One RAW profile shapes the color, tone, and detail in every edit from preview to export.
Richer Shadows, True-to-Life Skin
Evoto’s Authentic profile renders clean color and distinct shadow detail in RAW portraits, keeping dark hair, fabric folds, and backlit skin tones distinct.
Switch between Standard and Authentic to compare skin tones, clothing, and scene colors. Authentic delivers truer color with cleaner edges and finer detail.
Preview incoming RAW photos in the Authentic profile during tethered shooting, so you and your client can review color and tonal transitions in real time.
A RAW profile tells your editor how to turn sensor data into a visible image. It is the first step of RAW processing and sets the base color, contrast, and tonal response before you touch a slider. Every RAW file needs one, and you can change it later without losing quality.
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What is the Authentic profile in Evoto?
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Authentic is a RAW profile in the Evoto desktop app for Windows and macOS, located under Profile next to Standard. It renders RAW files with more faithful color, smoother tonal transitions, and visible shadow detail, so portraits start with natural skin tones from the first preview.
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How does the Authentic profile in Evoto compare to Lightroom?
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Compared to Lightroom, Evoto’s Authentic profile focuses on softer portrait color and smooth tonal transitions while preserving facial depth. Skin tones stay closer to life, and the gentler contrast leaves more room to shape highlights and shadows on your own.
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How is Authentic different from the Standard profile?
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The Standard profile is Evoto's neutral baseline for RAW rendering. The Authentic profile reproduces skin tones, clothing, and ambient colors more faithfully, while delivering cleaner edges and finer detail. It changes the base rendering itself, not your slider positions, so your adjustments carry over when you switch. Both profiles are starting points rather than color grades, and you can switch between them anytime under the Profile setting.
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Can I use the Authentic profile on JPEG photos?
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No. Authentic only works on RAW files. A JPEG already has the camera's color and contrast baked in, so there's no unprocessed sensor data for a RAW profile to render. For JPEGs, use Evoto's other color tools instead.
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How do I switch between Standard and Authentic in Evoto?
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Open any RAW photo in Evoto, go to go to the "Color Adjustments" panel, and open the Profile dropdown. Select Authentic or Standard to compare how each profile renders your file instantly. You can switch back and forth at any point during editing.
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Does my camera's picture style affect RAW files?
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No. Picture styles such as Vivid or Neutral shape the JPEG your camera makes, but they aren't applied to the RAW data. How a RAW file first looks depends on the profile you choose in your editor.
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Does the Authentic profile cost credits?
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Previewing it doesn't. You can switch to Authentic and compare it with Standard without using any credits. Credits are only used when you export a photo edited with the Authentic profile.
Last updated: 2026-11-12. Reviewed by: Evoto Product Team. Results may vary depending on image quality, lighting, subject pose, file format, and selected settings.