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Re: Pimping out your Spectro...White China Marker on nose cone.

2006-03-10 by John Vitollo

<brianlowe@...> wrote:
> > I'll admit we've already pondered the white markers on the 
> nosecone... and 
> > the directions for reading the targets tell you to turn them 
> sideways, and read 
> > towards yourself. 

I've been involved in project where I've read at least a couple hundred gray ramps with 8mm 
square patches. The patches could not be enlarged, and in the higher ink densities the nose 
of spectro blended into the patch so it was a little difficult to center quickly and read.

My solution was to rub a white china marker around just the outside "nibble" part of the 
cone. Works like a charm! I can center the spectro fast on the small patches.

Please CDTobie don't steal my thunder this time and say "The white grease pencil is in the 
next release" like you did with my brilliant Quickeys auto patch reading idea! 
8-}

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