Digital BW, The Print

Carl, I just figured it out. In measure tool, hit device/port. There
will be a check box for spectral. It will all be there when you export
as text, unsure of what happens when you as one of their silly i1share
formats. I have yet to find any decent documentation that tells me
what neato things "share" will do for me.
Try the above, you should be able to copy and paste it all into
Bruce's spreadsheet.
Just might solve it all, but I don't have time to play with it right
now. If you are on the colorsync list you will find other informed
responses to my questions about this there.
I have other "issues" with this package, do you mind sharing a little
off list mail?
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield
<scho@m...> wrote:
> Tyler,
> 
> You can view the spectral data in i1Share via the property inspector, 
> but as you noted there is no way to export the data, other than 
> manually writing the numbers down and then entering them in the 
> Lindbloom spreadsheet.  KeyWizard supposedly will import spectral data 
> directly into a spreadsheet from the Eye-One, but only on a PC.  I've 
> been calculating visual density from the L* values reported by i1Share 
> using the equations (from Bruce Lindbloom)  I posted and they work good 
> enough for my purposes.  I also contacted GM about getting density from 
> the Eye-One and this was their response:
> 
> > Unfortunately at this time it is not possible to measure density with 
> > the
> > Eye-One (i1) instrument unless you have a third-party software 
> > application
> > that supports density measurement (such as a large-format RIP program 
> > like
> > BestColor or Onyx PosterShop).
> >
> > GretagMacbeth KeyWizard is no longer being developed. This
application 
> > is
> > still sold, but must be run on a Mac with OS 9.1 (it is not
compatible 
> > with
> > 9.2.2) or on a PC with Windows 2000.
> >
> > You can get spectral values from the i1 by using the free, unsupported
> > utility, i1 Share 1.3 (available for download from www.i1color.com). 
> > From
> > the spectral values or LAB values you can calculate density. 
> > GretagMacbeth
> > has received a number of requests to include a density function in i1 
> > Share
> > and is considering this for a future software release.
> 
> I told then to add my vote for including density in an updated i1Share, 
> but I'm not holding my breath.
> 
> Carl
> On Friday, July 11, 2003, at 07:02  PM, Tyler Boley wrote:
> 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield
> > <scho@m...> wrote:
> > snip...
> >> Alternatively, Bruce Lindbloom has a spreadsheet that will make these
> >> and other calculations for you from the spectral data:
> >>
http://www.brucelindbloom.com/downloads/SpectralCalculator10nm.xls.zip
> >
> > Unfortunately, you need the actual spectral data for Bruce's
> > spreadsheet to get to density. LAB values won't do it. I've as of yet
> > been unable to get any i1 software to export the spectral data, unless
> > something purchased (additionally) will do it.
> > i1 informs me density will eventually be built into i1Share, but it's
> > not high on the developement list.
> > I could be dumb as a post, but so far the i1 is becoming a paper
> > weight for density use.
> > Any info would be apreciated.
> > Tyler