QTR-Quadtone RIP

Keith,

The colormunki spot palette on the xrite website can be exported as  
Lab data to a csv text file, which is all that is needed for QTR.

Carl


On Apr 12, 2008, at 7:41 AM, Keith Cooper wrote:

>> I've just read of the new ColorMunki, and all who have used it seem  
>> to
>> think it does a very credible job. I'm wondering if any QTR'ers have
>> looked at it and does it have any place in this environment.
>
> Hi
>
> I've been using the CM for testing for some time and at the moment  
> know of no easy way
> to get its measurements into a form usable by QTR
>
> The device and software is designed in a very closed manner, they do  
> not intend it to be
> upgradeable or to be used with third party software. That's not to  
> say someone won't
> come up with a hack to make use of the device, but don't expect any  
> help (for the time
> being) from X-Rite.
>
> This is a pity since it really is easy to use reading patches, and  
> is a full UV cut
> spectrophotometer, similar to what is found in the -much- more  
> expensive iSis
>
> It's firmly aimed at the graphics design and wedding/ 
> social/'prosumer' photographer
> market.
>
> I've got a review (from using pre-release software) available at
> <http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews/profiling/colormunki.html>
>
> I'm waiting for the proper release software before writing anything  
> more detailed, since
> there are still some rough edges.
>
> If you see anyone (myself included ;-) commenting on quality of  
> profiles anywhere, then
> do take their opinions with a slight pinch of salt, since -no one-  
> has final software at the
> moment :-)  Given the target market, expect to see a lot of  
> 'reviews' rather low on
> information content and heavily reliant on supplied PR materials ;-)
>
> I would say that it generated a reasonable CMYK profile for my  
> networked HP K80 office
> printer, using hp-ijs/foomatic drivers on a Mac and plain paper.  
> That's my standard 'quick
> test' printer. It caught me out in that it detected that it was a  
> postscript driver and
> produced a CMYK profile (with no input from me). It also made a  
> perfectly acceptable
> profile for my Epson 1160 using third party inks and canon photo  
> paper.
>
> One thing else to remember about the (large) ColorMunki target  
> market is that if you
> appreciate why sometimes you might choose one rendering intent over  
> another, then you
> are in the 'expert' category and not who they are aiming it at...   
> If you have an inkling
> about how to use a QTR profile to linearise B/W output, then you are  
> in the ColorMunki
> 'Rocket Scientist' league :-)
>
> bye for now
>
> Keith Cooper