Re: Help Choosing a Color Management System
Re: Help Choosing a Color Management System
- Subject: Re: Help Choosing a Color Management System
- From: "Dave King" <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 20:37:10 -0500
Hi Dennis,
I'm using a 7000 and Gen4 ink on coated matte papers, so I'll tell you what
works for me.
I use PhotoCal and Monitor Spyder for the monitor and find it to be
excellent, and good value.
After using two different scanner based printer profiling packages I
upgraded to an X-Rite DTP-41 spectophotometer and Colorvision Profiler Pro.
The difference in print quality/accuracy is dramatic. My advice is to skip
scanner measured printer profiles. Another spectro that is very well
regarded is the Spectrocam, as accurate as the DTP-41, slightly less
convenient to use, but considerably less expensive.
You don't mention the type or brand of scanner, but most of the better
scanners typically have provisions for using a provided "canned" profile in
a color managed workflow, and it's more than adequate in my experience since
the scan preview is then visually equivalent to the file in Photoshop. Most
folks prefer to complete critical editing in PS anyway, and some will argue
the hi-bit workflow is best here, converting to 8 bit channels after global
color/tone edits for further editing, printing and archiving.
In my opinion Gen5 is a "compromised" version of Gen4 to allow printing on
"RC" paper surfaces, as well as matte. If your wife has no interest in
printing on plastic surfaces, I would suggest she only use Gen4.
I use primarily two papers, inexpensive letter size Epson Archival Matte for
proofing and "give away" photos, and Crane Mueso in 24x36" cut sheets. With
the accuracy of spectro profiles, one can successfully proof on one paper
and print finals on another. The 24x36 sheet is another useful size when
cut in half, 18x24". Rolls are an unnecessary hassle for an artist printing
their own work IMO. Epson Fine Art Smooth by Crane is essentially the same
paper as Mueso, but I prefer the weights and cut sizes marketed directly by
Crane. Another superb paper with Gen4 is Hahnemulle PhotoRag, which is
marketed by Media Street as Royal Renaissance.
Hope that helps:)
Dave King
New York City
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Hegyi" <email@hidden>
To: <email@hidden>
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 6:13 PM
Subject: Help Choosing a Color Management System
>
Hi,
>
>
I am a physicist trying to help my wife, an artist, pick out an
>
"acceptable" color management system. My wife uses a 21" Apple Studio
>
Monitor with Colorsync, Photoshop 7 (actually V5.5 today), Painter 7, an
>
Epson 7000 with Generations 4 and 5 ink, printing on matte smooth
>
acid-free bright white 24" wide paper (she could use some advice on
>
papers also). She would only use a few papers, possibly even one.
>
>
What I have been able to learn is that Colorvision has a bundle for $499
>
that includes a 7 filter monitor calibration system and a printer
>
calibration, but does not have any privisions for calibrating the
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scanner which seems to me to be a fundamental flaw. On the other hand,
>
for $499, Monaco has a 3 filter monitor calibration system and a
>
calibrated target for calibrating the scanner which would seem, in
>
principle, to be all that is necessary to establish a closed loop
>
calibration. Which of these systems would be preferable, and would it
>
be necessary to go to a hand held scanner based system for about $2500
>
to get a reliable system? Or asked another way, would a few tweaks on
>
either the Colorvision or the Monaco system be good enough?
>
>
Dennis Hegyi
>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Hegyi" <email@hidden>
To: <email@hidden>
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 6:13 PM
Subject: Help Choosing a Color Management System
>
Hi,
>
>
I am a physicist trying to help my wife, an artist, pick out an
>
"acceptable" color management system. My wife uses a 21" Apple Studio
>
Monitor with Colorsync, Photoshop 7 (actually V5.5 today), Painter 7, an
>
Epson 7000 with Generations 4 and 5 ink, printing on matte smooth
>
acid-free bright white 24" wide paper (she could use some advice on
>
papers also). She would only use a few papers, possibly even one.
>
>
What I have been able to learn is that Colorvision has a bundle for $499
>
that includes a 7 filter monitor calibration system and a printer
>
calibration, but does not have any privisions for calibrating the
>
scanner which seems to me to be a fundamental flaw. On the other hand,
>
for $499, Monaco has a 3 filter monitor calibration system and a
>
calibrated target for calibrating the scanner which would seem, in
>
principle, to be all that is necessary to establish a closed loop
>
calibration. Which of these systems would be preferable, and would it
>
be necessary to go to a hand held scanner based system for about $2500
>
to get a reliable system? Or asked another way, would a few tweaks on
>
either the Colorvision or the Monaco system be good enough?
>
>
Dennis Hegyi
>
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