The canned profiles in the general purpose commercial version of Capture One Pro are absolutely geared toward pleasing color (which is why so many people love Capture One Pro).
But the Bespoke Cultural Heritage Profiles included in Capture One Cultural Heritage Edition are made only for the exclusive purpose of accurate color repro. No need for in-situ profiling (which is a huge PITA, very error prone, and produces fragile profiles). The profiles included in C1CH provide excellent accuracy (low Delta E measurements against objective targets) right out of the box.
Capture One CH | DTDCH
Our clients for art repro and other forms of Cultural Heritage imaging include universities like Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, Duke, Drexel, NYU etc, and museums/libraries such as Smithsonian, The Getty, Library of Congress, Folger Shakespeare Library, the New York Public Library. Do you think they have low standards?
Our Clients | DTDCH
Thankfully nobody needs to take my, or your, opinion. There are robust standards with objective criterium which can be evaluated. The two most common are
FADGI and Metamoforze.
FADGI and METAMORFOZE Image Performance Report | DTDCH
Have you had the chance to evaluate Capture One CH and a modern Phase One back?