Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 12/11/08 11:12:27 PM, jon@... writes:


> Its still not clear to me that the Spyder is going to automate
> anything for Brian when he tries to profile a dedicated b&w ink. It
> seems like if he already knows how to profile a dedicated b&w ink, he
> can substitute the measuring device he was using (an Eye1 for example)
> with a Spyder. Unless I am mistaken, all the Spyder is going to do is
> measure. It does not have any application to make curves, or linearize
> curves.
> 
Correct. The linearization process, and the CreateICC profiling process 
occurs in the QTR and CreateICC software. The only function that Spyder3Print 
performs is to measure the patches, and save them to a text file. Any curve 
building beyond that is the user's own work...

C. David Tobie
WW Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.datacolor.com/spyder3


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