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RE: [Digital BW] IP5.6 and metamerism

2003-12-10 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: Diane Benedict [mailto:highhopes813@...]
>
> Isn't this what metamerism is all about? The print looks different
> in different light.

Well, not exactly. Most things look different in different color light, but
the eye and brain tend to filter out those differences, if not too drastic.
Metamerism usually refers to things looking different in unexpected ways,
due to odd bumps and notches in the spectral response of the ink.

But you're probably right that the different profiles are indeed for
compensating for metamerism, since that's the problem that everyone
complains about.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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