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matty · 04-20-2008, 08:08 PM

Maybe some of the more experienced photogs out there can help explain this a little better to me.

I've read the differences between the two (sRGB and Adobe RGB), and it just seems that Adobe RGB has a wider color spectrum that sRGB. However, a lot of monitors can not display the entire of spectrum of Adobe RGB, and sRGB works 'better' on monitors.

My question is... does it just make sense to shoot in Adobe RGB and capture a 'wider' color spectrum to cover all my bases, or do certain situations turn out better if sRGB is used? How big of a difference are we talking about here. I've seen the comparative color spectrum charts, but that really doesn't help translate it in my mind.

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matty Member Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 87 From: B-ham, WA	sRGB or Adobe RGB? Maybe some of the more experienced photogs out there can help explain this a little better to me. I've read the differences between the two (sRGB and Adobe RGB), and it just seems that Adobe RGB has a wider color spectrum that sRGB. However, a lot of monitors can not display the entire of spectrum of Adobe RGB, and sRGB works 'better' on monitors. My question is... does it just make sense to shoot in Adobe RGB and capture a 'wider' color spectrum to cover all my bases, or do certain situations turn out better if sRGB is used? How big of a difference are we talking about here. I've seen the comparative color spectrum charts, but that really doesn't help translate it in my mind.