Zooming in on Fabrics
Zooming in on Fabrics
- Subject: Zooming in on Fabrics
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 17:53:56 -0800
I profiled my ArtixScan 1100 with a Kodak Q60 and Microtek's ICC Scanner
Profiler software, scanned it with full dynamic range and no auto
corrections at 8-bit RGB with the scanner profile embedded, then brought
them into PS6 and converted from the scanner's profile to my offset's
profile. Voila. Sharpened, cropped, delivered for printing.
Okay, they came back and are quite a bit too green, under any light, D65 or
D50. I was quite disappointed.
I also used a Spectrolino and scanned a hundred Pantone/Scot-Dic fabric
swatches twice, averaged the LAB values, then threw them throught ICCLabCalc
Pro to get CMYK percentages for my offset press. Almost all the colors
printed perfectly. A little off in the light tans and browns, but nailed 87
out of 90. (So I've determined that a 45/0 spectro works just fine for
Pantone textile swatches.)
So, from the second experience with vector colors I deduce that the profile
is a decent representation of the output process.
I just thought I'd ask what expectations I should have for a completely ICC
workflow with little/no human color correction on fabric scans and what
anyone would recommend for better scanning. I'm about to scan several
hundred pieces and would love to hear anything any of you have to say. I
was shocked that the rasters were so much worse off than the vectors. What
could have happened? Could it have been at the RIP?
I'm considering using DoctorPro to edit the offset profile at my scanning
station and using the edited version strictly for scanning, since it seems
to work for determining straight CMYK spot colors. Or maybe I should use
MonacoEZColor 1.6 to profile the scanner instead of the Microtek version and
try that (only other package I have currently to profile a scanner). Or
maybe... whatcha think?
Thanks! (Please cc: to email@hidden as well)
-- Jeff Harmon