Capture One allows you to save your color edits into an ICC profile, you can reuse for photos with similar needs for color adjustments. Select the ICC profiles in the Base Characteristics tool, or when you shoot tethered in the Capture tool tab in the Next Capture Adjustments tool.
Capture One automatically assigns the ICC profile of Fuji X-Pro 2 Generic. That's fine but when I apply 1style's Film pack Provia profile, the output isn't as accurate. I imagine that the colour profile of the pack will be different depending on selected ICC profile - so while the film packs adjustments are the same, the colour output will be. After copying the ICC profile(s), Capture One must be restarted to load in the new profiles. Usage The new profiles will are found in the Other section of the ICC Profile dropdown box.
A unique feature for Capture One Pro 6 is the ability to create custom camera ICC profiles.
In Capture One Pro 6, you can make advanced color corrections on RAW or JPEG images. As with any tool in Capture One, you can save your corrections from the Color Editor tool as a Preset for easy reuse the next time you have a similar image in need of color corrections. But any color correction done in the Color Editor can also be saved as a camera ICC profile.
This is very convenient as the created ICC profiles can be selected directly in the Base Characteristics tool or in the Capture tool tab in the Next Capture Adjustments tool when you shoot tethered.
If you, for instance, are photographing food, you often want the food to look nice and more colorful than it really does. Use the Color Editor to tweak the colors and save the result as an ICC profile. The next time you shoot food tethered, just select the desired food ICC profile to correct the colors as you shoot.
The left image shows the colors from the default ICC profile for the camera. The soft cool light doesn’t give the apple a very appealing color. The right image was shot using the special ICC profile made for this particular lighting condition.
How to create a custom ICC profile for your camera
I open the Color Editor and start in the Basic tab to add some global saturation. The saturation slider in the Basic tab is safer to use as it is specifically designed to prevent oversaturation of the colors. Then I move on to the Advanced tab where I use the color correction picker to select the color of the green apple and push the saturation, hue and lightness until I get a fresh looking green color. When satisfied I save my corrections as a Color Editor Preset. This step is not essential, but it is easier if I need to iterate my color edits.
To create an ICC profile I simply click on the Action menu for the Color Editor tool and chose “Save as ICC profile” as shown below.
ICC profile naming
When creating a new ICC profile it is important to use the right naming convention to ensure that the profile will show up in the drop down menu for the used camera.
By default Capture One suggest a name consisting of
1) Unique camera model name
2) “-“
3) “color corrected” (This is the only part which can be changed)
The application uses the unique camera model name and the “-“ to match the ICC profile with the right camera model.
The last part of the name should be changed to a meaningful description of the profile.
In the example above, I save my Color Edits made on an image from a Canon EOS 5D camera changing the name to a meaningful one:
Next time I shoot tethered I can select this ICC profile directly in the Capture Tool tab in the Next Capture Adjustments tool. By doing this, I ensure that every new shot will show the colors exactly as I want them.
The Image Quality Professor
The digital pioneer, Niels V. Knudsen, is Phase One’s Image Quality Professor and founder of the IQP blog. Moreover, he is responsible for breakthrough advancements in image quality both in Phase One’s medium format camera systems and in Capture One Pro.
When I first made the shift to Sony, one of the concerns I had was about the loss of Fujifilm’s Classic Chrome, one of my favourite film simulations and probably the only one I use on a regular basis. It wasn’t a show stopper, but I really like the subdued colours for days where I am shooting in midday sun and can’t avoid it.
Fortunately, moving to Sony doesn’t mean the end of Classic Chrome, or many of the other simulations, which can be replicated in some form. Obviously it’s not a perfect science, but I thought I would would put out something so other people don’t don’t through the process as well:
Lightroom – Classic Chrome
I’ve built a Classic Chrome Profile for the A7iii. I took an existing attempt for an X-T1 and modified it to the A7iii and this is the result. It’s probably not perfect but I think it’s fairly close, and more importantly, it’s free:
If you want to try this, download the following file and import it into the profiles area:
You will have to restart Lightroom to get it to appear. It should appear under the Profiles and you can add it to your favorites.
Lightroom – Kodachrome 24 and 64
As an alternative, I discovered a lightroom plugin that gives you this at a cost through https://www.gavingough.com/store/kodachrome
This is what the 24 looks like which is closer to the Fujifilm Classic Chrome
This is what the 64 looks like, which is a little more contrasty
As an alternative, I took an existing attempt I found for an X-T1 and modified it to the A7iii and this is the result:
If you want to try this, download the following file and import it into the profiles area:
Capture One – All the Fujifilm Simulations
Capture One Export Icc Profile
There are two options for Capture One.
The free option
I found the first Capture One version by accident. Many moons ago, I was using an old Fujifilm X-E2S which didn’t have Fujifilm Classic Chrome, so I discovered a link which allowed me to use the X-T1 developer Classic Chrome. I didn’t create the presets, they came from this thread. You can download the presets from this thread.
To import the presets, use this information
Once you have them loaded, they should appear under the X-T1 but can be applied to any file
This is the Sony A7iii standard one
This is Classic Chrome
Capture One Icc Profiles Import
And finally this is Acros Red if that’s of interest
The paid option
The second I found while I was investigating ways of improving the colour output. He indicates he has built colour correct profiles for all of the Fujifilm film simulations but I have yet to validate whether that is correct. I do think his classic chrome rendition is better however.
He also offers options for Adobe Lightroom but I can’t validate whether these are any good.
Capture One Icc Profiles Sony
Overall I think to date his are far better versions of Classic Chrome but I want to do more side by side tests with a fellow Fujifilm user in future to test.
Again, the standard Sony one
This is Giuseppe’s Classic Chrome (crops are a little different but same photo)