How do I copy white balance settings from one RAW file to another in Canon DPP 4?
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In Canon Digital Photo Professional 4, I have two RAW photos shot with auto white balance under artificial light. One image has a white balance result I like, while the other looks too reddish. Instead of trying to match it manually with the micro-adjustment slider, I want to copy the white balance from the good image and apply it to the other file. Can DPP 4 do this directly? If so, what is the correct workflow?
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Yes. In DPP 4 you can copy white balance settings from one RAW file to another using recipe settings.
Workflow:
- In the thumbnail/file view, right-click the RAW file with the white balance you like.
- Choose "Select and copy recipe settings..."
- Select "White balance" (this includes the WB micro-adjustment/tint setting).
- Select the destination file or files.
- Right-click and choose "Paste recipe".
That will apply the same white balance settings to the selected image(s).
If you want to do it manually instead, you can switch from Auto WB to Color Temperature, note the Kelvin value, and set the other file to the same value. If the match is still off, adjust the tint/micro-adjustment as needed.
Many third-party RAW editors also make this easy by showing absolute temperature and tint values and allowing sync/copy-paste of settings across images.
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Sadly the software is very, very limited. Doing what you want, is a very manual task. You can switch the dropdown from from auto to color temperature. This should display an absolute value for the current image (albeit not the current one). Set it to the point which looks ok, then take a note of the value.
Starting Point for manual WB
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Now go to the image you want to correct and manually set the color temperature to the same value. They should line up now. If not, then the tint also needs to be adjusted. You can do that with the fine-tune slider M-------G.
Almost every raw developing software can do this easier. I am using lightroom, which always shows the absolute values for color temperature as well as tint and makes it easy to copy these to other images.
If you want to invest some money, I can recommend Lightroom, Capture One and Luminar. If you are on a budget, Darktable is available for a lot of systems and is open source. https://www.darktable.org/
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