Re: [colorvision_group] Re: White Nose Cones
2006-03-14 by CDTobie@aol.com
... In Delta-E 2009 units, no less... But it would still translate to negligable ... C. David Tobie Product Technology Manager ColorVision Business Unit
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2006-03-14 by CDTobie@aol.com
... In Delta-E 2009 units, no less... But it would still translate to negligable ... C. David Tobie Product Technology Manager ColorVision Business Unit
2006-03-14 by Tom
... Yeah, luminance is a tricky one. An example is the difference between my Trinitron CRT and my LCD monitors. Both are calibrated (D65,2.2) but the LCD is
2006-03-14 by David Miller
... Those are just telling you what the pure values of the RGBs in the target are at those locations. Only the Lab values that are displayed for a patch
2006-03-14 by randy
While we are on the subject, I was playing with my spectro just taking random measurements of materials, and noticed that the screen patch is noticeably darker
2006-03-14 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Easy enough to test for yourself, with the spot reading mode. I find I can shine a whole lot of light on the target without having the density or L* value
2006-03-14 by John Vitollo
... My observation with reading targets is the cone seals the ambient light to zero. The LCDs are extremly bright and when a patch is read I see no light
2006-03-14 by Bailey Donnally
My PrintFix Pro arrived only two days after I ordered it. Great! I made some profiles and they were very good. I even printed some black and white and they
2006-03-14 by Walt Mucha
I tested for this during the initial beta. Unless your light source is VERY BRIGHT and VERY CLOSE to the target AND the nose cone is NOT FLAT on the target
2006-03-14 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Pardon my spelling, but on the profile settings page there are Ref White and Ref Black buttons. See help for a description of what they do... C. David
2006-03-14 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Well the answer to that would involve lots of info you do not include: What are your lighting conditions? What type of monitors (LCD, CRT etc)? Same or
2006-03-14 by Tom
... Here s are some simple tests. Lift your 1005 off the paper and point it tword the middle of your room. Take a reading. Unless you have a brightly lit
2006-03-14 by MGochnauer
This modification suggests something that has concerned me, but which I have not carefully tested: How sensitive is the reader to ambient light falling on the
2006-03-14 by randy
... What is teh Ref? ... Sounds good. ... Sounds OK to me! Thanks! Randy Laskody
2006-03-14 by lowlife_inc
Hi! This is my first post here. What would be the best way to match the color on two identical LCD monitors using a Spyder2Pro? The monitors look close but
2006-03-14 by davedoughman
With all the discussion on making the nose cones something other than black I went to my garage, found a can of latex white paint and a small brush. My white
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... I m sure you ll just blow it on a lens, or something... C. David Tobie Product Technology Manager ColorVision Business Unit Datacolor Inc.
2006-03-13 by David Guida
David, Thank you. It appears that you have just saved me a few thousand $ at this point of my carreer. Regards David ... From: CDTobie@aol.com To:
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... One good answer creates a hundred new questions... ... Good, that keeps life simple and affordable... ... There can be advantages in several areas (or
2006-03-13 by randy
I bet you have small children.
2006-03-13 by eieiomoomooheremoomoothere
Hey Randy, I am glad you noticed heheheh. With a baaabaaa here and a baaabaaa there, by for now..... ... the ... stripes ... some ... now
2006-03-13 by eieiomoomooheremoomoothere
... something? ... No rush, it s hard to see where the nosecone is sometimes on the darker patches. By putting some type of making on the nosecone it becomes
2006-03-13 by eieiomoomooheremoomoothere
... Do a search for XTRAC Mad Dotz Mouse Feet Dotz Xray Pads Zerofriction Mouseskates newegg.com has them for $4.00. They are the slices stuck to mouse
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
In a message dated 3/12/06 1:14:49 PM, yahoogroups@northlight-images.co.uk ... Well, given that the competing (though much more expensive) packages read
2006-03-13 by Tom
... There are some other really strange and subtle things which happen with color that don t happen with B&W like the Hunt Effect where the percieved
2006-03-13 by Johnny Eades
Hello Jack, I simply shine a fashlight beam across the page onto the spot I m reading. The total nose area is larger than the portion which actually reads the
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... If you are looking for a replacement R800 driver with new features at this late date, I expect you ll be disappointed... C. David Tobie Product Technology
2006-03-13 by Johnny Eades
Hello folks, I m back!!!! I am so glad I got involved with my journey into the world of color, because up until now I failed to realize that my exposures were
2006-03-13 by John Vitollo
... I use a white china marker as it s not permanent. Any good stationary/art store will have silver metallic pens...I just did a search and Sharpie has them:
2006-03-13 by Tom
... (laughing) Great Minds Think Alike
2006-03-13 by Tom
... I cheated and used white-out
2006-03-13 by randy
I used a bottle of white out. Randy
2006-03-13 by Jack Winberg
Brian: Please, where does one get those Teflon stickers? Also somebody mentioned silver paint for the tip (or white paint), where would one find that in a
2006-03-13 by David Guida
David, This last post answered a lot of questions that I also have about RIPs. And it adds more. I am satisfied with the standard Epson driver for most of my
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Well, the monitor can only display within it gamut, and with good choices in monitor calibration and ambient lighting, you can use teh Ref Black and White
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Only for an unknown type of media; you ll learn quickly enough which one or two media settings to try of a new paper of a particual type. ... Between now
2006-03-13 by David Guida
My understanding of profiles created in Photshop is that files should set to no color management . When sent to the Epson or whatever proofer, in the drop
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Agreed... on most systems... ... much... C. David Tobie Product Technology Manager ColorVision Business Unit Datacolor Inc. CDTobie@colorvision.com
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Actually, its multiplied with a RIP; RIPs expect you to monkey with a wide range of interacting settings, instead of simply pick from a short list of
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... RIPs tend to be channels specific devices. Those that use standard RGB profiles could be profiled like any other driver. The Pocket RIP is not a RIP at
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Well, for some of the more advanced printers (7600, 7800, 4800 etc) there is also a density setting that can be changed, but that is not usually necessary.
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Right... ... not necessarily optimal for printing targets and using custom profiles. Pretend all those media settings have numbers not names, and instead
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... We would need to figure out why you have this unusual problem, that no one else seems to have, before we can solve it. Can you send me a small sample file
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... You are moving in the wrong direction, the profile is correcting to too light because the print is too dark because its not in its backlit condition.
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... That was a key reason to add test image profile printing into PFP: now its not CV support s problem to teach users color management in general, just to
2006-03-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... I ve worked with backlit film quite a bit over the years and find that it is not necessary to profile it as a transparency (its not really a transparancey
2006-03-12 by John Vitollo
... Nice idea with the silver pen. I use a white grease pencil. ... Glad someone else is looking for semi-auto patch reading. Wish Mac had a free hotkey
2006-03-12 by northportphoneguy
I found that I was having trouble getting the head on the dark patches. I guess my eyes are getting dim . I used one of my silver pens that are like paint
2006-03-12 by Keith Cooper
Hi Why all the rush to speed up patch reading? Is there a prize or something? :-) I found that concentrating on accuracy gets much better results. When I was
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
2006-03-11 by Tom
... It does appear to be a different driver when I look closely. Thats really annoying! Just something for the Epson folks to fix then :-)