Curious color casts
2006-03-08 by George Boyko
I ve just purchased the PrintFixPro suite a few days ago and am in the process of profiling my favorite papers on the Epson 7600. The Epson enhanced matte
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Re: Basic question re:PFP and QTR
2006-03-08 by Roger Hein
Keith, thanks for the added info. Sounds like I was trying to make things more difficult than was needed. My main reason for all this started when, after I
Re: [colorvision_group] Pimping out your Ride, I mean you Spectro...
2006-03-08 by CDTobie@aol.com
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
Reading targets this is what I did to read them faster and accurately
2006-03-08 by eieiomoomooheremoomoothere
For what it s worth... 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
Re: Basic question re:PFP and QTR
2006-03-08 by Keith Cooper
... Hi When I did the test prints for the article, I opened the supplied tiff as is (ie not colour managed in any way and no profiles assumed or assigned),
Re: [colorvision_group] dE2000 - More objective color error measurement?
2006-03-08 by CDTobie@aol.com
... CIE2000 has some, shall we say, holes in it. I usually use CIE94 instead of CIE2000, or the older CIE76, when calculating delta-E values for reasons way to
dE2000 - More objective color error measurement?
2006-03-08 by Tom
I made the mistake of starting to write a CIELab class for calculating dE2000 in order to go back to my previous tests and see how close colors were
Basic question re:PFP and QTR
2006-03-08 by Roger Hein
Ok, I ve read over both Keith s info and other posts on the groups . I ve managed to create softproofs for QTR - very neat! Now I d like to try and create
Re: [colorvision_group] good results but need help tweaking
2006-03-08 by ken chow
Thanks CD and Tom for your help. I re-read the patches but got the same result with the cyan band, turns out CD s advice to use Saturation intent gets rid of
Re: [colorvision_group] Favorite Paper?
2006-03-08 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Aren t we all. But not at the expense of good texture, lack of flaking, etc... ... I suppose, but art papers have a value even behind glass, even at a
Favorite Paper?
2006-03-08 by Tom
Ok ... semi on and semi off topic question here. Whats your favorite art paper on the market today? I m pretty partial to the Epson Velvet and also the
Re: [colorvision_group] Application suggestions for reading
2006-03-08 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Actually, my lag time between when the finished beep sounds, and when I push the button for the next patch is consistantly below .3 seconds (my entire
Re: [colorvision_group] Application suggestions for reading
2006-03-08 by CDTobie@aol.com
... There are no expected readings... the EyeOne software used to do attempt this, and it was so annoying that they changed it. If you are using one inkset
Re: good results but need help tweaking
2006-03-08 by Tom
... No worries. Good idea though.
[colorvision_group] Re: good results but need help tweaking
2006-03-08 by David Miller
... Sorry about that, in the 1.1b5 I m working on, but which isn t available yet. -- David Miller Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
Re: good results but need help tweaking
2006-03-08 by Tom
... the popup ... visually. 1.1b1? Ctrl-1 does not seem to do anything for me.
Re: [colorvision_group] Application suggestions for reading
2006-03-08 by Doug Lenos
BTW: I meant .3 seconds below!!! ... From: Doug Lenos To: colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 10:33 AM Subject:
Application suggestions for reading
2006-03-08 by Doug Lenos
David T: I have some suggestions... I would think that the program could monitor the reading for a given patch and flag it if it is too far out of bounds
[colorvision_group] Re: good results but need help tweaking
2006-03-08 by David Miller
... In the beta 1.1 software (for anyone who has it), there s an additional trick which makes checking the patches even easier. When the Target window is open,
Re: [colorvision_group] good results but need help tweaking
2006-03-08 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Try brightness and contrast sliders... But using a media setting that has better distinction in the darks at the Media Setting Check stage is probably a
Re: good results but need help tweaking
2006-03-08 by Tom
... I got a cyan band when I accidentaly read the wrong patch. Try going back and seeing if any of the patches look out of sequence. Its a little hard to
Re: [colorvision_group] Quickeys and Pr intFix Pro auto patch reading.
2006-03-08 by CDTobie@aol.com
... We have plans to add a number of additional reading methods to the application in a free software update at some point in the future. Which would make
Re: Using PrintFIX PRO for creating QTR icc profiles
2006-03-08 by Roger Hein
Excellent! Thanks Keith!
Re: Using PrintFIX PRO for creating QTR icc profiles
2006-03-08 by Keith Cooper
... Thanks, I ll have a look into that. One of the reasons I happened to use Excel was that it was easy to cut and paste blocks of numbers -- and I also used
good results but need help tweaking
2006-03-08 by Ken Chow
I made a profile for Kirkland letter size glossy paper (media setting:Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper) Problem 1: shadows a bit dark Problem 2: on the
Re: Proud new owner of PrintFixPro Suite
2006-03-08 by oldgrumpydog
... the ... their ... recommended ... and ... this new ... produced ... cast on ... today ... will ... larger ... had a ... colorimeter ... portion ... the
Re: Using PrintFIX PRO for creating QTR icc profiles
2006-03-08 by John Vitollo
... Hi Keith, Nice write up! Excellent! I just wanted add that using Excel or a spread sheet program is not critical and the format is not too strict. A word
Re: [colorvision_group] Using PrintFIX PRO for creating QTR icc profiles
2006-03-08 by Dave Doughman
Very Interested Keith - Many thanks for the great article on making profiles for Quadtone RIP with PrintFix Pro. I now have another weekend project Dave
Using PrintFIX PRO for creating QTR icc profiles
2006-03-08 by Keith Cooper
Hi If anyone is interested I ve put together a brief article on using the PF to produce QuadToneRIP icc profiles for improving B/W printing
Re: PrintFix Pro & QTR B&W profiling
2006-03-08 by Roger Hein
I m in the same boat - I m pretty good at following instructions but get bogged down with the real techie terms/procedures that I guess most pre-digital (ie.
Quickeys and PrintFix Pro auto patch reading.
2006-03-07 by John Vitollo
I was trying to figure out how to automate reading targets. Even though it s fairly easy to move the spectro and press the spectro s button or press the
Re: [colorvision_group] Demo mode file?
2006-03-07 by CDTobie@aol.com
... The full installer, which runs in demo mode when not serialized, will be on the site once it has been migrated to new servers... not much chance in the
Demo mode file?
2006-03-07 by Tom
Was the PrintFIX PRO software available on the ColorVision web site for those who wanted to try it out in demo mode? I was trying to point a friend there but
Re: [colorvision_group] What is the Best/Perfered surface to do profileing on?
2006-03-07 by CDTobie@aol.com
... There are two specified surfaces, a black backing (which is quite simply lousy for ICC profiling work) and a white one... which is what is used with
Re: [colorvision_group] precise light and brightness
2006-03-07 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Possibly, but it sounds like you have a pretty good grip on it... ... The PreciseLight sliders allow users who don t know what color metamerism effects are
New file uploaded to colorvision_group
2006-03-07 by colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the colorvision_group group. File : /QTR
Re: PrintFix Pro & QTR B&W profiling
2006-03-07 by John Vitollo
... Hmm...that be me! Sure you don t want to convert to Bowhaus rip...it s so much easier? QTR only weakness is in it s documentation. There are bits and
Re: [colorvision_group] What is the Best/Perfered surface to do profileing on?
2006-03-07 by Bob Frost
David, I understood that the ICC standard was to have a black backing for reading targets? This should presumably give minimal interference with the readings
Re: [colorvision_group] PrintFix Pro & QTR B&W profiling
2006-03-07 by CDTobie@aol.com
... One of our fearless group leaders had suggested he would be posting info on that, if I m not mistaken. C. David Tobie Product Technology Manager
Re: [colorvision_group] What is the Best/Perfered surface to do profileing on?
2006-03-07 by CDTobie@aol.com
... PFP Tools menu, and make a couple of test measurements to get the device (and yourself) warmed up. Then meausure the white of your paper on an artifically
Re: [colorvision_group] other uses for print fix pro?
2006-03-07 by randy
I see. Your explaination gives me something to think about anyway. Thanks, Randy
Re: [colorvision_group] other uses for print fix pro?
2006-03-07 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Thats certainly possible, but paint store software usually has tables of available premixed bases and pigments, and the blending forumli for any of their
Re: What is the Best/Perfered surface to do profileing on?
2006-03-07 by Tom
... or indeed ... you might want to profile your media on top of your mounting substrate!
PrintFix Pro & QTR B&W profiling
2006-03-07 by davedoughman
I ve not tried to make my own profiles for QTR but now being the proud owner of PrintFix Pro I m anxious to try - If I can find some nice handholding step by
What is the Best/Perfered surface to do profileing on?
2006-03-07 by davedoughman
Is it best to have one or two sheets of the same paper you re profiling under the test print being measured or would something else be better? Gray mate board?
precise light and brightness
2006-03-07 by bill hansen1
I ll admit that I haven t used the Precise light slider when making profiles. Perhaps there s something about it I don t understand. Of the 8 profiles I ve
Re: Proud new owner of PrintFixPro Suite
2006-03-07 by Tom
... and immediately measured it you may want to consider waiting at least 3-4 hrs and better yet overnight... some inks colors set and change slightly as they
Re: speedy measurements
2006-03-07 by bill hansen1
... Ah, that s the expertise which comes with practice! Or maybe it s the speed which leaves us as we get older. I can t get any faster than about 8 minutes
Re: [colorvision_group] other uses for print fix pro?
2006-03-07 by randy
That is great news. I paint my own backgrounds with industural pigments mixed in flat, deep base(no titanium white in base) It would be nice to measure these
Re: [colorvision_group] Calibration...
2006-03-07 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Thats the beauty of LEDs, they are very consisitant over time. Getting the gains (intensities) set in them once, leaves nothing to adjust for but the