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Re: Calc-Density

2005-07-01 by Carl Schofield

Thanks Roy - I'll give the PM 5 version a try.

Carl

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@h...> wrote:
> 
> Hi Carl,
> 
> The MeasureTool from ProfileMaker 4 crashes in 10.4.1 but I downloaded
> the latest PM 5.0 and the MeasureTool there has been working just fine.
> 
> Roy
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Carl Schofield" <scho@m...> wrote:
> > I had problems trying to use MeasureTool under OS 10.4.1 (MT crashes when trying 
> to 
> > save text files) so I'm now using Quickread instead, which will output text files with 
> > densities (CMYV) and/or Lab data.
> > 
> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@h...> wrote:
> > > --- 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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