"Convert to Profile" uses a relative colorimetric rendering intent to match the target colors to the source colors as closely as possible. Assign Profile applies the RGB values embedded in a photo to a different color space without any attempt to color match. This often causes a large color change.
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What happens when you assign a color profile to an image?
Assign Profile Allows you to select a different profile. The application assigns the new profile to the document without converting the colors to the profile space. This can drastically change the appearance of the colors displayed on your monitor.
Should I convert Photoshop sRGB?
Having your profile set to sRGB for web viewing is very important before editing your images. Having it set to AdobeRGB or other will just muddy your colors when viewed online, leaving many customers unsatisfied.
What is converting to sRGB in Photoshop?
Photoshop's Save for Web feature contains a setting called Convert to sRGB. If on, destructively changes the color values of the file resulting from the document profile to sRGB.
What is the best color profile for Photoshop?
In general, it's better to choose Adobe RGB or sRGB, rather than the profile for a specific device (such as a monitor profile). sRGB is recommended when preparing images for the web, because it defines the standard monitor color space used for viewing images on the web.
What is the best color profile for printing?
When designing for a print format, the best color profile to use is CMYK, which uses the base colors of cyan, magenta, yellow, and key (or black).
What is the difference between RGB and CMYK?
What is the difference between CMYK and RGB? Simply put, CMYK is the color mode designed for printing with ink, such as business card designs. RGB is the color mode intended for screen displays. The more color added in CMYK mode, the darker the result will be.
Is Adobe RGB or sRGB better?
Adobe RGB is irrelevant to actual photography. sRGB provides better (more consistent) results and the same or brighter colors. Using Adobe RGB is one of the main causes of color mismatch between monitor and print. sRGB is the world's default color space.
Should I convert to sRGB for web?
Mixing color profiles can result in washed out/dull images
If you take an image with an Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB color profile and display it in a web browser, the colors may appear washed out or dull. To prevent this from happening, convert the image to the sRGB format before it is displayed in a web browser.
Should I convert to sRGB or embed a color profile?
If you want the color in your photos to look "right" to the widest possible audience, you only need to do two things:
- Make sure the image is in an sRGB color space, either by using it as your working space or by converting it to sRGB before uploading to the web.
- Embed the sRGB profile in the image before saving.
Do I need to convert to sRGB for printing?
First of all, if you publish your images on the web, you should always save and publish them as sRGB. …If you work with 16-bit images and need the extra color range (or gamut) for professional-level printing, you should save your images in Adobe RGB.
How to tell if a photo is sRGB?
Once you're done editing the image, here's what to do: In Photoshop, open the image and choose View > Proof Settings > Internet Standard RGB (sRGB). Then choose View > Proof Colors (or press Command-Y) to view your image in sRGB. If the image looks good, you're done.
What color profile should I use?
general use
The safest option for most uses is sRGB. While it's not the largest color space and not ideal for high-quality imaging applications, you'll be hard-pressed to find a device or application that doesn't handle files embedded with the sRGB color space as you might expect. So a good general idea is: when in doubt, use sRGB.
Should Photoshop or the printer manage the colors?
Let Photoshop determine the printed colors. If you have a custom color profile for a specific printer, ink, and paper combination, letting Photoshop manage the colors often produces better results than letting the printer manage the colors.
What view profile should I use for photo editing?
sRGB is the computer standard; that will change over time since it's not particularly vibrant, but if you have a 100% sRGB calibrated screen, it's the best match for what other people will see on their computers. Even if you have a very poor screen, you can still edit images.
