Can Adobe Camera Raw use a ColorChecker .icm profile, or do I need a .dcp profile?

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I created a camera profile with X-Rite ColorChecker Camera Calibration using a TIFF image, and the software generated an .icm file. I want to use that profile in Adobe Camera Raw/Photoshop, but I can’t find any option to load an .icm profile in the Profile or Calibration areas.

Does Camera Raw support .icm camera profiles, or does it require a different profile format? If so, what workflow should I use with ColorChecker to make a profile that appears in Camera Raw?

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Usually, in the Adobe Camera Raw or Lightroom, the way that camera characterisation is done is via custom .dcp profiles, those are created with the Adobe DNG Profile Editor. The documentation explains how to create them:

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Adobe Camera Raw/Lightroom normally uses camera profiles in .dcp format, not .icm, for raw-camera characterization. So a ColorChecker profile exported as .icm from a TIFF workflow generally won’t show up as a selectable Camera Raw camera profile.

From the community answers, the practical workflow is:

  • TIFF mode in X-Rite ColorChecker software outputs .icm files.
  • DNG mode outputs .dcp profiles.
  • .dcp profiles can be used in Camera Raw for compatible DNG/raw workflows.

So if your goal is to use the profile inside Camera Raw, create the profile from a DNG-based workflow so the software generates a .dcp file. An .icm profile is more of a standard ICC/ICM color profile and is not the normal format Camera Raw uses for camera profiles.

Also note: based on the answers, the .dcp profile may appear for DNG/raw files, but not necessarily when opening JPG/TIFF files in Camera Raw.

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