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Re: Calc-Density

2005-06-19 by Roy Harrington

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "fotofred2" <fotofred2@e...> wrote:
> Roy ...
> 
> I am continuing my profiling efforts and making some progress.  
> 
> Can see that the Calc-Density program you mention in the write-up on
> using the Eye-One Spectro with QTR would be a big help.  I am
> currently using QTR-21-random as my 'target', then measuring it with
> the Eye-One and using Bruce Lindbloom's Companding Calculator to
> convert from 'L' values to 'density'.  It's a rather tedious process,
> both in terms of getting the data in the preferred format (density)and
> then sorting it in ascending order in order to compare it to your
> 'Ideal Density' data in Tom Moore's Tutorial.  I can certainly see
> that the ordered '**' bar graph in Calc-Density would be a big help.
> 
> Many thank to you and all the other folks that keep this an active and
> most helpful forum.
> 
> Fred Drury
> Markland Imaging.

Hi Fred,

You don't need to convert to density.  The Linearize will also accept L values.
But there is a script in the works to do the sorting.

Roy

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