Hi all,
I am doing some client editing work for the first time and would like to make sure that - as much as possible - what I see is what the client sees (in email) and what the pictures will look like in print.
It seems that it's better to edit in sRGB because:
- Colour labs (incl. Kim Tian) only print in sRGB
- Most clients are on Windows platform which uses sRGB as the default color profile
[1] Is the above true?
[2] Should I be editing in 8-bit or 16-bit? I know printers believe 8-bit since the file size is smaller but effectively can they print in 16-bit too? Are most clients' computers in 8 or 16-bit?
[3] Is it better to edit based on the proposed by the colour labs? For e.g. Kim Tian proposes 8-bit and based on their ICM profile.
[4] If the colour labs are running on Windows, is it better for me to edit in Windows so that we are all speaking the same language? (Windows, sRGB/their own colour profile, 8-bit)
Thanks alot for your valuable feedback! :angel:
I am doing some client editing work for the first time and would like to make sure that - as much as possible - what I see is what the client sees (in email) and what the pictures will look like in print.
It seems that it's better to edit in sRGB because:
- Colour labs (incl. Kim Tian) only print in sRGB
- Most clients are on Windows platform which uses sRGB as the default color profile
[1] Is the above true?
[2] Should I be editing in 8-bit or 16-bit? I know printers believe 8-bit since the file size is smaller but effectively can they print in 16-bit too? Are most clients' computers in 8 or 16-bit?
[3] Is it better to edit based on the proposed by the colour labs? For e.g. Kim Tian proposes 8-bit and based on their ICM profile.
[4] If the colour labs are running on Windows, is it better for me to edit in Windows so that we are all speaking the same language? (Windows, sRGB/their own colour profile, 8-bit)
Thanks alot for your valuable feedback! :angel: