Criticism requested..

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Originally Posted by Phil

Can you convert the colour space without loss or change of colour?

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)

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.

^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.

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.

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.