Color Space Conversion

I apologize for asking a question which I suspect has an obvious answer, but

here it is. In CS2, if an image file is in sRGB, does it harm the image in

any way to run a "Convert to Profile" to sRGB? You may wonder why someone

would do this. This is why. Assume I shoot in raw, and process the images in

a color space appropriate for the image's gamut. In some cases this may be

sRGB, or aRGB, or ProPhoto. What I would like to do is adjust each image in

ACR, then run a batch operation on multiple images to add a standard levels

adjustment, sharpen, and save as an sRGB JPEG, so I can quickly generate some

usable JPEGs from my RAW files. However, some of the images may be in aRGB or

ProPhoto, so I will need to add a "Convert to Profile" step to the batch

operation. If the image is already in the sRGB color space, will running

Convert to Profile to sRGB create any issues?

 

Thanks.

no

no. you can also develop your RAW using whatever profile you want, Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB for example. Create your action to do whatever you like without the convert to profile, then when you go in Bridge you will have the coice to select only the image you want, use Image Processor on them and when you save in JPEG, you would be able to apply a sRGB profile, the quality you need and even the size of the image...

I recommend that you always convert your raw files in Adobe RGB or another wide-gamut space, do the post-processing in Photoshop in that space, and then save the finished "master" in that space in a 16-bit lossless format (PSD, TIFF). Then convert a <i>copy</i> of that master to sRGB, reduce it to 8 bits, and save it as a JPEG. That way you retain the full gamut if you want to make prints.