It sounds like you have "Preserve RGB Numbers" checked in your Proof Setup, but the real question is why do you need to soft proof a file that is in sRGB to see how it’s going to appear on you own monitor?
This is normal. When you soft proof to Monitor RGB, colors are displayed on your monitor with no color management.
The maximum red in sRGB RGB(255,0,0). In Adobe RGB it is only RGB(219,0,0). When you send those numbers, unmodified, to your monitor, you’ll get the expected darker red for an Adobe RGB image.
Think of sRGB as dollars, and Adobe RGB as Euros. The same numeric value in Adobe RGB "buys" more color than in sRGB.
This begs the question, "why use dollars when you can use Euros?" It’s a question of territory. For your own work, or work with close associates, Adobe RGB is fine. If you work on the web, or share your images with others, sRGB is the better choice to avoid finger pointing if the colors lose saturation – as per your original question – in the final job.
Is the monitor calibrated correctly with a hardware calibrator.
"Preserve RGB Numbers" is checked but this is only available under the Custom Proof Setup. Should I just be using the Custom Proof only, which is set up to "simulate" my Huey and not either Windows or Monitor proofing?
I started soft proofing to see how it varied from monitor to my print/paper profiles and was horrified to see how it proofed on monitor. I thought photoshop would automatically use my Huey numbers for the monitor.
Yes, I calibrate with a Huey.
I’ve just opened a file and saved it a combination of 12 different ways using "Assign aRGB" "Convert to aRGB" for opening, then "Save as" Save for web" both with and without ICC, converting to sRBG then "Save as" and Save for web". None of the converted files displays correctly on monitor RGB.
I’m going to upload all the files to a web site and see how they display in a browser.
I’m going to upload all the files to a web site and see how they display in a browser.
Why not point the browser to them locally?
Rob
In Firefox, all images saved for web with no ICC profile were too red. All others regardless of double converting or assigning aRGB then converting to sRBG displayed correctly. Also "Save As" displayed correctly as did save for web with ICC profile.
It looks like as long as I stay away from a monitor soft proof after converting and check the ICC profile box when "Save For Web" I’ll be seeing what everyone else does.
If "Save for Web" supposedly strips the profile, I’m not sure why I need to check the box but it works soooo….
Jim,
Are you using a newer wide gamut lcd screen by chance? That would explain a lot when viewing images with no profile in browsers. It’d be like assigning MonitorRGB to your sRGB images, and when your monitor is wider gamut than sRGB it’s the same as assigning the wrong profile under Assign Profile in Ps.
Why not point the browser to them locally?
I’m not that smart.
Are you using a newer wide gamut lcd screen by chance?
Yes. It’s a large Doublesight monitor which is supposed to be wide gamut.