e-sRGB?

[Walter Soyka]

[Kevin Camin] “What is e-sRGB? My initial Google searches have been lackluster. So I was hoping someone here could share if they ever use this color space?”

I wasn’t familiar with e-sRGB, so I looked it up, too. As best I can tell, it’s based on sRGB, with an extended gamut to allow encoding colors that fall outside the reproducible range on a standard computer monitor. My guess is that it’s an effort to make sRGB a bit more print-friendly, but I don’t know how it compares to Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB or why it might be preferable to either of those spaces in a color-managed system.

It might make a nice working space in AE, since it’s larger than sRGB, but I wouldn’t output with it unless specifically requested.

I’m sorry I’m not more familiar with it, so I can’t give you a more thorough response. I do hope this helps a bit.

Walter Soyka
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[Kevin Camin]

Thanks, Walter. Yeah, I’ll steer clear unless requested.

Best regards,

Kevin Camin