for web use. web browsers don't use Adobe RGB Adobe RGB has a wider range of colours than sRGB, but on the other hand, your printer, whether desktop, large format or photodeveloper, might not be able to print all that colour. To use sRGB or Adobe RGB is up to you as long as you keep the last 2 things in mind.

27th October 2006	#3
airforce1 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2,143	Re: Colour Settings in Photoshop Color correction is for the monitor caliberation. However, you can assign or change the profiling when you're going to print. You can let the Ps control the color or your printer control the color based on the profiling. My humble opinion. Try do the search" printing from photoshop CS" you will get alots of tips from there. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/airforce1 Think of concepts and work towards it.

7th November 2006	#5
championboxer Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Singapore/Australia Posts: 257	Re: Colour Settings in Photoshop thanks for your thoughts so far! appreciated! just another question.... Should my workspace be set to 8 bits or 16 bits? Whats the difference between the two if my usage revolves around web and printing via photo labs? thks!

7th November 2006	#6
theRBK Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,807	Re: Colour Settings in Photoshop 16bit is good to have when trying to save detail from highlights or shadows, to drastically alter colours, or when blending and healing areas where the gradient of tones is very gradual...but the files are HUGE, especially if it has many layers...so your comp needs to be able to handle the files...personally, I would just edit in 8bit unless I really need the extra image information of the 16bit file...