How does Zerene Stacker handle color profiles?
By default, whatever color profile is used by the input files is also copied through to output files that are saved as JPEG or TIFF. However, color profile is always ignored in Zerene Stacker’s own screen displays. As a result, stacks using a wide-gamut profile such as ProPhotoRGB may appear significantly different when displayed by Zerene Stacker than when displayed by Photoshop or similar tool. On some computers Zerene Stacker will also ignore the color profile of your monitor, so that even sRGB images look different than shown in Photoshop. These differences may be worrisome if you don’t know what’s causing them, but the key thing to remember is that the color profile will be correct in the output file. Note: there is an optional setting at Options > Preferences > Color Management that can cause color profiles to be omitted from output files. If you’re having trouble with profiles, check there to be sure that the Output option is selected to “Copy profile from input”.
