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sRGB (gamma 2.2)
This RGB profile is used in the majority of Windows monitors.
It closely resembles the RGB commonly used in color televi-
sion, and is also used in the digital television broadcasting sys-
tem that is on its way to becoming the industry standard in the
United States of America. Software and hardware manufactur-
ers use it as a default color profile and guarantee operation
when it used. It is also on its way to becoming the standard for
images on the web. This profile is suited to users who plan to
use their digital images "as is," without editing or printing them.
It however suffers from the drawback of a narrow gamut with a
limited area available for reproducing blues. The corresponding
RGB setting in Photoshop 5.0 is "sRGB."
Bruce RGB (gamma 2.2)
This color profile attempts to expand on the ColorMatch RGB
gamut by defining the chromaticity for G as lying between the
values for G in the Adobe RGB and ColorMatch color-space
profiles. It was proposed by Bruce Fraser, who claims that it
includes most of the colors in the SWOP CMYK gamut. It is
not provided in the standard install of Photoshop 5.0, but can be
selected as the RGB color-space profile for Photoshop by im-
porting the profile "NkBruce.icm".
Reference: Preferences
NTSC (1953) (gamma 2.2)
This is the color space for video defined by the National Televi-
sion Standards Committee (NTSC) in 1953 and used in early
color televisions. This color space is also used in some Far-East
newspaper and printing organizations. The corresponding RGB
setting in Photoshop 5.0 is "NTSC (1953)."
Adobe RGB (1988) (gamma 2.2)
A color-space profile defined in Photoshop 5.0. It has a wider
gamut than sRGB and includes the colors found in most CMYK
gamuts, making it suitable for users involved in desktop publish-
ing. The corresponding RGB setting in Photoshop 5.0 is "Adobe
RGB (1988)."
CIE RGB (gamma 2.2)
A video color-space profile established by the CIE. While it
boasts a fairly wide gamut, it suffers from the drawback that the
area devoted to the reproduction of cyan is relatively small. The
corresponding RGB setting in Photoshop 5.0 is "CIE RGB."
Wide Gamut RGB (gamma 2.2)
This color-space profile, designed by Adobe, incorporates most
of the visible colors. This however has the consequence that
most of the colors it can express can not be reproduced on
standard monitors and printers. The corresponding RGB set-
ting in Photoshop 5.0 is "Wide Gamut RGB."
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