Request/Suggestion: Fix to avoid being caught-out if NOT using Soft Proofing (with new Working Color Space)

[Egregius ([Greg] (Micro 4/3 + Win11))]

For recent confirmation by DxO of what I said:

Color space.... again

Hello @Pompel, Most modern printers are capable of reproducing a wide gamut like Adobe RGB (1998) and even more. Working on the widest gamut possible is always better, and then just at the end when exporting, you choose which color space you want your image to be “converted” to. All web content, and basically any app, use sRGB IEC61966-2.1 which is considered as the “starting point”. Any gamut larger than sRGB is considered a wide gamut (Display P3, Adobe RGB, rec2020…). Since a few years, t…

Color space.... again

@Pompel if you have a few minutes to spend, here you have a well-made video explaining a lot of things about sRGB (and color management in general…). Spoiler alert: having a 100% sRGB workflow doesn’t ensure you that you’ll get accurate color from end to end sRGB urban legend/myths Part 2 - YouTube @Guenterm have a look at the video, and you’ll see why most labs require you to provide them with sRGB files Steven.

Color space.... again

I thought I had seen an older reply from DXO staff that the PL working space is AdobeRGB This is from Wolf - DXO Staff. I hope this will shed some light on our topic. For me it has confirmed that AdobeRGB is the PL working color space and that there is no advantage to exporting in ProPhotoRGB. wolfDxO staff Jan '19 The image sensor contains color filters, typically RGB ones. The exact nature of that red, green and blue depends on the chemicals used to make these filters, and it is slightly d…