Digital BW, The Print

Sorry, Brian but what is an x-rite pulse?
Ginny

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Brian"
<brian@...> wrote:
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> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: John Moody
> 
> >Subject: RE: [Digital BW] PrintFix Pro
> 
> 
> >It is a product to be used with color printing; hence the few
responses on
> >this list.
> 
> John and Ginny
> 
> I disagree that profiling is only relevant to color printing - short
of an 
> expensive rip, an accurately profiled printer is probably the best
way to 
> get perfect black and white. Greys are colours too!
> As for the Printfix Pro, the main drawback is that each colour patch
must be 
> read individually, which is extremly tedious and time consuming . I
use an 
> X-Rite Pulse which scans the patches a row at a time, and I can read
the 
> 700+ in about 10 minutes. I tried out a Printfix at the Focus
Exhibition 
> here in the UK yesterday, and I reckon the same job would take 40 - 50 
> minutes - you have to be very precise. If you are only doing occasional 
> profiles, this may not be a problem.
> 
> HTh
> 
> Brian Price
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