Question for DxO - regarding the new Working Color Space

[John-M (Melbourne, Australia - Win10)]

G’day, Peter … Yes, I’m hard at work trying to comprehend the benefits vs gotchas of the new WCS.

@OXiDant

Most of the users are fine with AdobeRGB as export and probably working colorspace.
Why would you work in a wider colorspace and let algorithm automatic squeeze the cake in a smaller box if you can bake the cake in the same size?

Regarding benefits of the new WCS; I’ve seen the following explanation (which I originally posted here).

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If you have a sRGB monitor:

• In PL5, colors outside AdobeRGB were modified so that they can fit in the AdobeRGB color space. Then, when converting them to sRGB, it was converting a modified version of the original color.

• In PL6, colors outside AdobeRGB will be kept because it now uses the DxOWideGamut. Then, when converting them to sRGB, it converts the real original color (not the modified one).

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I reckon that’s a good reason to use the new WG-WCS - even if our intended target is just sRGB.

John