Hello Gerrit,
Color management has 2 elements in EXIF that it works with. One is a simple string that indicates the space itself (sRGB or AdobeRGB). The second is a table that determines the correspondence between the numeric values in the file and the exact colors. This table is called a color profile. Without its presence, exact colors are impossible.
Half a year ago, I raised this issue in the forum and after testing with other colleagues from the forum we came to the following conclusions:
- Nikon cameras only record the “sRGB” string in EXIF, but not the profile itself. Therefore, if you select the “Original” option, you may see a color difference.
- The export to sRGB option works the same way - it adds the string “sRGB”,but not the profile.
- The “Custom” option works correctly by adding both the “sRGB” string and the profile itself.
- The AdobeRGB option also works correctly.
I use the “Custom” option and would recommend it.
This information was tested on PhotoLab2. I do not know PhotoLab3 has added any change to the export function.
Regards,
Koko 