Soft Proofing

Soft proofing will allow you to see on your monitor what your printed photograph will look like. This is done by installing a custom color profile. Follow the instructions below to install our profile to use in Adobe Photoshop.

Step 1 - Download LustreColor_Proof.icm

LustreColor Profile LustreColor_Proof.icm

Step 2 -Install

Windows users: Save the profile into the following location:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Color\Profiles\Recommended

Mac users: Save the profile in:
/Library/ColorSync/Profiles

Step 3 - Photoshop Setup

  • Open an image in Photoshop
  • From the top toolbar, select: View > Proof Set up > Custom
  • From the "Device to Simulate" drop-down menu select "LustreColor_Proof"
  • "Preserve RGB numbers" should be unchecked
  • "Rendering Intent" should be set to Relative Colormetric
  • "Black Point Compensation" should be checked
  • The "Preview" box should be checked
  • Note that the Edit/Color Settings: RGB – Working Space should be defaulted to SRGB.