First steps in Photoshop for beginners

[wang]

For those using R1, shoot it with Adobe RGB rather than sRGB or VIVID.

For scanners, always scan it to give the file in Adobe RGB colour space.

For the monitor, I calibrate it to Adobe RGB rather than Adobe RGB D65 WP 2.2...

For Photoshop CS2, I always open the file with Adobe RGB which is the one comes with the file.

For my printer, I also set it to Adobe RGB colour space.

I think this is the easiest way, does everyone agree ? In fact, this is what Marc said in his earlier posting.

 

[snikolaev]

Sounds good except one thing. In order to take all colours your transparency able to produce, use Ektaspace while scanning. Archive this tiff, then do all corrections you need and after that convert to Adobe RGB or sRGB for printer.

 

[fotografz]

The way to get more out of your scans and digital camera files is to use 16 bit. Select it when scanning, and select it in Adobe RAW Converter.

Using a custom profile is a matter of personal taste. I find Joe's use of his Ektaspace to result in artificial colors depicting natural scenes. However, others may find it to their liking.

 

[wang]

Good, I was trying to fit the Ektaspace into my 5400 II drive but I am having trouble.

Perhaps the easiest way is to keep on with Adobe RGB with everything.

Ya, I am dealing with 16 bits as well.