Since C1Pro 4.x doesn't properly support the Canon 5DII and the long-promised update has been delayed until sometime after the holidays, I'm trying to use DPP in the meantime so that I could get my work done. But I've run into a problem that I sure could use some help solving...
No matter what I tried to do, the resulting 16-bit .tif files produced are always in sRGB color space instead of AdobeRGB.
My camera bodies are set to shoot AdobeRGB. DPP is set for a default working color space of AdobeRGB. My Color Matching Settings are set to use the system OS setting which should be my custom profile (produced with a Spyder).
I have tried both with and without embedding the ICC profile (in batch processing options).
The result is always in sRGB.
I want to remain in AdobeRGB throughout my editing process, not convert from AdobeRGB to sRGB then back to AdobeRGB (when I open the .tif in PS). I only change an image to sRGB when producing a small web-specific image from my master edited file(s).
If you shoot in RAW there is no working color space. The working space is assigned when the flle is converted from RAW to some other format in the editor.
DPP puts the option for selecting working space in the menus (Adjustments > Work Color Space). It can also be set in preferences (Digital Photo Professional > Preferences). sRGB is the default setting in preferences.
cgardner wrote:
If you shoot in RAW there is no working color space. The working space is assigned when the flle is converted from RAW to some other format in the editor.
DPP puts the option for selecting working space in the menus (Adjustments > Work Color Space). It can also be set in preferences (Digital Photo Professional > Preferences). sRGB is the default setting in preferences.
No working color space in what? Yes I shoot raw. As I said, my cameras are set to record images in AdobeRGB. And in DPP the default working space (Tools|Preferences|Color Management) is also set to AdobeRGB.
In any case, I found that setting the default working space through Tools|Preferences|Color Management does not seem to make a difference in anything. What solved my problem was to also make that setting though Adjustment|Work Color Space.
In the camera... Setting sRGB / AdobeRGB in the camera only affects in camera JPG conversions.
Since DDP is color managing the color you see on your monitor, which probably has a gamut similar to sRGB, you may not see any change in an image if you switch its working space via the tools menu.
Where you will see the difference is when viewing the image in an unmanaged application like a web browser or or when printing. The primary advantage of AdobeRGB vs sRGB is that it is a better fit to CYMK printer gamuts.
Eldor wrote:
In any case, I found that setting the default working space through Tools|Preferences|Color Management does not seem to make a difference in anything. What solved my problem was to also make that setting though Adjustment|Work Color Space.
Right. That's a confusing apparent redundancy in DPP. By "Default," they mean "what it will be when you open the program if you haven't set it to anything else," kinda useless. You have to set your preference in Work Color Space, which is also how you change spaces if you need to convert an image (which is how it gets switched off of the default in the first place). Keep an eye on the bottom of your image window and it tells you what space it's working in. If it's not what you expect, check Work Color Space.
DPP should honor the camera setting even though RAW technically doesn't have a color space, it should read the EXIF tag and open the picture accordingly. I can't quite remember though, I use a downloader that tags all my images so I'm sure they're opened into aRGB.
