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translates well to cmyk for of set printing and can also work very well for inkjet
printing. Also, converting ar gb i les to sr gb produces only minor shit s in color. It's
capable of producing rich reds and oranges while maintaining dense blacks. Use ar gb
if you're preparing the i le for printing with ink, or if you don't yet know the ultimate
destination of the i le. h ink of ar gb as the “medium” color space.

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ProPhoto: While not the largest color space ever developed (Google EktaSpace
and Bruce r gb, for example), ProPhoto is the largest of the three standard color
spaces included in Lightroom (though you can use your own color space; see
below). ProPhoto maintains the most vivid saturation of the three popular spaces.
and contains some colors that can't (yet) be reproduced in print, particularly super-
saturated yellows, oranges and reds. ProPhoto encompasses all the colors that can be
captured by a digital camera sensor, plus some colors in the infrared spectrum that
can't be seen by the human eye. In Lightroom, this is the “large” color space.

Choosing color space
If you're exporting to make a master i le to work on in other sot ware use ProPhoto
or Adobe r gb (1998). If exporting for i nal delivery, use the appropriate color space
for that destination.

Using a custom proi le
You can also select your own Export color space by selecting “Other…” from the popup
menu; see Figure 5-9. h is allows you to export i les in any color space available on
your computer and is especially useful when preparing i les for printing by an outside
vendor. If someone provides a custom proi le for you to use, you can add it to the list
here and thus export i les from Lightroom directly to that color space.

Figure 5-9

Ask vendors for their proi les
When sending an image to a lab or service bureau, you need to know how your i le
will be reproduced. Ask them if there is a specii c color space that they want the i le
saved in.