Nikon CAPTURE NX2 - Manual (Page 209)

Chapter 20 — Adjust Menu | Color Profile 207
Convert to Profile
The
Convert to Profile method enables you to convert the
profile space of the current image to the profile space of the
output device. The result is that the actual color values
change, but the appearance of those colors does not
change on your monitor. This is due to the fact that you
have simply changed the values to ensure that the output
device will produce the same colors that you see within the
limitations of that output device.
The
Convert to Profile method results are the same as
when you use the color management option within the “Print Layout” dialog. Since an image may be
printed on different printers, or in different situations on the same printer, it is often recommended that you
do the profile conversion at the point of printing. Using the
Convert to Profile feature is normally
recommended only if you intend to have the image printed elsewhere, and only when that service has
provided you with their output device’s color profile.
Use the following controls to use the
Convert to Profile method:
Profile Selector
Use the profile selector to select one of the output profiles available on your computer to convert the
image’s colors profile to.
Intent
The
Intent option lets you choose between four different rendering intents to apply to your image. The
different rendering intents control how colors from the image are made to fit into the colors that your
printer can produce (as indicated by the printer profile).
A Please note : Different printer and paper combinations, as well as the different software used to create printer
profiles, benefit from different rendering intents. Experiment with the different rendering intents within your
workflow to find the option that works best.