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Re: [colorvision_group] Reading targets this is what I did to read them faster and accurately

2006-03-12 by randy

I just noticed your user name.  Brightened my day!

Cool idea on the stripe.  It is really hard to see the nozzle on black.

Randy

eieiomoomooheremoomoothere wrote:

>For what it's worth...
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>When reading targets, I turn the printed target sheet so I am reading 
>them from top to bottom as opposed to left to right. 
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>Then I took some white gaffers tape and cut it to about 4mm wide and 
>20mm long making a thin white stripe. I put this on the side of the 
>Spectrocolorimeter head, so now I have a reference as to where the 
>head is lined up on the sheet. I put three of these white stripes on 
>the Spectrocolorimeter head one on the left, right and top.
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>OK, I know what your thinking yeah it looks like a zebra (LOL) but, I 
>find I am able to read a 255 target sheet in 6min or less. 
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>Also I found the Spectrocolorimeter did not move smoothly on some 
>papers so I put some Teflon stickers on the feet of the 
>Spectrocolorimeter. Then I cut some Teflon stickers in 1mm strip and 
>about 5mm long and put them on the around the head of the 
>Spectrocolorimeter making sure then were in no way interfering with 
>the measurements of the targets. I find the Spectrocolorimeter now 
>glides with minimal effort and is much faster and more accurate.
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>Also I would like to add I am extremely happy with PrintPIX Pro.
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>Keep up all the good work,
>Brian
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