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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: PeterAit on December 12, 2009, 05:57:13 pm

Title: Renaming ICC profile files
Post by: PeterAit on December 12, 2009, 05:57:13 pm

Is there any reason not to rename an ICC profile file before installing it (Windows)? Some profile names bear precious little relationship to what they are for!

Title: Renaming ICC profile files
Post by: neile on December 12, 2009, 07:36:01 pm

It won't help. The filename of the profile isn't what is shown in applications, it's the internal profile name that doesn't change even on file rename. There was a thread recently in this forum with a list of renaming tools for Macs that you can use to change the name. On recent PC OSes (newer than XP) I haven't found any good tool yet

Neil

Title: Renaming ICC profile files
Post by: pfigen on December 13, 2009, 01:14:30 am

[quote name='neile' date='Dec 13 2009, 12:36 AM' post='332277']
It won't help. The filename of the profile isn't what is shown in applications, it's the internal profile name that doesn't change even on file rename. There was a thread recently in this forum with a list of renaming tools for Macs that you can use to change the name. On recent PC OSes (newer than XP) I haven't found any good tool yet

Will ColorThink not work to rename on a PC? I know it works on a Mac.

Title: Renaming ICC profile files
Post by: neile on December 13, 2009, 11:52:42 pm

Quote from: pfigen

Will ColorThink not work to rename on a PC? I know it works on a Mac.

It likely does, but if all you want to do is rename a profile buying an app for $149 is kinda steep

Neil