Adobe RGB (1998) profile

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Adobe RGB (1998) profile

I have an iMac M1 2021 24" with a Retina display running OS 15.3.1. I have been using Calibrite Display Pro HL to calibrate with. I noticed that in my display profiles is a profile for Adobe RGB (1998).

My Question is two fold --

1) assume the display is an Adobe RGB monitor? Am I correct in this assumption? and

2) when I use the Adobe RGB (1998) profiles, my monitor is now calibrated to Adobe RGB (1998) color gamut. Am I correct in this assumption?

Thanks in advance for your response

Michael

iMac 24″

Posted on Mar 8, 2025 9:47 AM

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Answer 1

Old Toad

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Mar 8, 2025 11:19 AM in response to MichaelWal

#1 - The display is whomever built it, i.e. either an LG, Dell, Samsung, etc.

#2 - Yes, if you set the Display to the Adobe RGB color profile it will reflect that profile on screen.

Personally I use the following color profile:

When I've used the Adobe profile my prints would come out somewhat muddied with my inkjet printer. I read somewhere that the Adobe profile was geared towards CMYK printers but you may know more about that than I.

I'm running a Mac Mini M4 with an LG 4K 32" monitor.

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Answer 2

Old Toad

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Mar 8, 2025 3:15 PM in response to MichaelWal

Apple displays are manufactured by a number of companies, including Samsung, LG, and BOE Technology. So they are generic as far as a color profile is concerned. They show/display the profile that the computer connected to it uses.

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MichaelWal Author

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Mar 8, 2025 2:20 PM in response to Old Toad

Old Toad

Thank you, I have an iMac so I believe Apple made the display, I am assuming that it is an Adobe RGB display or at least it will display most of the Adobe RGB color Gamut

Michael

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