sRGB vs. Adobe RGB | srgb vs rgb
sRGBvs.AdobeRGB©2006KenRockwell.com100%SaturatedGradient,sRGBSamerampinAdobeRGBasseenasontheInternet.Noteespeciallydeadredsandviolets.IgetmygoodiesatRitz[1],Amazon[2]andAdorama[3].Ithelpsmepublishthissitewhenyougetyoursfromthoselinks,too.INTRODUCTIONThesameold-wives-taleaboutAdobeRGBhavingabroaderrangeofcolorshasbeencirculatingontheinternetsincethe1990s.Itdoesintheory,butnotinpractice.Iknowthisstuff.DidyouknowIconceivedtheworldsfirstdedicateddigitalcolorspaceconverterchip,theTMC2272[4],backi...
sRGB vs. Adobe RGB © 2006 KenRockwell.com
100% Saturated Gradient, sRGB
Same ramp in Adobe RGB as seen as on the Internet. Note especially dead reds and violets.
I get my goodies at Ritz[1], Amazon[2] and Adorama[3]. It helps me publish this site when you get yours from those links, too.
INTRODUCTION
The same old-wives-tale about Adobe RGB having a broader range of colors has been circulating on the internet since the 1990s.
It does in theory, but not in practice.
I know this stuff. Did you know I conceived the worlds first dedicated digital colorspace converter chip, the TMC2272[4], back in 1990 when I worked at TRW LSI Products? Ive been working with the matrix math, hardware and software that does this for decades. I also coined the word "gigaco...