Build custom camera profiles for use in Capture One or Canon DPP by combining the ColorChecker Digital SG target together with free X-Rite ColorChecker Camera Calibration software. You’ll get accurate color at capture based on specific lighting, camera and lens combination during any given shoot, saving valuable time in edit. It is long overdue for Capture one to have a color workflow that seamlessly incorporates X-rites color management products without having to leave the application. DaVinci Resolve is a great example of how this could be perfectly implemented.
Hi and welcome back.
I use the X-Rite Color Checker Passport for all of my work: Sometimes I forget to pull it out of my bag, though.
The X-Rite is really made to be used with Adobe Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop for instant DNG profiling of your file for drag-and-drop color correction.
For me, though, I use Capture One, which uses ICC profiles for file color, so I’m excluded from using the DNG profiling. But, I discovered that if you are using Capture One, all you need to do is photograph the Munsell Color Target and use the Auto Color Correction button to have the software completely correct the file.
This, for me, is great news as I love Capture One and now can utilize the X-Rite as you Adobe users do.
Here’s what I mean. First I take a custom white balance off the neutral target:
Gprinter others driver. Then I photograph the target and bring that into Capture One as well:
Then I hit the A for Auto Adjust in Capture One and get a corrected image. If you compare the two closely, you’ll see how contrast and color have been improved in the adjusted photo. After that, I just copy and paste my adjustments to my photos and I’m done: Color Correction made easy!
In the above photo, the blacks, whites, and colors are fuller and have more contrast than the original.
That’s the way I do it in Capture One. The effect is the same in Adobe products, you just need to make a DNG file and calibrate it for the software and away you go.
The X-Rite Color Checker Passport: I won’t leave home without it.
Till next time, happy shooting.
According to X-Rite, Capture One users can now create custom ICC camera profiles with new public beta software.
“Creating ICC profiles is simple as 1, 2, 3!
1. Photograph a ColorChecker Passport or any ColorChecker Classic in raw file format.
2. Process the TIFF file in Capture One using the recommended settings.
3. Use Camera Calibration software v1.2 to create your custom ICC camera profile for use in Capture One. Quit and reopen Capture One.
X Rite Colorchecker Capture One
Your newly created ICC camera profile is now available and ready to use based on your specific camera and lens combination during your shooting session.”