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Proof positive
Q In Lightroom’s Develop module there is a tick box that says Soft Proofing. What does it do?
Colin Gould
A If you are printing your images directly out of Lightroom, the Soft Proofing function is very useful. I print from Lightroom via a Canon Pixma inkjet; by using Soft Proofing and selecting the paper I’m using, I get an accurate on-screen representation of what the print will look like. If you can’t see the paper you are using, download the ICC profiles and install them in your system.
When you view the image as a Soft Proof, it will look different. Often it will look worse, with the colours muted or the contrast dulled. You can then alter your processing to suit the paper you are
