How to Convert SRGB to RGB

Adobe RGB and sRGB are two different "red/green/blue" color profiles; Adobe RGB is a proprietary color profile from Adobe, while sRGB is the standard RGB profile created in 1996. Adobe RGB has duller colors than sRGB, and, as a result, produces darker and duller prints than photographs saved with the sRGB color profile. You can convert your Adobe RGB images to the sRGB color profile before printing them out for higher-quality photos.

Instructions

GIMP

1. Open the image in GIMP, a graphics editing program, by clicking "File," then "Open" and selecting the image.

2. Click "Image," then "Mode." Select "Convert to Color Profile." Select "sRGB" from the drop-down menu in the box that appears. Click "OK."

3. Press "Ctrl" and "S" to save the image with the new color profile.

Photoshop

1. Open Adobe Photoshop. Click "File," then "Open." Select the image you want to convert, then press "Enter."

2. Click "Edit," then "Convert to Profile." Select "sRGB," then press "Enter."

3. Press "Ctrl" and "S" to save the image.

References

• Ken Rockwell: sRGB vs. Adobe RGB

Resources

• Photoshop
• GIMP