Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Thanks CD, I know this is kind of off topic, but you are the only
person I know that is knowledgeable enough, and at the same time kind
enough to answer these questions for me. So...is there a better way to
chart pigments on a colorwheel without using munsell? The datacolor
spectro works very well measuring the paint. Getting it into Munsell
is quite a pain. I thought about using HSV in photoshop but figured
out the HSV is setup for additive color and is not linear. The problem
with munsell is that it is set up in 10 segments at least with the
xrite converter version, and 12 segments that correspond with the 12
hues would work better. I hear that there is a 12 segment munsell
scale, but searching in google dosent get anything that is usefull,
let alone any kind of converter. Right now I have to use 3 different
programs to get from lab to munsell. If you where trying to get paint
values charted on a wheel with just a datacolor spectro, and limited
resources how would you do it?

Randy Laskody

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
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> 
> In a message dated 2/26/07 3:43:54 PM, rlphoto@... writes:
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> 
> > Yes I was aware that xrite owns munsell stuff, but..I was not aware
> > that a standard like that could owned totally by someone. That would
> > be like someone owning the LAB standard.
> > 
> 
> No different than Pantone owning their own proprietary color patch 
> definitions. As for "standards" did you know that Adobe controls the
TIFF format? They 
> aquired it in the process of purchasing PageMaker from Aldus... and
for years 
> Adobe controlled digital fonts, by owning PostScript. Apple and
Microsoft had 
> to band together and define TrueType to avoid having the high cost of 
> PostScript fonts limit the lower end markets. Oh, and were you aware
that there is a 
> patent on using L* (yes, from the Lab standard) for monitor
calibration? <G>
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision Business Unit
> Datacolor Inc.
> CDTobie@...
> www.colorvision.com
> 
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