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Select Representative Color Checker Image:
Click on the color checker image to expand it.
Load Profile:
Apply a pre-made profile by right-clicking the selected image:
Right-click →
Apply→My Profile
Alternatively, if right-click isn’t available, use the Folder icon in the Processing Profiles tool pane.
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Profiles Path:
Profiles should be stored in your local private user space:
Code Block language bash /home/<your_username>/.config/RawTherapee/profiles
If saving to this path doesn’t work, use the following alternative path:
Code Block language bash /home/<your_username>/.config/RawTherapee-AppImage/profiles
Choose Appropriate Profile:
Pick a profile most similar to the site name and around the same date if you can. Alternatively, you can use a profile from any batch as long as it matches the site name and is close to the date.
Adjust White Balance & Exposure:
After the profile is loaded, adjust white balance using the "Color" icon:
Pick a light or dark gray area (avoid black, white, or very light gray) for white balancing.
Adjust exposure compensation if needed.
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Save Profile:
Save the updated profile with the name of the current batch.
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Apply Profile to Entire Batch:
Navigate back to the File Browser tab
Apply the new profile to all the images
Ctrl + A → Right-click →
Apply Processing Profile Operations→Apply→My Profiles→ Select your saved profile.
If "My Profiles" doesn’t appear, ensure try saving the profile is saved in
RawTherapee-AppImage(refer to Profile Paths in step 4).
Review and Adjust:
Scroll through the images to check for exposure consistency.
For any overexposed images that persist:
Shift + Click or Ctrl + Click to select multiple images.
Adjust exposure compensation using the Exposure icon.
.pp3 Files:
- Adjustments are automatically saved in
.pp3files for individual images.
6. Preprocessing the Images
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