Re: How Do I Make a Paper Profile
Re: How Do I Make a Paper Profile
- Subject: Re: How Do I Make a Paper Profile
- From: Terry Wyse <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:10:32 -0400
on 6/11/01 8:23 AM, Jim Mitchell wrote:
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How do I make a paper profile for the BestColor rip?
Need a spectro, profiling software.....
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I'm getting good results
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using the stock profiles but not the
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best results. I do my paper linearization just fine, but this paper profile
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thing has me stumped.
If you're doing a paper linearization (base lin?), I assume you're using a
measuring instrument. If this is a spectro, you've got the ability to create
yourself a paper profile assuming you have a profiling package for your
spectro.
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It would be so
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much easier if they just used source and destination terminology.
Well, they do, sort of. Source = "Reference profile" and destination =
"Paper profile". And then just pick your rendering intent.
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I've built my ICC profile of my printer using the Best Color rip with just the
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linearization table being out put,
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but when I try to use the resulting profile, it doesn't work.
The linearization table IS NOT an ICC profile. It's just a linearization
table which is something you create PRIOR to outputting your profiling test
target (some are on the BEST install CD but they normally don't get
installed). The steps are roughly:
1. Create Base Linearization (optional for most printer settings, required
if you're using "SuperEnhanced" on an Epson). Base lin allows you to set PER
CHANNEL ink limits instead of global limits.
2. Find Total Ink Limit. Use BEST's "QuantityOfColors.PS" file or similar to
find the total area coverage.
3. Output your profiling test chart of choice with the above settings
applied (base lin + total ink limit).
4. Measure resulting target and create profile.
5. There's more, but I feel like a consulting fee coming on! Anyway, this
should get you pointed in the right direction.
Regards,
Terry
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Terence L. Wyse
PrePress Specialist
All Systems Integration, Inc.
http://www.allsystems.com
email@hidden
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