Re: Digital Swatchbook and Dot Area
Re: Digital Swatchbook and Dot Area
- Subject: Re: Digital Swatchbook and Dot Area
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 19:47:12 EST
In a message dated 12/28/01 4:36:24 PM, email@hidden writes:
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How can I use a Digital Swatch Book to Calibrate an Inkjet Printer.
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The ColorShop software has many functions the one's of interest area:
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CIE Lab values, Dot area, and Density.
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My goal is to send a 21 step swatch with CMYK steps, read each
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swatch, determine the density percentage and adjust my RIP.
This is not calibration,
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The problem I have is that when I read it and use the Dot Area tool
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the readings are too high ( plus 15-20% ). I just want it to say
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that the dot is, for example at 29%, when it should be 25%. That way
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I can adjust the RIP by 4 percent. Is this showing me dot gain
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values? Has anyone used this spectrophotometer/software for such a
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use?
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Would I be better using something like ICCTools Pro?
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Also, is it possible to use this tool to derive the optimum ink
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limiting setting for my RIP and paper combination? My understanding
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is that as a colour passes its maximum density it's hue will deviate.
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This would be evident in the Lab values, if I understand it correctly.