Problem - Xrite Colorchecker Passport system

<p>I still don't think we're connecting fully. As I understand it, DNG profiles only linearizes the RAW colorspace into ProPhoto in LR. WB is independent of that, and still needs to be applied regardless of the profile or calibration applied. As for the cost, the warming chips on the Passport target are good enough value for the $100. Profiling the camera was just a secondary bonus.</p>

<p>Hmm, I'll try again. The manual says to apply a normal white balance to the second white field, and then to apply the analysis, so that is what I have done. Once I apply the profile generated, the colours are truly weird. If I then apply a white balance again (which the manual doesn't mention I am meant to do, but whatever), I am back to where I was when I applied the original white balance, as far as I can tell, and not all the colours are right.</p>

<p>Did I miss something in the instructions?</p>

<p>I purchased an X-Rite ColorChecker Passport and used it to create a custom DNG camera profile. I applied that DNG camera profile to a test image using Adobe Photoshop CS4. You can see the results with different white balance settings on the following Web page:<br>

<a title="Example ColorChecker photos with DNG camera profile" href="http://www.camera-color-calibration.com/digital/colorchecker-gallery.html">Example ColorChecker photos with DNG camera profile</a></p>

<p>I describe my workflow on this Web page:<br>

<a title="ColorChecker Passport workflow in Photoshop CS4" href="http://www.camera-color-calibration.com/digital/colorchecker-passport-DNG-camera-profile.html">ColorChecker Passport workflow in Photoshop CS4</a><br>

The white balance adjustment is a separate step from the application of the DNG profile. Applying the DNG profile does not correct the white balance (or gray balance) of the image. When the DNG camera profile was applied to the image, the most obvious changes in color were in the blue hues.</p>

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