Comments on: How to Add ICC Profiles In GIMP

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 18:41:21 +0000

If I am shooting in RAW using Adobe RGB, and have calibrated my monitor would I need to enter my calibration icc code into the GIMP color management tab, or would I use the AdobeRGB1998.icc file as my color space for working? Still trying to understand this. Thanks!

By: Craig Miller

Craig Miller — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:17:17 +0000

Hah! Here I am googling around for Linux ICC info and I wind up on your article. Nicely done Peter.

By: gnohz

gnohz — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:43:51 +0000

Thank you for the information. I was searching on how to preserve colours on my images shot with Adobe RGB If I save my Adobe RGB images in GIMP with the Adobe ICC profile, but send them to a printer which uses RGB, will there be a significant difference in the colours in the output?
Thanks

By: Angela Poovey

Angela Poovey — Sun, 09 May 2010 20:31:14 +0000

I enjoyed reading this article and did download the Adobe RGB 1998 as you suggested. However, I am wondering if GIMP embeds the color profile in an image so that when I email the image, the person can see that the color profile is Adobe 1998…is this possible? I am a newbie with this stuff and am trying to figure it out. Thanks!

By: Antonio

Antonio — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:11:40 +0000

Thanks for the tips. Do you know if selecting a CMYK profile will then allow me to save valid CMYK files?

By: Barry

Barry — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:00:24 +0000

Hello: I’ve been finding the tutorials very useful so first off thanks for doing that. But I guess I’m replying here because I’m starting to scratch my head and don’t really know where else to go, but I’m trying to figure out how to use the icc profile from my local digital print shop such that a collage that I’ve put together in GIMP using the default sRGB colour space will look the same by the time it’s printed. As it is, they come back form the printer much darker and a bit redder I would say. I have been able to do some calibration of my monitor such that I believe my monitor is at least good enough, and for the sake of argument let’s assume it is correctly set up. I guess I haven’t come across anywhere that seems to give me a good step by step guide on how to do this, though I am certain it must be possible.

I have found posts elsewhere that seemed to suggest (though I wouldn’t say conclusive) that GIMP can’t actually do that, though it can use the printer ICC profiles to do soft proof simulations of how they will come out, and I’ve also found references to a cira 2001 GIMP plugin that claims to maybe do that.

I guess I’m maybe hoping might be able to say for certain if GIMP can or cannot do what I seem, if so how to do it, and if not perhaps other ways to do it.

Thanks for any help,
Barry

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:43:04 +0000

@Leah
I’m afraid there’s a lot more to it than just changing the workspace which is what the RGB profiles are. You will also need to calibrate your monitor using a colorimeter which will ensure a greater degree of colour accuracy between monitor and printer. You will then also need to profile your printer to take into consideration manufacturing differences, the inks and paper you use, You will need a different printer profile for each type of paper you use.

After all that you might get a print the approximates the image you created on screen.

By: DM|ZE

DM|ZE — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:37:28 +0000

I downloaded the windows files and used them on linux as Shwaa suggested, they seem to work fine.

By: Duck Dodgers

Duck Dodgers — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 01:41:03 +0000

Couldn’t find the Linux profiles, so downloaded the Windows files…they are not text files, they are binaries.

Soooo, anyone know where to find a profile that’s compatible with Linux?

By: Leah

Leah — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 18:05:47 +0000

thank you! I was wondering why the beautiful green I used in a graphic didn’t print the way it looked on my screen – I’ll try a new color profile & see if that helps.