How to install ICC profiles?

How to install custom camera profiles?

When working with Sessions, the ICC profile will be included in the settings files located within the image folder. This ensures that you can move the image folder to another computer – and still have all the necessary components available for viewing the images exactly the same way on the other computer.

If you want to use a custom ICC profile on another computer running Capture One, you can simply import the profile.

Method 1

1. Go to the Color tool tab -> Base Characteristics panel -> ICC Profile.

2. From the drop-down menu choose Import and select your custom camera profile. 

If this option does not work, you can import your custom camera profiles manually as described below.

Method 2

1. Paste your custom camera profile in the folder.

• On a Mac system:
• In the Applications folder, where Capture One is installed, right-click on the application and select Show Package Contents. Then navigate to Contents/Frameworks/AppCore.framework/Versions/A/Resources/Profiles/Input

• On a Windows system:
• Navigate to C:/Program Files/CaptureOne (or Phase One)/Capture One [version]/Color Profiles/DSLR

2. Restart Capture One and go to Color tool tab -> Base Characteristics -> ICC Profile and press Show All from the dropdown menu. Then click on the dropdown menu again and find your custom ICC profile in the camera model list.

NOTE: If you do not follow the naming convention, the ICC profile will still be available but you will need to select it from Other rather than under the camera name.

Create custom camera profiles

How to install ICC profiles for printers or specific output?

Windows

1. In general, ICC profiles are available in zipped packages so that the file is compressed. Unzip the package by double-clicking on it prior to installing as neither the operating system nor Capture One can parse a zipped ICC profile. Right-click on the file and select Extract All. Follow the directions to extract the ICC file to the source folder. 

2. To install the profile, right-click on the ICC profile file and select Install Profile.

3. The profile is now ready to use in Capture One. Quit and re-launch Capture One. Now you can use it as a destination profile for processed files (via the Process Recipe's Basic tab).

4. You can also use it as a printer profile (in the Print dialog, choose the Color Profile option).

Mac

1. Unzip the package with the ICC profile

Typically, ICC profiles are usually available in zipped packages so that the file is compressed. Unzip the package by double-clicking on it prior to installing as neither the operating system nor Capture One can parse a zipped ICC profile.

2. Copy the ICC Profile file

Click on the profile file to highlight it, then select Edit -> Copy to copy it.

3. Paste the file to the Profiles directory on macOS

Open Finder, then select Go > Go To Folder.

In the resulting dialog, type "~/Library/ColorSync/Profiles" (without quotes).

Select Edit > Paste Item to insert the previously copied file to the Profiles folder

If you are asked to enter your user name and password, simply enter it and proceed.

4. Restart Capture One

As Capture One parses these folders for usable profiles when launched, it is necessary to re-launch Capture One so that the new profile is visible to the application and the changes take effect. The new profile can now be used as a Proof Profile which can be accessed via View -> Proof Profile.

The same goes for the destination profile for the processed file which is set in Output tool tab -> Process Recipe -> Basic tab or as a printer profile by going to File -> Print... -> Printer -> Color Profile.

If the profile does not appear on the list, make sure that the file is present in the Profiles (macOS) / Color Profiles (Windows) folder.