Why FF converts all the images to sRGB color space WITHOUT asking?

BE AWARE FROM THIS IF YOU USE THE STANDALONE VERSION OF FF DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN USING FF AS A PLUGIN

From my point of view, this is VERY BAD, that FF does NOT tell you that it will convert your image to sRGB without asking or telling you about it

What I mean is that they should tell you that it will be converted, so you know about it, and do not get a surprise when you see that it has been converted, and do not what happened, and If you find that you have problems with colors and quality maybe could be this reason without knowing that FF did convert the color space

With my digital camera I take photos in Adobe RGB color space, and I did not know that FF has been converting all the results I have done before to sRGB because I use FF mainly as standalone and not as plugin.

Making some tests for this other thread wh ere is told that FF will convert all your images to 72dpi/ppi

FF Killing Resolution

I have found something bad that I did not know.

Why FF converts all the images that are saved directly (from the File-->Save or Save As) to sRGB color space WITHOUT asking first if you WANT to change the original color space embedded in the original image?


I think and suposse that this it may be because FF does not support other color spaces, BUT this is not true, as it keeps the color space IF you do not save the result from FF and use the "Apply" instead using a host software to apply the filter to the image AND will keep the original colorspace.

As FF does NOT tell you anywhere that when saving directly it WILL change it for sRGB in the way he think best and will then also change the original colors and the hues and quality without you knowing it.

This could be a big problem if you have an image with another color space, and then you apply a FF filter, save the result and give to someone else THINKING that it keeps the same color space as the original source BUT IS WRONG, as FF will convert it to sRGB unless you use FF as a plugin and apply the filter instead of saving it from FF

TEST I MADE

I used the FF plugin version and using Photoshop I made 2 images from the filter, I saved one version directly from FF plugin and then after I clicked on "Apply" so the filter was applied to the image in the host software. The saved from FF was at 72 dpi/ppi, and the applied to host kept the 300dpi/ppi

WHAT I FOUND was a slighty change in colors between both versions, and I wondered why and discovered that the image that I applied the FF filter instead of saving kept the original color space and the one saved directly from FF has been converted without notice to sRGB!!!!

TO AVOID FF CONVERTING YOUR IMAGES USE IT AS A PLUGIN AND DO NOT SAVE THE IMAGE FROM FF DIRECTLY APPLY THEM TO THE ORIGINAL SOURCE IN THE HOST SOFTWARE

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BE AWARE photographers that use Adobe RGB and printers that use CMYK!!