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

2006-03-13 by eieiomoomooheremoomoothere

Hey Randy,
I am glad you noticed heheheh. With a baaabaaa here and a baaabaaa 
there, by for now.....

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> --- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, randy <rlphoto@> wrote:
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> > 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
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> > eieiomoomooheremoomoothere wrote:
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> > >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. 
> > >
> > >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.
> > >
> > >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. 
> > >
> > >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.
> > >
> > >Also I would like to add I am extremely happy with PrintPIX Pro.
> > >
> > >Keep up all the good work,
> > >Brian
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