<p>Oh, and also, I think I wasn't clear in my original post. The step-by-step I was asking about was for the ICC/color proofing process. I have seen the booksmart tutorial and it was very helpful to get started quickly using the software.</p><p> </p>
<p>Oh, and also, I think I wasn’t clear in my original post. The step-by-step I was asking about was for the <span class="caps">ICC</span>/color proofing process. I have seen the booksmart tutorial and it was very helpful to get started quickly using the software.</p><p> </p>
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<p>Thanks for the helpful reply Len. I appreciate you sharing your experience.</p><p>Well its good to know that it isn't necessary to get good results. I was just reading through all of the posts and thinking that people were going through a lot of trouble to get the color right, so it made me wonder if the results weren't satisfactory without it. But I think some people are just really anal about these things. And that would make sense for creating a book of professional photography, or something for a paying client and such. I think for my purposes I'll just go the easy route and see how it turns out.</p><p>As for your image processing in Photoshop. I'm just curious, what kinds of processing do you typically do to your photos? (I'm learning to use GIMP, just because it was free, but I think it can do most of what PS does). Just adjusting contrast and sharpness? Or more involved stuff?</p><p>Thanks again for the reply.</p><p>Pete</p>
<p>Thanks for the helpful reply Len. I appreciate you sharing your experience.</p><p>Well its good to know that it isn’t necessary to get good results. I was just reading through all of the posts and thinking that people were going through a lot of trouble to get the color right, so it made me wonder if the results weren’t satisfactory without it. But I think some people are just really anal about these things. And that would make sense for creating a book of professional photography, or something for a paying client and such. I think for my purposes I’ll just go the easy route and see how it turns out.</p><p>As for your image processing in Photoshop. I’m just curious, what kinds of processing do you typically do to your photos? (I’m learning to use <span class="caps">GIMP</span>, just because it was free, but I think it can do most of what PS does). Just adjusting contrast and sharpness? Or more involved stuff?</p><p>Thanks again for the reply.</p><p>Pete</p>
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<p>Hi everyone, I'm just getting started on my first book with BookSmart, and I've been reading the threads here on calibrating your colors using the ICC profile. I noticed that GIMP version 2.4 now has support for color proofing, and I was wonering if the ICC profile can be used with this, and if anyone has tried it and could share their experience.</p><p>Also, I'm new to this and am just starting on creating my first book. It is just a memoir book of our recent vacation. Is this color management really necessary for something non-professional? Or is it more pain than its worth? Are the results still beautiful without going through this process?</p><p>One last comment, I have seen others request this as well. No one has provided a nice step-by-step tutorial or documentation of the process yet. If anyone has the knowledge, experience and time to do this I think it would help many people out here.</p><p> </p>
<p>Hi everyone, I’m just getting started on my first book with BookSmart, and I’ve been reading the threads here on calibrating your colors using the <span class="caps">ICC</span> profile. I noticed that <span class="caps">GIMP</span> version 2.4 now has support for color proofing, and I was wonering if the <span class="caps">ICC</span> profile can be used with this, and if anyone has tried it and could share their experience.</p><p>Also, I’m new to this and am just starting on creating my first book. It is just a memoir book of our recent vacation. Is this color management really necessary for something non-professional? Or is it more pain than its worth? Are the results still beautiful without going through this process?</p><p>One last comment, I have seen others request this as well. No one has provided a nice step-by-step tutorial or documentation of the process yet. If anyone has the knowledge, experience and time to do this I think it would help many people out here.</p><p> </p>
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