I saw the specifications in the prospectus stated that the images should be RGB. Could that be right? If they are going to be viewed digitally, shouldn’t they be sRGB? All my ZAPP, JAS and other images for digital jurying are sRGB. The images are to be submitted via an online webform. I don't want to mess up my own chances, so I am waiting to hear back.
I thought RGB was just for prints. Thanks.
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RGB image mode and sRGB color space.
They obviously are confused.
For example, RGB, Grayscale and CMYK are image modes. But within the image modes are color spaces. What's confusing is that RGB is both an image mode and color space, but to further make it seem more confusing, the actual RGB color space is called Adobe RGB.
Any JPEG prepared in Adobe RGB will look muted and somewhat washed out as a jury image.
Just prepare the images with an embedded sRGB color space for accurate color.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100
Confused now more than ever...and that is quite a bit
The only way you can submit images to ZAPP is as a JPEG.
What I'm referring to is that you have options in the color space you embed in those images. sRGB is the only color space that you should ever use for any images used on a web page or for jurying.
Most digital cameras already come set to capture in the sRGB color space. More sophisticated cameras also give the option to capture in the (Adobe) RGB color space but will need to be converted to sRGB before saving the JPEG for jurying. If the file names of your images from the camera start with a letter, it's sRGB. If the file names from the camera start with an underscore, it's Adobe RGB.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100