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Profiles for B&W (Grayscale) Images - which to use?

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From: Codebreaker
Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:16

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If I create a B&W image from an RGB source is there a prefered destination profile that should be used? Equally if I create a B&W image from scratch is there a prefered profile. The destination is an Epson R2400.

This question relates to RAW images which when processed in Lightroom and then opened in Photoshop are in the Prophoto colour space, regardless of whether they are RGB or B&W.

The results are very good but does it make sense to have a B&W image with a Prophoto profile?

What does the colour management process do with B&W images?

Thxs
Colin

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