Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 6/6/07 2:15:13 PM, ausdlk@... writes:


> >you can to it much more affordably with PrintFIX PRO to read the
> >patches and produce the measurement sets for QTR
> 
> Is this process documented somewhere?
> 

Thats the trick with QTR, CreateICC and the whole culture that goes with 
them. They are documented in bits in pieces in many places, and you have to figure 
out what items go with what processes, what directions apply to you, and what 
ones don't. On the PrintFIX PRO end its a matter of reading the target you've 
printed from QTR or CreateICC with the spot measure tool, choosing either the 
QTR or CreateICC button, and exporting the measurements for use with the 
selected tool. Thats documented in our help, but the rest of it isn't our process, 
so not ours to document.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Division
DataColor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com


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In a message dated 6/13/07 9:25:01 AM, mdhill60@... writes:


> The PFP documentation suggests that you have to set the QTR override 
> checkbox prior to taking readings.  Is there a way to take an existing measurement 
> file and export it in QTR format?  It is not apparant from the user guide.
> 
> Also, what is the practical difference between an export created when the 
> CreateICC radio button is on versus the Linearization radio button?
> 

Open the files in Excel, and you'll see the formats. Converting one to 
another is just a matter of formatting... the export options are there to simplify 
life for users, by preformatting to the expected form, so that you won't have 
to go through the step of doing this manually.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com


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The PFP documentation suggests that you have to set the QTR override checkbox prior to taking readings.  Is there a way to take an existing measurement file and export it in QTR format?  It is not apparant from the user guide.

Also, what is the practical difference between an export created when the CreateICC radio button is on versus the Linearization radio button?

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  From: CDTobie@... 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 2:36 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] using PFP to create QTR profile data



  In a message dated 6/6/07 2:15:13 PM, ausdlk@... writes:

  > >you can to it much more affordably with PrintFIX PRO to read the
  > >patches and produce the measurement sets for QTR
  > 
  > Is this process documented somewhere?
  > 

  Thats the trick with QTR, CreateICC and the whole culture that goes with 
  them. They are documented in bits in pieces in many places, and you have to figure 
  out what items go with what processes, what directions apply to you, and what 
  ones don't. On the PrintFIX PRO end its a matter of reading the target you've 
  printed from QTR or CreateICC with the spot measure tool, choosing either the 
  QTR or CreateICC button, and exporting the measurements for use with the 
  selected tool. Thats documented in our help, but the rest of it isn't our process, 
  so not ours to document.

  C. David Tobie
  Product Technology Manager
  ColorVision Business Division
  DataColor Inc.
  CDTobie@...
  www.colorvision.com

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>The PFP documentation suggests that you have to set the 
>QTR override checkbox prior to taking readings. 

>Is there a way to take an existing measurement file and 
>export it in QTR format? 

I do not check the QTR box when using PFP for QTR.  I routinely just open
the text file output in the PFP Export folder using Excel, because I want to
see it graphically.  I then copy and paste the column of data into QTR.  If
I don't want to see it, I use Notepad to open the export file.

By the way, it's a lot easier to get to a subdirectory by putting a shortcut
on you Desktop.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com