Re: Pictographics' COLOR SYNERGY and In Camera
Re: Pictographics' COLOR SYNERGY and In Camera
- Subject: Re: Pictographics' COLOR SYNERGY and In Camera
- From: Richard Millott <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 10:09:31 +1100
At 08:59 13/12/2000 EST, C. David Tobie wrote:
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>If you are able to use the Gretag DC chart, try Praxisoft's CompassCamera
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>(although, I don't think it works in high bit depth, and certainly not
linear
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>capture) but does a cool job in 8 bit and also Kodak's Input Profile builder
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>because it offers so many target options, multiple bit depths and linear
mode,
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>which gives the operator many ways of getting the most from camera profile
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>building. That is, a variety of resultant profiles for any given set of
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>conditions. Then all that is left, is choosing one that works best for the
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>job
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The DC target is certainly my first choice, but I've just starting to gather
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up software for this set of tests, and I'm not yet sure if all of them will
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support the DC target, or for that matter will support high bit profiling.
Not all do, which I think that just adds an extra dimension to any
comparitive
testing. In fact, I there is on package that does support the DC chart that
builds particularly poor profiles, shooting with my DCS460.
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If it works like scanners, it will be possible to apply an 8 bit profile
to a
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high bit file, but it may still be inconvenient to build a profile if the
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software will not accept high bit files of the target capture.
That is certainly the case with some software, as correctly Andrew pointed
out in relation to Praxisoft CompassProfile Camera. But that small point
aside,
CPC still produces an excellent profile.
It just means that you have another hoop to jump through when trying to make
comparative sense of the results, on a software by software basis.
Regards
Richard