Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Ernst Dinkla 
<E.Dinkla@c...> wrote:
> I can add your parts to the files I already made and wait till 
> there's consensus that it is worthy for an upload to the B&W 
> files section. To avoid more confusion it is better to keep 
> CGATS measurement data out till the first greyscale 
> measurements are made. I did send Roy the files before I wrote 
> the message with the idea that an interface for the CMYK or 
> RGB target measure data (Monaco Profiler format I assumed as 
> that's what I can make with the SpectroCam and Avantes 
> software as well) could be made. Roy is away right now so we 
> have to wait.
> 
> Ernst

The CGATS is of course just for the after measurement files that are 
used to import the data. The only reason that I thought it would be 
good is that it really is a standard format for the somewhat modern 
applications. That said, I've never looked at the Monaco file to see 
if it is easy to read. And I think the "template" data I made can be 
read by MeasureTool, atleast I'm pretty sure that it can read an IT8 
style of chart information file. I think MeasureTool can also save 
measurements as CGATS (at least v5 should).

We can always just drop down to the Lab output file with either tab 
or comma delimiters. And anyway it goes, it is still one more step 
forward! And isn't spectrocam supported by Colorport? If so, you 
should be able to save the CGATS format from there, unless you can 
make grayscale profiles in the Avantes software (not familiar with it 
at all).

A side note, don't be surprised if the next version of Monaco 
Profiler uses an outboard measuring tool (that looks a lot like 
Colorport). Seems to make a lot of sense to set the profile software 
to take a standard file as the input, and use a simple tool for the 
device connection and measurement. Then they can come out with new 
devices, and not worry about updating all the routines in the 
profiling application. Either that or they want to put a dent in the 
GMB Measuretool income. Why pay GMB $700 when you can get the same 
thing (for what most people use) for free from Xrite!