Is the color space of photos SRGB or Adobe RGB?

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When you use the camera for a period of time, you can change the settings in the internal settings menu. You have tried it all, and you will definitely come across a setting called "color space". Of course, many friends are confused and ignore it directly; But some friends asked other photographers what this thing was for. However, most people will only answer you, just choose sRGB or AdobeRGB, and then ignore this setting, but do you really know the difference between AdobeRGB and sRGB?

What is color space? Basically, the color space is actually a series of colors. Jpeg, a compression format, can contain up to 654.38+06.7 million colors, but at present, no color space has used the complete 654.38+06.7 million colors. Color space allows users to use a wider or narrower range among 6.5438+0.67 million colors, but where two colors are set differently, one can get a wider color range and the other becomes a narrower color range. As shown in the above picture, two identical images and colors use different color spaces, and you can find some subtle differences. From the direct sensory experience, AdobeRGB seems to be more energetic than sRGB in color, while sRGB's color performance looks a little dull.

The difference between the two In order to know which profile to use more clearly, we must understand the difference between the two at this time. Generally speaking, AdobeRGB is a better choice because of its wider color range. AdobeRGB has 35% more color range than sRGB, so the photos will be more colorful. However, is it right to choose AdobeRGB? This is not necessarily true, because in the current media of photo use, Internet and computer screen, sRGB still far exceeds AdobeRGB. SRGB is widely used in all kinds of software and hardware, such as Internet, games, applications, laptops and so on. Almost all of them use sRGB as the color space standard. Maybe the screen you are reading this article is no exception, because it can't fully display all the colors of AdobeRGB. Don't be surprised, there is no doubt that traditional monitors can only display about 97% sRGB color space and about 76% AdobeRGB color space.

Internet browsers can only display the color space of sRGB. If you upload a picture of AdobeRGB to the Internet today, but your browser can only display the color gamut of sRGB, do you know it would be a tragedy? Just like the picture below.

The choice of color space depends on different presentation methods. If you take AdobeRGB and watch it in an unsupported state, you will get a dull tone. I'm sure some friends here are curious, so why don't we use sRGB? Of course, this choice is absolutely correct if it is completely used on the network or general equipment. However, if you need to print or output, sRGB will lose a wider range of colors, and your work will lose some potential color expressions. At present, all printers on the market can read the color space of AdobeRGB, which means that photos will have brighter colors and better color consistency when printed. This will have more different feelings than when you look at sRGB photos from the screen, because AdobeRGB provides richer colors and brings out more color details. When we choose the color space, AdobeRGB can be easily converted into sRGB, and the color will not fade during the conversion. However, if we choose sRGB, when we want to convert it into AdobeRGB, I'm sorry that sRGB can't be accurately converted back to AdobeRGB. So, how to choose? Actually, it depends on how the photos are used.

If you are a friend who doesn't often print or output photos, sRGB can ensure that your photos have beautiful performance on the Internet, but if you need to output and need bright and wide color performance, AdobeRGB is a good choice.

Only when we need to publish photos on the network do we need an extra program to convert AdobeRGB into sRGB.

If we use Lightroom as a photo management tool, according to my workflow, we will input photos into Lightroom to make some basic modifications, and then open the photos directly in Photoshop for editing. Just a few simple steps, choose Photo-Edit in the application -Photoshop, and choose sRGB space when reading in, and you can easily transfer photos to Photoshop in sRGB color space. Generally speaking, this conversion method has the least color loss, and at the same time, it can keep AdobeRGB photos for friends who have output needs, and the edited sRGB can be used freely on network platforms or other devices. Take Photoshop as an example:

If you are not used to using Lightroom, you can open the photo directly in Photoshop, and then convert the photo color space into sRGB through the edit menu. Be sure to remember that when we want to use photos online, don't forget to change the color space, otherwise your photos will appear very dim colors online. abstract

Seeing this side, I believe that friends should not find it too complicated and difficult to understand. Simply put,

Using sRGB can still make you have beautiful photos, but if you have friends who need to output, AdobeRGB provides a wider range of colors, which still depends on your personal preference.