Using our specifically calibrated Fuji Frontier color profile will help ensure that the images you see on your screen when editing your pictures match the prints that our produced on our Fuji Froniter printer. For our profile to work, you need an accurately calibrated and profiled monitor. The goal of printer profiles is to match your prints to your monitor. If the condition of your monitor is not known accurately, there is nothing to match the prints to. The viewing condition for the prints is also critical. Our profile is built for print viewing under industry standard D50 (~5000°K) illumination.

Profile for Windows & Mac OS X >

Profile for Mac OS 9 >


Installation Instructions:

  • Mac OS X: Storing profiles in /Library/ColorSync/Profiles allows all users to use them. An alternative area, for users without Admin privileges, is /Users/<username>/Library/ColorSync/Profiles — any profiles stored here are available only to the current user.
  • Mac OS 9.x: System Folder:ColorSync Profiles
  • Windows XP: \Windows\system32\spool\drivers\color
    • The easiest way to install a profile in Windows XP is to right click on the profile and select "install profile". Windows copies the profile to the correct directory automatically.
    • Important note: If you are replacing a profile in Windows XP, the above shortcut does not work. The profiles must be manually copied to the correct directory for the original profile to be replaced.
  • Windows NT/2000: \Winnt\system32\spool\drivers\color
    • See above note for installing profiles in Windows XP - the same technique works in Windows 2000.
  • Windows 98/ME: \Windows\System\Color

Using our Profile:

When you first use the profile, experiment with the rendering options in Photoshop's Soft Proofing. For most images, Relative Colorimetric rendering produces superior results. For some images, however, Perceptual or Saturation rendering will be markedly better. These will likely be shots with significant shadow details where a slight lightening of the entire print is acceptable. Also, images with areas of highly saturated color (e.g. a field of wildflowers) often benefit from Perceptual or Saturation rendering. If you see banding in a soft proof of saturated colors in Relative Colorimetric mode, toggle to one of the other options. The Saturation color tables are similar to Perceptual rendering, but biased towards maintaining color saturation and clean primary colors. After reviewing a handful of photos, you will get a feel for which rendering intent best complements the image content.

Full details on using color profiles, including an example workflow and a list of software that support color profiles, are available from Dry Creek Photo.

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