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What color profile should you use? I wish I had a nickel for every time I've been asked this question.

My best recommendation is that if you don't fully understand color profiles then you are safest to use sRGB. However, there are times when you may want to use Adobe RGB 1998.

When doing so, you really should understand what the differences are and when you need to use Adobe RGB 1998. Most importantly, you need to know how to properly use Adobe RGB 1998 to avoid adding color shifting to your images. Adobe RGB 1998 vs. Sierra Game Detroit Cheats. SRGB gamut explained Adobe RGB 1998 represents a broader color range than sRGB. Most of the extra color range is in the highly saturated green and cyan spectrum. Adobe RGB 1998 doesn't actually have more color combinations of RGB values.

It just covers a broader range of colors. It accomplishes this by adding more spacing between colors (and possibly more color banding as a result). This is explained more later in the article. One very important thing to point out is that Adobe RGB 1998 provides ZERO added benefit to skin tones over sRGB. If you shoot mostly people portraits then you are probably better off using sRGB because it is more standardized and the workflow is simpler.

With sRGB you don't need to worry about converting for the web, whether your print device will support the extra gamut, etc. When to use Adobe 1998- Use Adobe RGB 1998 If you need to print highly saturated green or cyan colors that are outside of the sRGB gamut AND you have a printer capable of printing it. Basically, that is the only time when Adobe RGB 1998 will provide any benefit. For anything else, you are better off by using sRGB Here a a couple of key things to keep in mind when using Adobe RGB 1998. If you use Adobe 1998 then your image should start out as Adobe 1998 and not simply be converted from sRGB.