U2410 - which preset should I be using? Standard or sRGB?

dubcat · 26 Jul 2010 at 13:57

Hi - I use my computer for editing my digital photographs which are taken in the sRGB colourspace. Should I be using my monitor in the sRGB preset mode too? I heard this restricts the colour gamut of the monitor though and have also noticed everything looks a little more washed out in this mode.

I have yet to calibrate my monitor by the way and i am using the v3 beta ICC from dell.

Thanks in advance,
Dub

Adrianr · 26 Jul 2010 at 14:11

Keep your monitor in full gamut and set the color space of your editing program to sRGB if you really want to restrict the gamut. Are you shooting sRGB through choice or designation? Because cameras can typically capture more colour information than anything, it's a shame to waste it!

dubcat · 26 Jul 2010 at 14:15

I've set Lightroom and Photoshop to sRGB. I've set my camera to sRGB because you only have two options: AdobeRGB and sRGB and i have always read that sRGB is the better option.

Adrianr · 26 Jul 2010 at 15:51

dubcat said:
I've set Lightroom and Photoshop to sRGB. I've set my camera to sRGB because you only have two options: AdobeRGB and sRGB and i have always read that sRGB is the better option.

Are you shooting RAW or Jpeg? The colour space choices are only for Jpegs, RAW has no profile until you process it into one (sRGB, ARGB, Prophoto, etc). I'm not sure of your requirements so cannot say whether or not sRGB is indeed 'better' for you. Typically neither is better or worse, just satisfy different needs.

dubcat · 26 Jul 2010 at 17:04

I only shoot RAW.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 26 Jul 2010 at 19:27

Iv calibrated mine and by far the closest present to how it is once calibrated is sRGB.

Adrianr · 27 Jul 2010 at 09:59

dubcat said:
I only shoot RAW.

In that case have you considered moving to an Adobe RGB workflow? A RAW file captures more colour information than either colour space so you're restricting it less with Adobe RGB, not to mention most devices (even printers) catching up to the 100% coverage mark. You can always save off sRGB copies of your master files for web.