Andrew Rodney Color Management article -- Photoshop User Dec. 07

[DavidTO]

We're lucky enough on this forum to have Andrew Rodney as a frequent contributor.

And Andrew wrote a great introductory article about Color Management in the current issue of Photoshop User. Get yourself a copy, you won't be sorry.

And, now that I'm done lauding Andrew, I'm going to point out the funniest line in the article:

"Some wavelengths of light energy fall out outside this plot and we can't see them because they're invisible."


We can't see them because they're invisible. They're invisible because we can't see them. We can't see them because we can't see them.

:dunno



:thumb Read the article.

[Icebear]

We can't see them because we can't see them.

:dunno

:thumb Read the article.

Works for me!

[pathfinder]

This stuff is hard, and some of us need more explanation than others, Dave.....:D

[wxwax]

We can't see them because they're invisible. They're invisible because we can't see them. We can't see them because we can't see them.

The egg.

No, wait.

The chicken.

Right?

[LAB.rat]

It must be his secret admiration for the writing style of Dan Margulis... :D:rofl

[Duffy Pratt]

It's quite shortsighted to be working in color spaces that are limited to the visual spectrum. Who knows where human evolution will take us in the next 1-5 million years. If your camera can capture invisible data, you really should take all the steps you can to preserve it, in case you might need it some time later.

Duffy

[arodney]

Thanks, but I did screw up on the last screen dump showing the Print dialog. It is set for Adobe RGB (1998) which no one would do, (bad dog). It should be set for some print profile. But that's life. I figure I'd fess up before some 8-bit low working space gamut user who can't understand Raw processing nails me <g>

[arodney]

It must be his secret admiration for the writing style of Dan Margulis... :D:rofl

That issue is only 142 pages, I didn't possibly have enough space to digress outside the realm of the topic and keep that kind of style <g>

"Before talking about invisible colors we can't see, lets recall the story of Goldilocks and the three bears. You'll recall, one bear ...."

Never mind. I don't get paid by the page so there's no reason to go there. Better to stick to the topic. That's my style ;-)

[arodney]

If your camera can capture invisible data, you really should take all the steps you can to preserve it, in case you might need it some time later.


Actually, some cameras do!

[Andy]

Andrew, congrats on this, great piece, well written :D

Also at your work at PhotoPlus.

We're lucky to have you around here!