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Wavelength range of Printfix Pro's DC 1005?

Wavelength range of Printfix Pro's DC 1005?

2006-03-27 by guy_ncognito2000

I am trying to calibrate my Kodak 1400's linear density and 
neutrality. 

I have been offered a spreadsheet to allow me to convert the spectral 
data into density values, but I need to provide the wavelength range 
of the measuring device. (ie, Xrite covers 400nm to 700nm...whereas 
GreatMacbeth devices cover 380nm to 730nm)

I have searched and searched and I cannot find this information 
anywhere.

Does any one here know?

Also, does anyone here have any info/advice for using Printfix Pro to 
calibrate dye sub printers?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

Cheers

Re: [colorvision_group] Wavelength range of Printfix Pro's DC 1005?

2006-03-27 by CDTobie@aol.com


In a message dated 3/26/06 10:11:39 PM, guy_ncognito2000@... writes:


I am trying to calibrate my Kodak 1400's linear density and
neutrality.

I have been offered a spreadsheet to allow me to convert the spectral
data into density values, but I need to provide the wavelength range
of the measuring device. (ie, Xrite covers 400nm to 700nm...whereas
GreatMacbeth devices cover 380nm to 730nm)


With IR and UV filters in place, there tends to not be much data at the extreme ends anyway... mostly this has to do with getting the starting point and number of spectral samples set up correctly.

I have searched and searched and I cannot find this information
anywhere.

Does any one here know?

Since the DC 1005 is not providing you with spectral data, there is no way for you to do your own density calculations. We hope to add the full series of Status A and T density values to the device's output formats in the future, but I have not heard of any device requiring "linear density" values. Can you tell me where in the usual array of density functions they occur?

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...

www.colorvision.com

Re: [colorvision_group] Wavelength range of Printfix Pro's DC 1005?

2006-03-27 by CDTobie@aol.com


In a message dated 3/26/06 10:11:39 PM, guy_ncognito2000@... writes:


Also, does anyone here have any info/advice for using Printfix Pro to
calibrate dye sub printers?


Recent, more linear dyesubs tend to profile very similarly to inkjets, though for dyesub, more patches may be required than for better behaved inkjet printers.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...

www.colorvision.com

Re: Wavelength range of Printfix Pro's DC 1005?

2006-03-28 by guy_ncognito2000

Would you say a 255 patch would be sufficient for a dye sub or would 
you recommend a 766? (At almost $3 a sheet, it gets expensive quickly)

Any timeline to the possible implementation of Status A or T to the 
output of the Datacolor 1005?

Thanks for your help. I appreciate your feedback.

Cheers
sean

Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Wavelength range of Printfix Pro's DC 1005?

2006-03-28 by CDTobie@aol.com


In a message dated 3/28/06 12:00:35 PM, guy_ncognito2000@... writes:


Would you say a 255 patch would be sufficient for a dye sub or would
you recommend a 766? (At almost $3 a sheet, it gets expensive quickly)


You'll have to be the judge of that yourself, with your dyesub, and your level of expectation...

Any timeline to the possible implementation of Status A or T to the
output of the Datacolor 1005?

Not at the moment, but we're actively pursuing it, and should know a great deal more shortly. Status T Visual is already available to anyone who contacts me for beta status.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@...

www.colorvision.com

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