Changing Color Profiles

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Changing Color Profiles

Corel Painter is an RGB-based program that lets you to assign different RGB color profiles to documents. You can also convert the color profile of a document to a new color profile. A color profile contains the data that the color management system requires to translate colors from one color space to another. The default color profile for Corel Painter is sRGB IEC61966-2-1 noBPC, but you can choose from a list of Standard ICC color profiles. In addition, if you have color profiles installed on your computer, Corel Painter includes them in the list of available color profiles.

Assigning or Removing Color Profiles

You can change the appearance of a document by assigning a new color profile. When you assign a new profile, the color values, or numbers, in the document do not change. When you enable color management and display a document, the colors in the document represent an interpretation of the assigned color profile. For more information, see Should I assign or convert color profiles?.

You can also remove an assigned color profile from a document. In other words, color management is no longer applied to the document. The color values are retained, however.

To assign or remove a color profile

Choose Canvas

Assign Profile.

Enable one of the following color profile options:

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Use Default RGB Profile — applies the default RGB profile to the document

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Use Profile — applies a color profile to the document but does not convert the original colors. If you enable this option, you must choose a color profile.

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Do Not Color Manage — retains the color values without associating them with a color profile

You can also assign a color profile from the Navigator panel by clicking the Open Navigator Settings button

, clicking Color Management, and choosing Assign Profile.

Converting Color Profiles

Corel Painter lets you convert the color profile of a document to another color profile. Converting a color profile differs from assigning a color profile, which involves only the translation of one color profile to another and affects only the display of color. When you convert one color profile to another, the color values in the document are irreversibly changed. For more information, see Should I assign or convert color profiles?.

Corel Painter also lets you choose the color management engine that is used for converting color profiles. The color management engine, also known as a color management module (CMM), uses the information in the color profiles to translate the color values. The resulting translation of the color values may differ, depending on the color management engine.

In addition, you can flatten images when converting color profiles. Flattening images drops all the layers onto the background canvas.

To convert a color profile

Choose Canvas

Convert To Profile.

Choose a new color profile from the New Color Profile list box.


You can also
Choose a color engine	Choose a color engine from the Color Engine list box.
Choose a rendering intent	Choose a rendering intent from the Rendering Intent list box.
Flatten all layers in the image	Enable the Flatten Image option.

You can also convert the color profile from the Navigator panel by clicking the Open Navigator Settings button

, clicking Color Management, and choosing Convert To Profile.

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