Should I be using sRGB or AdobeRGB? I got a new monitor and I'm having troubles.

[Chantel Allen]

did you see the pic i sent of the chat and how far off my line is? my prints are warmer than my monitor shots... 

[Chantel Allen]

i tried the sypder tune to warm up the monitor a little to better match my prints and i got the message that the change will not be saved. not sure how to get it to save.... 

[Damien Symonds]

5 minutes ago, Chantel Allen said:

did you see the pic i sent of the chat and how far off my line is? my prints are warmer than my monitor shots... 

PLEASE stop overthinking this.  Yes, I saw that pic, and no, it's COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT.

Just get some new prints, darn it!

[Chantel Allen]

i will get some new prints from WHCC. i am not trying to overthink - i am just trying to understand. my prints are a little warmer than my monitor so can you please just tell me, do i need to calibrate again? when i tried to adjust a little as suggested in your page it would't let me. 

[Damien Symonds]

No, don't calibrate again until you get those new prints.  We've done all we can do for now.

[Chantel Allen]

ok. thank you. i guess its true that i was just putting out washed out prints for years and no one said a word... i dont know. 

[Christina Keddie]

Chantel, HAVE you gone through the color space troubleshooter?  All the screenshots you've posted in this thread have shown that your image is still in AdobeRGB, which is the reason why it's looking terrible and washed out online.

Make sure MAKE SURE that when you order your new prints, you send them files in sRGB!!

[Chantel Allen]

this link is not working.... the one that says "here"

[Damien Symonds]

Oh yeah, sorry.  That method didn't actually work anyway, even when the link did.

Chrome is a bust, don't use it.

[Chantel Allen]

which should i use instead?

[Damien Symonds]

Firefox.

[Chantel Allen]

ok, even with PC? I will install. 

 

[Damien Symonds]

Yes, definitely.  It's the best.

http://www.damiensymonds.net/2012/01/web-browsers-and-facebook.html

[Chantel Allen]

ok, so now i am back to having to edit the photos i took when my camera was set to adobeRGB. my colorspace is photoshop is now appropriately set to sRGB. i open a file in PS (jpg) and its adobeRGB. i used your troubleshooter and opened under bridge, highlighted the effected images, and went to tools, and then Image Processor, but i have NO OPTION BOX that says convert file to sRGB. i do however have the option to select to "Include ICC Profile". what am i doing wrong? and how do i change them all or am i limited to changing each image one at a time?

[Damien Symonds]

May I see a screenshot?

[Chantel Allen]

i never use bridge... i usually just select file, open. so i am not familiar with bridge at all.... 

[Damien Symonds]

Can't you see "Convert profile to sRGB" under the "Save as Jpeg"?

4 minutes ago, Chantel Allen said:

i never use bridge... i usually just select file, open. so i am not familiar with bridge at all.... 

Bridge will change your life. Start here, then here.