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How do I "embed a profile"?

  • May 5, 2019
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I have large quantities of scanned photo files I need to clean up - remove dust & scratches, straighten, correct color casts. Pretty straightforward. Some of them appear to have profiles attached, some do not. The person I'm working for requested that I give him my output as "flat 16B Tiffs with the Fogra39 profile embedded". I don't really understand what that means - can you tell me how to embed a profile? I know that Forgra39 is a CMYK profile. What if the file I'm opening already has something else identified as the CMYK profile - how do I change it?

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    Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler
    What if the file I'm opening already has something else identified as the CMYK profile - how do I change it?

    Edit > Convert to Profile

    But … it seems somewhat unorthodox that your customer requires CMYK-images at all and 16bit to boot.

    So maybe try to get them to clarify their needs, check if they are in accord with their print provider.

    And if you start with an RGB image do your edits on that layered RGB file, keep it and create the separated file as a copy.

    If the file you start with is already CMYK you might as well keep and edit it thusly unless the color corrections are very involved.

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    josephlavine
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    josephlavineCommunity Expert
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    May 5, 2019

    Adding on to what has already been mentioned...

    Because you mentioned that you have large quantities, I suggest, along with the above information, that you build an Action and then Batch Process the files so that you can easily convert all images at once.

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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      May 5, 2019

      And when saving make sure to embed the profile.

      D Fosse
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      D FosseCommunity Expert
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      May 5, 2019

      As long as they clearly identify the CMYK profile, in this case FOGRA39, that's fine. If they didn't know what they were doing, they'd probably just ask for unspecified "CMYK".

      I suspect they want 16 bit files just in case they need to do some small final adjustments.

      A normal "Save As" in Photoshop will embed the profile, as long as there is one already. If there isn't, if the file is "untagged", you need to Edit > Assign Profile, and work from there. If there is, but it's the wrong one, Convert.

      To make this easier, set up the notification area to show color profile:

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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      May 5, 2019
      What if the file I'm opening already has something else identified as the CMYK profile - how do I change it?

      Edit > Convert to Profile

      But … it seems somewhat unorthodox that your customer requires CMYK-images at all and 16bit to boot.

      So maybe try to get them to clarify their needs, check if they are in accord with their print provider.

      And if you start with an RGB image do your edits on that layered RGB file, keep it and create the separated file as a copy.

      If the file you start with is already CMYK you might as well keep and edit it thusly unless the color corrections are very involved.

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