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p.6 #1 · p.6 #1 · Updated: Cobalt Image color Profiles Tested on Sony and Canon


Fred Miranda wrote:
Why is this discontinued? Does X-rite offers a replacement?
https://www.xritephoto.com/colortrue

I remember using this before and it was very limited with Android as it could only apply the color correction with their viewing app not on a global setting due to what they say were Android OS limitations.
You could hunt for the apk but at least from my experience with it, I didnt care for it too much.
Jun 06, 2021 at 08:39 AM
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p.6 #2 · p.6 #2 · Updated: Cobalt Image color Profiles Tested on Sony and Canon


On iOS was more advanced than Android.
I did a calibration between 2 monitors Home, one iMac 27 in the office, my laptop screen and the iPad pro and was great.

Why the average level is always going to the bottom? Somewhere I did read the software was useless because the iOS screen (iPad and iPhone) are very well calibrated by default.......
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Jun 06, 2021 at 09:14 AM
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p.6 #3 · p.6 #3 · Updated: Cobalt Image color Profiles Tested on Sony and Canon


Any suggestions for red clipping/low red saturation issues? I've got the regular DNG Basic Pack and the Cobalt Smart pack, but nothing looks right:



If anything, Portrait is the closest to being normal in all ways, but it shifts a lot of other colors and tones around in the process, similar to a hint of orange and teal look. Adobe and RNI are right behind, with less shifted colors, but still not accurate. The rest tend to either shift to yellow when close to clipping, or have nasty banding at a certain point.

I usually use Neutral for everything for color accuracy, but haven't really encountered a bright red until recently. This red is actually slightly orange like a tomato, but I've experienced the same issue with pure red hummingbird feeders:



Upping the saturation on Neutral, either globally, with HSL sliders, or with an adjustment brush, doesn't solve the issue, as saturation only increases slightly, and other artifacts start popping up. Suggestions?
Jun 19, 2021 at 09:04 AM
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p.6 #4 · p.6 #4 · Updated: Cobalt Image color Profiles Tested on Sony and Canon


BlueBomberTurbo wrote:
Any suggestions for red clipping/low red saturation issues? I've got the regular DNG Basic Pack and the Cobalt Smart pack, but nothing looks right:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51257803059_050141f43a_o.jpg

If anything, Portrait is the closest to being normal in all ways, but it shifts a lot of other colors and tones around in the process, similar to a hint of orange and teal look. Adobe and RNI are right behind, with less shifted colors, but still not accurate. The rest tend to either shift to yellow when close to clipping, or have nasty banding at a certain point.

I usually use Neutral for everything for color...Show more →

I find that the profiles that give you a flatter image gives you more flexibility in post. I wouldn't expect it to look right out of the gate. If you're only in Lightroom, then I suggest going into the Calibration sliders and upping the saturation there as a first step before going into the HSL and basic saturation adjustments.

I do all of my color refinements in Photoshop, and I find there is plenty to recover when using the Cobalt profiles. Note that I'm using the A7RIV.
Jun 19, 2021 at 12:04 PM
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Hodie wrote:
I find that the profiles that give you a flatter image gives you more flexibility in post. I wouldn't expect it to look right out of the gate. If you're only in Lightroom, then I suggest going into the Calibration sliders and upping the saturation there as a first step before going into the HSL and basic saturation adjustments.

I do all of my color refinements in Photoshop, and I find there is plenty to recover when using the Cobalt profiles. Note that I'm using the A7RIV.

Correct. I do a bit of editing to make things look better, and images have looked fine, properly saturated, all work done in ACR, until these. You can see in the hummingbird image how saturated everything else is besides the red feeder. The Standard and Neutral Cobalt profiles are just slightly less saturated overall vs Adobe Color, with a little bit less contrast, but a similar overall tone curve, so it's no big change to edit with them vs Adobe's profile. But the red stands out as the one thing that's way off vs everything else that's quite realistic.


Jun 19, 2021 at 04:49 PM
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p.6 #6 · p.6 #6 · Updated: Cobalt Image color Profiles Tested on Sony and Canon


My fault, but I read this reply thinking i could add these from the IPAD as Its my only computer. I bought the pack and have wasted my money as you must own a normal computer in order to at least install these profiles. Wish I had known that.
Aug 01, 2021 at 02:50 PM
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p.6 #7 · p.6 #7 · Updated: Cobalt Image color Profiles Tested on Sony and Canon


Hello,

I was wondering if there is any more to add about these large color differences shown above? I am researching the Cobalt profiles for my A7IV and am kind of confused how different the same image looks (red car) within the cobalt family.

Ulysseita, is this normal? Thanks for your input.
Jan 21, 2022 at 10:13 AM
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p.6 #8 · p.6 #8 · Updated: Cobalt Image color Profiles Tested on Sony and Canon


Is there a Fuji GFX emulation for use on Sony? Couldn't find one on the site.
Dec 14, 2022 at 01:43 PM
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p.6 #9 · p.6 #9 · Updated: Cobalt Image color Profiles Tested on Sony and Canon


andyptak wrote:
Is there a Fuji GFX emulation for use on Sony? Couldn't find one on the site.

https://www.cobalt-image.com/product/fuji-digital-emulation/

Fuji GFX100s

Included profiles:

Acros G
Acros R
Acros Ye
Acros
Astia
Bleach Bypass
Classic Chrome
Classic Negative
Nostalgic Negative
Eterna
Pro Neg Hi
Pro Neg STd
Provia
Sepia
Velvia
Dec 14, 2022 at 01:50 PM
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p.6 #10 · p.6 #10 · Updated: Cobalt Image color Profiles Tested on Sony and Canon


Thanks. Check out Douglas Friedman Photographer on instagram. He uses a Fuji MF and I love the tone and vibe of his interior images with the Fuji. I'd like to emulate that look with Sony gear and some post processing. Trying to figure out how.
Dec 15, 2022 at 02:04 PM
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