Author Topic: Does iStock still accept Adobe RGB files? (Read 2074 times)

dragonblade · « **on:** September 24, 2023, 19:37 »

I believe in the recent past, iStock accepted both sRGB and Adobe RGB files but I'm not sure if that's the case anymore. I did a search online but couldn't find any info on that. If they still do accept Adobe RGB files, do they display them online correctly so that the colours don't appear flat or dull?

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #1 on:** September 25, 2023, 06:38 »

If you look at the upload guide, it says RGB - no mention of AdobeRGB vs sRGB

https://contributors.gettyimages.com/article/9608?article_id=9608

I have files online that I uploaded in 2009 in AdobeRGB (I only did that while I was exclusive with iStock as no other site handled AdobeRGB correctly) and although they display just fine the watermarked preview is sRGB (I have one I downloaded back then).

You'd probably have to ask them - in the forum perhaps? - but if you upload to multiple sites, why deal with making two versions?

dragonblade · « **Reply #2 on:** September 25, 2023, 07:38 »

Quote from: Jo Ann Snover on September 25, 2023, 06:38

if you upload to multiple sites, why deal with making two versions?

A valid question. Not too long ago, I was foolishly exporting processed Raw files as Adobe RGB. So I have a bunch of these files that are in the Adobe RGB colour space. After that, I exported my photos in sRGB and will likely keep doing that. So if iStock still accepts Adobe RGB, I may as well submit my Adobe RGB files there and use the sRGB versions of the same images for the other agencies (just as a temporary thing.) Once Ive submitted all the Adobe RGB files, I'll go back to using one version (sRGB) for all of the agencies.

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #3 on:** September 25, 2023, 09:57 »

Another option you might consider, if you're comfortable with Actions & batch processing, is to create a Photoshop action to save an sRGB JPEG from your aRGB PSD file and then use Batch (either on a folder on on a set of opened files).

dragonblade · « **Reply #4 on:** September 25, 2023, 10:36 »

To be honest, I find batch processing in Photoshop very awkward and fiddly. I don't mind doing the conversions file by file as there shouldn't be too many Adobe RGB photos. Not a huge number anyway.

Out of curiosity, whereabouts would I find the iStock forum? Ive heard about it but never used it. Is it located on the ESP site?

Jo Ann Snover · « **Reply #5 on:** September 25, 2023, 10:38 »

Yes

https://contributors.gettyimages.com/forum/

You have to be logged in to read it

dragonblade · « **Reply #6 on:** September 25, 2023, 11:14 »

Thank you!

dragonblade · « **Reply #7 on:** September 25, 2023, 21:29 »

I entered the forum last night but for some reason, I can't access it today (from your link.) I am logged in. This time, I'm lead to the home page of the ESP site. And I don't see any link to the forum on this home page.

Edit: Never mind. I managed to get there again.