#Seeking True Color Signal from Photoshop (DeckLink + Pro Monitor Workflow):

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rocky pagoda
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Hi everyone,

I’m a professional colorist working primarily in DaVinci Resolve, but I also do retouching and editing in Photoshop at a professional level.
Recently I upgraded my setup with an ASUS ProArt PA32UCDM (OLED) as my reference monitor and a Blackmagic DeckLink Mini Monitor 4K I/O card.

The DeckLink allows me to bypass OS color management and get a clean, unmanaged video signal directly from Resolve to my reference display — perfect for accurate grading in HDR/SDR workflows.

Now, here’s my question :
🧩 1. DeckLink + Photoshop workflow

I read on Blackmagic’s website that there’s a “Blackmagic Export” option in Photoshop, but from what I see, that only sends a still image through the DeckLink, it’s not a live feed.
So:
👉 Is there any way to preview or edit live in Photoshop, using the DeckLink output, so I can view the true, unmanaged signal on my reference monitor while I work?
Or is Photoshop always bound to the OS-managed pipeline?

🌈 2. Color spaces for web work

From what I understand, the ideal workflow for web content is:

Work in ProPhoto RGB (the largest available color space)

Export/convert to sRGB for web delivery

Does this make sense in your experience?

🖨️ 3. Color management for printing
For print workflows:

Should I still work in ProPhoto RGB and then soft-proof or convert to the printer’s ICC profile before exporting?

Is there a way to preview how the image will look in print on-screen (for example, using soft proofing or a specific color management mode) so I can see how my vivid colors will be clipped or muted?

Ideally, I’d love to have a setup where I can edit in ProPhoto RGB but have a second preview or window showing the print color space result — just like in Resolve when you toggle between HDR and SDR views.

Any advice or insights from people working with color-managed pipelines, DeckLink cards, or printing workflows would be amazing.
Thanks in advance.

Xavi.

dry sigil
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View>proof colors>personalized would be the preferred way. You can go to window>arrange>new window for document… hit Ctrl+Y and show it at 100% magnification (Ctrl+1) to have an accurate and proofed image

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For the web, more and more Display P3 is becoming the norm, given the consumption on phones…

rocky pagoda
# dry sigil Photoshop is made to work in a color managed way. There are way to disable it, b...

Hey, thanks for the explanation! Just to clarify, in my case I want to use Photoshop with the DeckLink Mini Monitor 4K + PA32UCDM , so what I’m looking for is the true color signal—a clean feed without any OS, like we do in Resolve.

When you mention that there’s a way to “disable it,” could you please specify what exactly you mean by that? Are you referring to disabling Photoshop’s internal color management (via Edit → Color Settings) so it doesn’t transform the color space at all? Or is there another method to fully bypass Photoshop’s color engine so the DeckLink outputs the native gamut of the working space directly to the reference monitor?

Basically, I’d like to confirm if it’s possible to send the same untouched signal that Resolve sends through the DeckLink, for accurate visual perception in Photoshop.

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dry sigil
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Yes, via color settings, but it is now a way I’d recommend, characterization of devices is what I’m used to.

rocky pagoda
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Thanks for the reply! Could you clarify what you meant by “characterization of devices is what I’m used to”? Do you mean working with ICC profiles and calibrated workflows instead of disabling Photoshop’s color management entirely?

Just to be clear, what I’m trying to achieve is similar to what DaVinci Resolve does — where the DeckLink sends a clean, unmanaged signal that completely bypasses the OS color management, feeding the reference monitor directly with the true color signal of the working space.

So I’m wondering, in Photoshop’s case, is there any way to actually do that — to send an unaltered signal through the DeckLink — or is Photoshop simply not built for that kind of unmanaged output?

dry sigil