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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Description
PictoColor inCamera is a “no-nonsense” tool that provides a quick way to achieve consistent,
predictable color in a photographic workflow. It works with standard charts like
X-Rite GretagMacbeth ColorChecker, or Digital ColorChecker SG, but these are not
included. Using it is a simple five-step process:
1. Open an image that includes one of the supported charts.
2. Select inCamera from Photoshop’s Filters menu.
3. Align a flexible template over the chart in the image.
4. Click OK to save the profile.
5. In Photoshop, assign this profile to all other images taken under the same lighting
conditions.
Comments
PictoColor specializes in easy-to-use software (like iCorrect EditLab), and this could
scarcely be easier. It is robust and has a “check capture” feature to analyze the quality of
the original image. Reviewers have found it flexible and accurate, one of them admiring
its ability to avoid being confused by the glossy parts of a test card. The key to using
it is to calibrate the camera under the same lighting conditions that you intend to use
for your shots. It is not a one-time-only process.
Version: PictoColor inCamera 4.5 (2008)
Plugs into: Photoshop CS, CS2, and CS3
OS: Windows 2000, XP, and Vista; Mac OS X 10.2.8 through 10.4.8
RAM: 512MB
Supported file formats: BMP, JPEG, and TIFF
Price level: Approx. $200
Address: PictoColor Corporation, 151 West Burnsville Parkway, Suite 200, Burnsville, MN
55337, United States
www.pictocolor.com
Spyder3Studio
Vendor: Datacolor
Purpose: Complete color-management system for professional photographers and studios
Description
A complete color-management system from screen to print, Spyder3Studio consist of
the vendor’s top-rated monitor calibration solution Spyder3Elite with the Spyder3
colorimeter, and the Spyder3Print solution with the Datacolor 1005 spectrocolorimeter.