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RE: [colorvision_group] Re: PFP+PSCS2+Canon i9950=yellow cast in prints

2006-04-13 by Stephan Ellmerich

Hi,

On mine the white reads L=90.63  a=-1.19 b=-1.22  and black L=6.23  a=1.79  
b=-3.35

Stephan



>The white calibration patch reads .12 density on mine, the Black reads 
>2.28.
>
>The printed target colors tend to look brighter than what the spectro 
>reading seems to
>show. But this is probably because the "pure" phosphor image on the screen 
>is near the
>full gamut possible, while what is printed on the paper is a lot more 
>limited than that!
>
>While reading the patches you see the comparison of what the paper actually 
>is recording
>for a patch, compared to the full gamut possible for that patch.
>
>This difference is what the profiling program reconciliates, to give you 
>the best possible
>results on the paper being profiled.
>
>On good quality inkjet papers, I find in reproducing paintings, I find I 
>have to "throttle"
>back the saturation of the file to make it match the original art. The 
>beauty of PFP is that
>you can customize your profile to match your desired result by using the 
>sliders!
>
>John Nollendorfs
>
>
>

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