Color matching, grayscale confusion

[puppychew]

So I will stick with the embeded srgb instead of converting to working space of adobe1998
The 16 bit will give me more color capabilities instead of the adobe 98. Wouldn't it be better to keep it at 16 bit for everything instead of converting back to 8 bit?

 

[ALB68]

It probably would be fine to leave it 16bit. I think it would be a matter of preference but be aware, it doubles the file size and some PS functions,filters etc won't work with 16bit.
Let's say you get a file in that PS warns of a profile mismatch. Your Color Settings are sRGB for example and the file you get is Adobe 1998, you would want to assign the file your working space of sRGB.

So I will stick with the embeded srgb instead of converting to working space of adobe1998
The 16 bit will give me more color capabilities instead of the adobe 98. Wouldn't it be better to keep it at 16 bit for everything instead of converting back to 8 bit?

 

[Tom Mann]

ALB: "...you would want to assign the file your working space of sRGB...."

I hope you meant to say, "CONVERT the file to your working space of sRGB", not "assign".

T

 

[ALB68]

Yes Master, my bad!

ALB: "...you would want to assign the file your working space of sRGB...."

I hope you meant to say, "CONVERT the file to your working space of sRGB", not "assign".

T

 

[ALB68]

Tom,
I believe I did mean to say Assign and here is why

ALB: "...you would want to assign the file your working space of sRGB...."

I hope you meant to say, "CONVERT the file to your working space of sRGB", not "assign".

T

 

[Tom Mann]

Hey, Larry - Something doesn't add up. In an earlier message, you said:

"...Your Color Settings are sRGB for example and the file you get is Adobe 1998, you would want to assign the file your working space of sRGB..."

In this case, the incoming file does have an embedded color profile, so you would want to convert it to the working profile. This is what triggered my statement.

In contrast, in the example you just provided, the incoming file obviously does not have any embedded profile, so then, the choice would be to either assign one arbitrarily, or, even better, figure out why the incoming file does not have a profile and fix it correctly before it arrives at PS's front door, LOL.

T

 

[ALB68]

Yes, Tom your right as usual. I had in my brain that the warning was worded the same in either instance. It is different when there is an existing profile.

Hey, Larry - Something doesn't add up. In an earlier message, you said:

"...Your Color Settings are sRGB for example and the file you get is Adobe 1998, you would want to assign the file your working space of sRGB..."

In this case, the incoming file does have an embedded color profile, so you would want to convert it to the working profile. This is what triggered my statement.

In contrast, in the example you just provided, the incoming file obviously does not have any embedded profile, so then, the choice would be to either assign one arbitrarily, or, even better, figure out why the incoming file does not have a profile and fix it correctly before it arrives at PS's front door, LOL.

T