P: Add color target profiling to Camera RAW panel
Please add a color profiling step to the Camera RAW processing panel. This would consist of a step wherein a reference image with a color target (Calibrite, SpyderColor, etc) is selected, and the color swatches designated by the user or automatic detection. The corrected color profile could then be easily applied to the complete set of images being processed.
For example: I work in product photography, and we struggle to get colors to stay consistent between cameras, lenses, strobe, and room variation. Currently there is an intensely manual process to color-match images of the same product shot on different sets. The ability to correct these variations with a common color checker target would be extremely helpful.
In the video world, these features are becoming commonplace in the color grading process: matching two cameras is becoming as simple as shooting them both at the same target, and making an automated correction, after which the colorist can edit from a common starting point. See: https://www.premiumbeat.com/blog/davinci-resolve-tip-using-a-color-chart-to-match-your-shots/
Currently, it is extremely difficult and time-consuming to use the third-party apps to generate a calibration sidecar file, import it, and keep track of these files. Integrating the color target calibration process as a single step in Camera RAW would allow large batches of images to be processed quickly to a more color-accurate starting point for retouching, and would be enormously helpful for anyone matching colors from different locations or multiple cameras.
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