Using ICC profiles is an absolute must when you want to do effective color management. The reason is simple: they contain all essential data needed for the correct rendering of colors.

ICC stands for International Color Consortium — an independent organization launched in 1993 by eight vendors with the aim of promoting color management systems across different platforms. The ICC profile of an image contains detailed descriptions of how its colors should be rendered, including color space and distribution, how the lightest and darkest tones are dispersed and combined throughout the image pixels etc.

When transferring images from one device to another — for example, from a scanner or camera to your computer — the ICC profile helps you maintain the correct rendering of colors. Changing or preserving the ICC profile of an image can impact its appearance significantly. For this reason, reaConverter’s latest release includes additional options to customize the ICC profile during conversion. This gives you not just the possibility to apply and remove it, or copy and retain it, but also to assign any a new ICC profile to the output images.

Install reaConverter

How to apply new ICC Profile to a bulk of images?

Add one or several images to process. reaConverter lets you select them individually, by folder or by using the Advanced file select option, which allows you do to automatic selections according to extension and file size.

ICC Profile settings

Go to Menu → Saving settings → ICC profiles

Here you can opt for applying and removing or copying and retaining the ICC profile from the input to the output image. A third option allows you to assign a new ICC profile by browsing your computer and selecting an adequate file.

Apply image editing

Optionally, go to the Edit images tab and select one or more from the actions available. reaConverter works as a truly advanced image editor allowing you to apply a variety of editing features.

Here you can also tick the Preview box and see how your output images will look like, in real time.

Start processing

In the Saving options tab, choose a location for the output images. They can be saved in the source folder, a subfolder or another local folder of your choice.

Last but not least, select the output extension from the Convert to area, and then simply press Start.

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Advanced users can apply ICC profiles from command line interface or DLL in manual, automated or scheduled mode. You are welcome to contact our technical support when you have any questions about reaConverter.

The ICC profile contains information about the use of color pixels within the image file, including details such as the color gamut (the set of colors that the image will show), the lightest and darkest tones, or how these tones are dispersed and combined throughout the image. Moreover, ICC profiles contain information about the devices used to capture, handle and print image files. In fact, the color capacities of any camera, scanner or printer can be described accurately through an ICC profile, following the standards established by the International Color Consortium.

Converting an image from one format to another does not necessarily mean you have to change the ICC profile. But this option stays open only when you use a quality piece of software such as ReaConverter. This powerful converter supports batch conversions from and to over 400 image formats, including archaic and rare, and allows you to make several choices when managing the input and output ICC profiles of your files. Here is how it works:

• After a quick and easy installing process (which you can start on www.reaconverter.com), ReaConverter lets you select the entire group of images you need to convert and add it to the conversion list.
   
  
   
• Next, decide what kind of actions you want to apply to your images. If you want to use the ICC profile of the original file, go to Options → Additional settings → ICC and tick on the appropriate box. Consequently, you will be able to opt for applying and removing the ICC profile, or for copying and retaining it.
   
  
   
  

• The second step in the conversion process also allows you to opt for a wide range of image editing actions. Here you can adjust brightness and contrast, add a photo filter or a text/image watermark on all output image files.
   
  
   
• Last but not least, choose the destination folder where you want to store the converted images (and ReaConverte provides you with a handy button here, that lets you choose directly “Same as source folder”) and the extension of the output files. JPG, PNG, BMP, TIFF and GIF are among the options, but so are many others. Explore the list, pick your favorite and start the conversion. Your new files will be ready to use in no time!
   
  
   

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Advanced users can do the same using command line converter in manual, automated or scheduled mode. You are welcome to contact our technical support when you have any questions about reaConverter.