Even with correctly set and calibrated computers, software and monitors, you must balance a digital image against the monitor. A guaranteed neutral gray surface in the image simplifies balancing.

It is complicated to carry around a cumbersome grey card and position at a suitable place in the subject. In addition, the grey card becomes thumbed, dirty and faded from the light, so that after a while it is no longer neutral grey.

QPcard solves these problems. A pack of 3 QPcards are packed in a protective cardboard envelope.The cards have adhesive on the back so that they can be attached to virtually any surface. The grey surface is completely neutral and reflects 18% light. A white and black patch can be used for contrast adjustment. In addition, the card can be used as a dimensional reference.

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The QPcard 4-Step Grey Scale has been developed with the help of experienced users of the original QPcard 101. The QPcard 4-Step Grey Scale is much bigger, 9.6” x 6.7”, than the original QPcard and made of thick cardboard. It has four fields, for better distribution along the grey scale. Furthermore it has replaced the black with a dark grey field. Black is difficult to adjust anyway, so four fields not to close to the end points of the tonal scale are much more effective. These four fields work exceptionally well with Adobe Photoshop’s ability to correct the balance using four points under “Curves”.

All fields are perfectly neutral, measuring L*a*b values 35*0*0, 48*0*0, 80*0*0 and 95*0*0. The spectral response is almost flat, making the card perfect in all light conditions without causing any metameric problems. There are no fluorescent whitening agents involved, making the card perfect for Custom White Balance Setting in any light.

Using the QP102 4-Step Grey Scale Card is a simple four-step process:
• Position QP102 next to the subject and shoot a reference image.
• Remove QP102 and shoot all the images in the same lighting conditions.
• Open reference image in your image software and balance against the QP102.
• Save the settings and apply to the rest of the images taken in the same light.

- QP Colorsoft -

 

Digital cameras, like film cameras, have problems with color accuracy. Now there is a solution for accurate color from digital cameras -- QPcolorsoft.

FREE QPColorsoft 501 Software now available online at Qpcard.com

 

 

 

Easy to use:
1. Shoot the first picture with QPcard in frame.
2. Shoot the rest of the pictures, under the same lighting conditions, without theQPcard in the frame.
3. Open the first picture (containing the QPcard) in QPcolorsoft 501.
4. Mark the card with the marking tool.
5. Click “Create Profile” icon to create color correction profile.
6. Correct colors in the picture by clicking “Convert Image” icon.
7. Save the profile.
8. Batch process the rest of the pictures automatically.
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