Colourspaces

[turnpike]

I had to force myself to spell that in English

Why is it that my some of my very vibrant/saturated shots, usually only look good (previewed with the profile in photoshop, and when the print arrives in the post) when the printer is working in sRGB? Will I just have to use the print firms who use sRGB, or can I do something to my images to make them work with other high end, non srgb profiles, without losing the vibrancy?

Thanks!
Turnpike

 

[snappingsam]

Many labs have software that ignores the profile - and assumes that all files are xxxx profile (most commonly sRGB)

An image in ADOBE98, when you missmatch the profile goes very undersaturated - and the other way round, oversaturated.

Look to see which space the lab specifies - and then supply in that space.

My own lab uses production software that is profile aware - so you can send it sRGB, ADOBE98, ProPhoto or any embedded profile too...

You must remember, however, that no photographic printer can exceed the ADOBE98 space (some 12 colour inkjets can in parts of the space) and nothing gets near the ProPhoto space. sRGB is closest to the space of Fuji Frontiers and Noritsu prints, which are the mainstay of the lab world...