Thank you for the Tutorial. If sending the file out for print, do I just export the virtual copy and advise the printer of the rendering intent used with the specific ICC profile?
Good question, there is a lot of confusion around external printers. Generally you need the printer to confirm what color space they need and what type of file for export. You should expect to provide the file in one of the larger color spaces, Adobe RGB or P3. If the lab provides you an ICC profile then use that for soft proofing and yes, send the soft proofed version of the file. If they don't provide an ICC profile, ie a color space only then they will use their own process to get the best print possible, so your soft proofed version will make little difference.
Yes, you can work on a virtual copy of the RAW, but my experience was that the before/after button in PhotoLab toggles between the unprocessed image and the proof. You need to compare the proof with the process image in order to know what values you need to tweak. I've posted on the DxO forum to see if there's a way to change the default setting.
@@stefanmarch My bad! Yes, the dropdown is next to the Split Screen Compare button and whichever setting you choose is also applied to the Quick Compare button. Thanks for pointing this out.
This is a great walk though of the process of printing with DxO PhotoLab7 well done Chris
Thanks, Michael - as somebody who has struggled with printing for years, soft proofing was a revelation!
Thanks a lot. Your video tutorials are great and extremely useful 🙂
Thank you, that's great to hear!
Thank you for the Tutorial. If sending the file out for print, do I just export the virtual copy and advise the printer of the rendering intent used with the specific ICC profile?
Good question, there is a lot of confusion around external printers. Generally you need the printer to confirm what color space they need and what type of file for export. You should expect to provide the file in one of the larger color spaces, Adobe RGB or P3. If the lab provides you an ICC profile then use that for soft proofing and yes, send the soft proofed version of the file. If they don't provide an ICC profile, ie a color space only then they will use their own process to get the best print possible, so your soft proofed version will make little difference.
@@chriswright.photography Thank you for your input/
Thanks for demystifying this. Just one question, is it necessary to create a tif? Could i just work on a virtual copy of the raw.
Yes, you can work on a virtual copy of the RAW, but my experience was that the before/after button in PhotoLab toggles between the unprocessed image and the proof. You need to compare the proof with the process image in order to know what values you need to tweak. I've posted on the DxO forum to see if there's a way to change the default setting.
@@chriswright.photography If you click the dropdown alongside Compare you can select to compare against the processed master copy.
@@stefanmarch My bad! Yes, the dropdown is next to the Split Screen Compare button and whichever setting you choose is also applied to the Quick Compare button. Thanks for pointing this out.