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Title: Work Flow - Captrure One and Qimage Post by: sync007 on April 14, 2022, 06:28:50 PM Hi, my workflow involves Capture One 22 and Qimage Ultimate.
1. I start off opening the raw image and them placing that image into the color space I will be using to edit. For example I will use the Ilford Satin Paper Profile. 2. Then after this soft proofing step I export this image into a tiff file using the Ilford Satin icc profile. 3. I always export my files into a folder I use for prints and then bring them up in Qimage to display them. 4 Do I still want to select the Ilford Satin profile within Qimage before I print, or does this cause any issues. Not sure what the best workflow would be here? Title: Re: Work Flow - Captrure One and Qimage Post by: admin on April 14, 2022, 07:08:08 PM That's a bit unorthodox but it will work. In Qimage, technically you can choose the same Ilford profile as your printer profile or you can select OFF for printer profile: both will produce the same results.
A better way would be to use the original colorspace of the image (the camera profile) but I'm not sure C1 lets you do that. If not, use Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB. That way, you can select the printer profile in Qimage and you won't be just limited to the Ilford paper: any paper profile you select will work. As you are doing it, you're really limited to just the Ilford paper when you print. Regards, Mike Title: Re: Work Flow - Captrure One and Qimage Post by: sync007 on April 14, 2022, 07:33:58 PM There is a profile for my Canon camera it is Adobe 1998 so I could edit the image then export it as Adobe 1998 then select the Ilford icc profile in Qimage and print, however if I want to edit the image in the Capture One and use soft proofing using the Ilford icc color space what do I export it as, this is soooo confusing....
Title: Re: Work Flow - Captrure One and Qimage Post by: admin on April 14, 2022, 08:32:58 PM You can export as Adobe 1998. The soft proofing profile is only there to simulate what it should look like on paper. That should not affect the editing profile. I'm not a fan of soft proof editing. You should be able to get great results just editing so that things look good on your monitor (without soft proofing). Then when you print, the printer profile will take care of any differences.
The only time I resort to editing based on a soft proof is a 1 in 1000 print where I just can't get a certain color to match and I have to make compromises. Soft proofing requires an accurate monitor profile and printer profile and most printers have at least some colors that are beyond the gamut of your monitor: so those cannot be displayed accurately in a soft proof and they can throw off your results. Bottom line: only use a soft proof when you need it... when you see a problem. Mike |