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suem84549158
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October 18, 2020
Question

'Save as' dialogue box not as expected and no option to select SRGB when saving an ORF file

  • October 18, 2020
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I don't seem to be getting the correct 'Save as' options when using Photoshop CC on my laptop.

 

At the top of photo 1, you can just see the sort of dialogue box that I think I should display. It is different to the dialogue boxes that I see.

 

In photo 2, you can see the dialogue box actually displayed when I click on 'Save as' for an ORF image opened in Photoshop via the 'Edit in Adobe Photoshop 2020' option in Lightroom. This prompts me save the image as ProPhoto RGB.

 

In photo 3, you can see the dialogue box displayed which clicking 'Save as' for an ORF file opened directly into Photoshop. This prompts me to save the image 'Adobe RGB 1998'.

 

Neither dialogue box allows me to select an SRGB option and once saved, the image does not keep the colour that I had expected.  I am hoping that someone can suggest what is going wrong and how I can safe my files as SRGB.

Thank you.

 

 

 

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5 replies

Derek Cross
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2020

Personally IMO, unless you have an good understanding of colour management, I would stay with sRGB color space. The Adobe RGB gamut (range of colours)  can't be rendered on most monitors, most photo bureaux only accept sRGB and if you're going to print to commercial CMYK litho you'll loose around a third of the color gamut anyway. 

gener7
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2020

Just curious, Derek. I understand 8bpc for final delivery, but when would 16 bpc be necessary?

gener7
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2020

Finally, shouldn't take  pictures of your screen with a camera and post them as attachments.

You take and insert screenshots:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/faq-how-do-i-capture-and-post-a-screen-shot-or-video/td-p/3922452?page=1

suem84549158
Participant
October 18, 2020

Very many thanks for your help gener7.

Sorry about the camera pictures - I'll know next time 🙂

gener7
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2020

Nothing to be sorry about. Not knowing is not stupidity.

You are welcome to post if you have further questions.

 

Gene

gener7
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2020

Now you can either set the above Preferences to sRGB or convert the final result to sRGB after your edits.

Adobe RGB is the ideal editing space. You can convert the profile to sRGB under Photoshop's Edit > Convert to Profile and choose sRGB. Do this  on a copy so you can preserve your master files.

 

Others here are far more experienced than I am and can offer best practices.

gener7
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2020

Lightroom has the defaults for color spaces when sending your ORF files to Photoshop. My choice for sRGB is not advised, but here is where you find the settings.

 

gener7
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2020

Photo 1

Here you select "Save to Computer" and checkmark "Don't show again" From then on, you will see the regular Save As dialog.

I'll need to research the ORF color space issue. I'll reply a bit later.

gener7
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 18, 2020

The reason you see Adobe RGB is likely because your color settings (Ctrl Shift k) has Adobe RGB is the default working space.