{"id":5966,"date":"2011-06-20T05:55:30","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T09:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=5966"},"modified":"2021-11-26T07:52:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T07:52:00","slug":"5966","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/5966\/5966\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Color Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PSColorSettings_750.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PSColorSettings_750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PSColorSettings_750-425x266.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/PSColorSettings_750-700x438.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Excellent Photoshop Color Settings can be set up in a few seconds.<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0 Go to Photoshop\u2019s Edit Menu select Color Settings.<\/p>\n<p>2\u00a0 Start with Settings of North American Prepress 2 and then change RGB to ProPhoto RGB. (Optionally change Gray to Gray Gamma 1.8.)<\/p>\n<p>3\u00a0 Click OK.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a little more about the underlying assumptions of this recommendation.<\/p>\n<p>1. Choose a device-neutral wide gamut editing space to create your images in. Wide gamut editing spaces can contain all the data your camera or scanner delivers. Smaller gamut editing spaces may not. Preserve your high-quality information. ProPhoto is today\u2019s preferred wide gamut RGB editing space. It&#8217;s the only default that can contain all the colors your camera can capture.<\/p>\n<p>2. Minimize the number of color conversions applied to your files. Set Photoshop to Preserve Embedded Profiles. Always keep your master file in the color space it was created in. Convert only derivative files.<\/p>\n<p>3. Make sure you know about all the color conversions your file goes through. Set Photoshop to alert you whenever a color conversion may take place. Check Ask When Opening \/ Pasting with Profile Mismatches and Missing Profiles.<\/p>\n<p>Standardize your workflow, using these settings for all your work (with few exceptions).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/37735\/mastering-color-management\/\">Read more on Color Management here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/workshops\/\">Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excellent Photoshop Color Settings can be set up in a few seconds. 1\u00a0 Go to Photoshop\u2019s Edit Menu select Color Settings. 2\u00a0 Start with Settings of North American Prepress 2 and then change RGB to ProPhoto RGB. 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