We profiled ours with great success. The problem is in
making sure that the technician knows how to send images to the lab in such
a way that locks out the lab's automatic color correction software. Some labs
don't have this ability. In those cases, a profile will never be worth
much.
john c
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Is it folly to attempt to "profile"
a digital lab? A new client sends their files out to several labs with
(usually) disappointing results. From the way they describe their workflow it
sounds like everything is sound, so I'm thinking it may be a worthwhile
experiment to try profiling the lab. Given fluctuations in RA-4 chemistry is
this advisable?
Of greater interest to me is what these labs do to the files they
receive. If each one is adjusted for exposure & color (like a piece of
film) then obviously this won't work. I am under the assumption that most labs
want to receive sRGB files and that they just run them as-is. If that is
indeed the case then I don't see why this wouldn't work, except for the
chemistry issue mentioned above.
If anyone has had any success doing this, and has labs that they've
worked with successfully in this regard I would welcome your comments &
suggestions.
