Digital BW, The Print

Yes ColorPort is great.

The way to work with monochrome on the latest Canon IPf 8300 is with the TBW software. The Canon software solution for bw is limited at best. Unfortunately with my new EyeOne Pro 2 spectro you can't plug it in and load the data directly into TBW, but with X-Rite ColorPort you can read the numbers from the target and enter them into the TBW software manually. 

john



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "keith" <yg_1@...> wrote:
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> After recent tests with the new i1Pro 2 spectro, I've done a number of write-ups looking at different aspects - since they are all interrelated I thought it best to do all three articles at the same time.
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> I did one specifically B&W related about using the i1Pro 2, ColorPort and QTR to produce linearising profiles for B&W printing
> http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/bw_printing/bw-print-correction.html
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> This updates the previous linearising functionality I'd used in QTR, which used MeasureTool. I've only included two 51-step targets in the download. If anyone wants other numbers, let me know and I'll generate some other targets (although it's pretty easy with ColorPort) The ColorPort approach works with any supported spectro AFAIK
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> There are two reviews of the i1Pro 2 kits:
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> i1Basic Pro 2 - Includes i1Pro 2 spectrophotometer. i1Publish software for monitor and projector profiling. Spot colour measurement. Monitor and printer quality verification.
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> http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews/profiling/i1_pro2_basic.html
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> i1Photo Pro 2 - Contents are as with the Basic package, but adds (RGB) printer profiling, including Optical Brightener Compensation (OBC) capability. Two ColorChecker cards are included for print evaluation and the creation of DNG camera profiles.
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> http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews/profiling/i1_pro2_photo.html
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> Hope they're of interest!
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