Digital BW, The Print

Tyler Boley wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel Staver"
> <daniel@p...> wrote:
> 
>>>Colorvision does have restrictions 
>>>about profile distribution, and would have to be contacted to 
>>>make special arrangements.
>>
>>I was afraid of that. I don't actually own any of this software, but
>>from the various solutions I was looking at they seemed to be the
>>closest to what I had in mind. I don't think I'll pursue this further
>>though, I just thought it would be an interesting idea.
> 
> 
> I've had hints that they may be very easy to deal with in regard to
> working out special distribution.
> There are other profile editors, one other that works like Doctor Pro
> is made by Kodak. It also applies any Photoshop edit to a profile
> within Photoshop.
> I don't know what distribution restrictions may be involved with it.
> Tyler

Checking the messages on curves and calibration I came accross 
this message. Since this message is written a new version 
Kodak Custom Color Tools appeared: 3.0. Rev A.  It seems to be 
high on the list of preferred profile editors on the Colorsync 
list like the old one was.

At the Colorsync list they wrote it is only available through 
the Pro Lab License etc of Kodak so not available to everyone. 
Some websites seem to confirm that but I found one site:

http://shop.colourconfidence.com/product.php?xProd=1198&xSec=16

where they must have forgotten that restriction and lost touch 
with pricing too (UK pounds though). There's no mention of the 
Pro Lab License in the docs either. I ordered it immediately 
and received it in 4 days. It is a Dr. Pro at steroids. All 
profile types, many profile brands, it does them all. Plus 
scanner-camera profiling and monitor profile creation. No 
printer profile creation though. Input and output transform 
editing of the appropriate profiles. No need to use the PS 
actions to perform the edit, straight PS conversions on a 
selectable image are applied to the profile in use and saved 
in a new version. A manual that makes ICC profiling much 
easier to understand too. OS-X and Windows in one package.

The license restricts the distribution of profiles to 
customers of the purchaser to get the calibration right for 
the purchasers workflow-printers. There's an optional license 
available that allows more, has to be negotiated as I 
understand it. In the Docs on the CD the license period is 
restricted to one year and should be renewed. But that's not 
in the printed docs in the package nor at the mentioned 
website. So you break the seal of the package and install to 
get that information. BTW, setting the clock in the future 
doesn't influence the program itself it seems. It is a very 
USA based license scheme and EC and Australian law overrules 
it in some aspects as the license itself indicates.

Still don't know what cat in a bag I have but it is at least a 
big cat with a good manual.

Ernst