User Guide
ColorChecker Passport
ColorChecker Passport is a unique solution for any photographer looking for accurate, consistent color and creative
flexibility – especially those working in RAW format. ColorChecker Passport includes a set of three ColorChecker
photographic targets, both a desktop camera calibration application and an Adobe
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Photoshop
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Lightroom
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camera
calibration plug-in to create DNG profiles that encompass your specific camera, lens and lighting conditions for use
in a RAW workflow – everything you need to attain full creative control from image capture to post-processing.
What’s Included
A set of three ColorChecker photographic targets housed
in a functional plastic case that’s small enough to fit in your
pocket, yet sturdy enough to go everywhere you go.
• ColorChecker White Balance target, a spectrally-
neutral white balance target that provides in-camera
white balancing for both JPEG and RAW photography.
• ColorChecker Classic, the industry standard 24-patch
ColorChecker target for fine tuning critical color and
building custom DNG profiles.
• ColorChecker Creative Enhancement target with
spectrum patches to ensure color fidelity across all
hues, adjust white balance, verify exposure and make
creative portrait and landscape enhancements.
The ColorChecker Passport Desktop Application to create
DNG profiles for use in a RAW workflow to help you
achieve consistent results from image to image, regardless
of the camera and lighting environment.
• Creation of DNG and dual-illuminant DNG profiles that
can be used with Adobe RAW processing applications.
• Repeatable, creative white balancing with warmer or
cooler effects in RAW processing software.
• Accurate color correction that can be applied to one
photo or a group of images, providing consistency
within shoots.
The ColorChecker Passport Lightroom plug-in for creating
DNG profiles.
This user guide will teach you how to use ColorChecker
Passport and associated software in a color managed
workflow that is customized to your individual needs.