Quick Start: Creating a Profile and Processing Pictures

Before you begin:

Make sure to include the GretagMacbeth ColorChecker target in one of your shots, photographed with the same setup, lighting and exposure as the other photos you wish to process. Note that the ColorChecker need not be perfectly square and level in your picture, but it should be under the main lighting and roughly in the same plane as the most important main subject in your picture series.

  1. Launch ImageMapper and check or adjust the Preferences, if necessary. In particular, check that the Default input pop-up menu in the Preferences reflects the type of color your camera produces, such as sRGB or (in some cases) Adobe RGB (1998). Click OK.
  2. Select File > New Camera Profile...
  3. The Input Profile Assistant will display a Welcome screen. Click Next.
  4. On the next screen, click Browse..., and navigate to a folder of pictures which also includes a shot containing the ColorChecker target. Select the picture with the ColorChecker target. Draw a loose box (marquee) around the target. Click Next.
  5. The Input Profile Assistant will automatically locate the target and the patches that it uses to calculate the new input profile. Click Next.
  6. The Input Profile Assistant displays a progress bar as it calculates the new profile. Click Next.
  7. On the final screen, the Assistant will show you what the picture will look like with the new profile applied. Enter a meaningful description for your profile in the New profile description field (or accept the default description that ImageMapper provides).
  8. To save the profile to disk, make sure the Save profile to disk option is checked. To also apply the profile to a batch of pictures, check the box labeled Process the other pictures in the input folder to:, and make sure the correct destination profile is selected in the pop-up menu.
  9. Click Finish.
  10. In the Save the New Profile dialog box, enter a name and location for storing for the new profile. Click Save.
  11. In the Create a New Folder and Process Images dialog box, enter a name and location for the folder that will contain your processed pictures.

A progress bar will appear, indicating that your pictures are being processed.

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