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Originally Posted by Phil
Can you convert the colour space without loss or change of colour?
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As AdobeRGB has a wider colour space than sRGB, you will lose colour, how noticeable it can be is hard determine. I can say, that printing AdobeRGB in a 'regular' print shop - Jessops, Tesco etc will leave the prints flat and washed out. As you are viewing/editing on a laptop with an LED or LCD monitor, it will be less noticeable. A monitor emits light, whereas a print absorbs it, which is why you will see a greater difference in the print and not the screen (your screen will likely not be able to display AdobeRGB correctly)
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Originally Posted by Canonite
Before it’s printed, ensure your monitor is using the correct colour gamut and proof the image using the print companies ICC profile for their acrylic.
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^this, however when I worked in Jessops, I tried to find out what space the printers used in our store (Fuji Frontiers 330 and 350 - if I recall). No one could tell me, even the engineers didnt know, as the software could vary between stores and companies! I found Fuji colour spaces for the printers, and installed them into photoshop (pre Lightroom days). They failed each time, with sRGB being the best. I concluded that due to the volume of 'everyday printing', that sRGB was utilised as this is what most people's cameras use. Unless you plan to use a specialised firm for this, I would stick with sRGB right from capture.
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Originally Posted by Phil
Thank you. I don't have a calibration device yet. All of my editing is done on a laptop, which I know isn't ideal. I don't know if it is worthwhile trying to calibrate a laptop monitor?? The image looks different depending on the angle of the screen.
The acrylic printing is done off site at their factory in Cardiff so I don't think I will be able to proof the image before it's printed, but I will ask them.
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You should be able to add an external monitor which you would be able to calibrate. There are a few online
sites that guide you through calibration. For important images you want to get right, on a laptop, I would calibrate before I started editing, and be aware of ambient lighting, trying not to move the laptop.
I remember reading reviews of
THIS company many years ago, and I wonder if they are the ones dealing with your print. If it is, you could try contacting them directly. asking their advice.