Color profile (sRGB Vs. Adobe RGB)

Larry & Terence,

Did you do any on-screen testing or proofing? All modern browsers support ICC profiles and should show improvement with Adobe RGB in certain color ranges (NOT just Facebook).

Apple products aren't "designed" for sRGB. sRGB is a standard developed by Hewlett Packard and Microsoft (and I think we all can agree those aren't Apples best friends). sRGB is the default for most Cameras and SmartPhones, that doesn't mean it's the best.

Most monitors sold in the last 5 years have wider gamut support than the sRGB.

Article "Can the entire sRGB color gamut be displayed on today's LCD monitors?"

http://ninedegreesbelow.com/photography/srgb-bad-working-space-profile.html

"sRGB was created to match the display characteristics of consumer-grade CRT monitors manufactured in the1990s." "LCDs use a completely different technology to make colors..." "All wide gamut monitors by definition can show more greens, yellows, and cyans than sRGB."

Apple even suggests "Adobe RGB offers a wider gamut than sRGB, and is usually a better choice, if available." in this article:

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2026

iPhoto 6 and newer have support for ColorSync profiles, older versions may not work with Adobe RGB and could cause the color to look worse. If a profile isn't present, or isn't supported iPhoto assigns Camera RGB. Complaints about "dark" color from iPhoto are more than 5 years old.

iPhoto and iPhoto print products are designed for simple point and shoot ameras that use sRGB

Adobe RGB is a more professional color profile with a somewhat wider color gamut BUT if you use it for iPHoto print products you will find that they print darker than designed - for iPhoto use I suggest sRGB

LN

It does matter Terence. Facebook reads the color profiles, sRGB has a lower Gamut than Adobe RGB 1998. Adobe RGB 1998 works well in print and online. sRGB is AWFUL in print and shouldn't be used! Adobe RGB 1998 is what I use for print and online (sRGB needs to go away). Not all browsers support ICC profiles yet, you can see if yours does on this webpage, ICC Ready: http://www.color.org/version4html.xalter Check this photo album for on-screen differences of the 2 profiles in Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/creativecloudlover/media_set?set=a.716924451667742.1000 00505811045&type=3

If you're ordering iPhoto books, use sRGB. If you're uploading to Facebook it doesn't really matter.

No it doesn't matter, it's only Facebook.

Actually you are totally incorrect - Apple print products are designed for sRGB and print too dark with Adobe RGB

You do what you want - but giving incorrect advice to others is not a good idea

LN

No it doesn't matter, it's only Facebook.