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Re: 225 or the 729 ptaches

2006-07-25 by edwweaver

Hi Ed,
I've been using the 225 patch for a while. I just made my first 729 
patch reads. I did see a positive difference going with the 729. It 
was alittle more work but I think it was worth it.

Ed

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, "ed_limmy" <ed_limmy@...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
> I'm about to pick up the printfix pro tomorrow. I"ve been thinking 
and 
> mulling about on the prinfix pro ever since the reviews came out. 
WHile 
> i believe i've gotten to use the canned canon profiles quite well 
with 
> some tinkering of the color sliders at the printer drivers and now 
> lately having to manually add more red in the hue/saturation 
function 
> to add a dash of redness to skin tones - i think i'm coming very 
close 
> to having it perfect. sTill I'm going for the printfix pro to see 
if it 
> can improve things.
> 
> One question - do you stick with the 225 patch reading or do you 
end up 
> needing the larger 729 patch reading. I once read bruce fraser's 
color 
> management book in which i recall he says that more patches 
doesn't 
> necessarily mean better profiles. DO you guys agree or not?
> 
> thanks.
> 
> Ed.
>

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