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sRGB explained simply
What is “sRGB”?
A common colour space widely used for web images and general digital delivery.
- 01Edited master
- 02Convert to sRGB
- 03Browser check
How do you use sRGB practically?
A small exercise
Export a website image converted to sRGB with its profile embedded. Check it in the browser and your colour-managed editor.
- Make a starting version and keep it so you can compare fairly.
- Try the change in the exercise. Keep unrelated choices steady where the exercise allows.
- Compare the result at the size your viewer will actually see. Write down what changed and whether it helped.
How does sRGB solve a problem?
It offers a practical standard for many online audiences and ordinary screens.
What can go wrong?
Assigning sRGB is different from converting to it. Confirm the export settings rather than only changing a label.
How do you turn the idea into a useful solution?
Start with the specific problem in your image or brief, try the exercise, and keep the version that meets that need. If the result is worse, return to the starting version and change one choice at a time.
Quick check: can you explain the three ideas in the diagram?
Edited master → Convert to sRGB → Browser check. Explain how each relates to the exercise. Then compare the starting version with your result and choose the one that meets your brief.
Related video lesson
Photo editing — Adobe
This related lesson gives wider context for the topic. Camera menus and software versions may differ from yours.
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