sRGB vs Adobe RGB

[jonasa]

Ok... this question is probably linked closely to the threads about linear color space and workflow over in the tutorials sections - but i'm posting here because its not about Vray.

For some reason we have always worked in Adobe RGB and using a Macintosh Gamma of 1.8 in MAX, but after all the buzz about linear workflow I'm quite keen to start using the Throb's and Gijs guidelines in the tutorials section.

My boss, however, is not convinced about working in sRGB and using a gamma of 2.2 (although all our monitors probably are using default sRGB) - he's read that sRGB has a limited gamut and doesnt print as well as Adobe RGB.

Question is: can you still work with a Gamma of 2.2 in max and combustion and then for print projects use Adobe RGB in Photoshop or is it one or the other?

[Dynedain]

I'm not quite versed on the issues of the linear workflow, but your boss is right about sRGB being more limited than AdobeRGB.

[jujubee]

sRGB is for typical televisions which can't display the same number of colors a regular monitor can - correct?

[mike.edel]

sRGB is for typical televisions which can't display the same number of colors a regular monitor can - correct?

i don't think so.
srgb was/is an attempt to find a common color space for all users, including non-professionals.
before most consumer ink-jet printers didnt have a color profile at all, now they at least support srgb, which is limited but better than nothing
same for most consumer monitors - dedicated color profiles are only common for very few high-priced output devices

tv normally doesnt use srgb at all
according to wiki, srgb was tailored to meet the typical properties of common crt monitors
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRGB
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RGB_color_space

bruce lindbloom suggests that the PAL TV color space is identical with srgb - except green is different
ntsc uses different primary colors
http://www.brucelindbloom.com/index....SpaceInfo.html

http://ivrgwww.epfl.ch/publications/sbs99.pdf
page 6 has a nice diagram showing different color-spaces in comparison to CIE LAB

cu mike

oh btw: yes, srgb has a much smaller gamut than f.e. adobe rgb or even ProPhoto rgb (which i'm using as an intermediate space for image-editing)