Re: Fuji ColourKit
Re: Fuji ColourKit
- Subject: Re: Fuji ColourKit
- From: Linda Holman <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 13:53:39 +1300
I9ve had quite a bit to do with ColourKit - I worked in Product Proving at
FFEI in the UK for two years (99-01). As a traditional9 scanner operator I
was involved in the development of what was then a brand-new software, and
then the new range of scanners. I really enjoyed working with it - a great
product... Good GUI, flexible workflow, good editing, and the best handling
of ICC profiles that I9ve seen in any scanning software before or since.
The version that Andrew Rodney trialled was a very early one and was greatly
improved on in subsequent releases - we took your comments on board, Andrew!
most of the issues raised had already been logged and were making their way
through development at the time.
It has a slightly different way of working to the traditional 3overview,
pre-scan, hi-res scan2 workflow. It takes the range off the overview, and
creates a hi-res scan - removing one step of the scan process. Jobs can be
moved about and things like size or res changed while in the queue and the
scanner is running - you don9t get locked out at any stage.
A 3Profiled Image2 is created - a hi-res with the input and output profiles
attached, but still able to be changed at any stage.
A lower-res image is created on the fly and opened into the Editor. Edits
are attached to the profile embedded in the image, not made to the image
itself - which means it is always possible to go back and tweak, remove, or
add edits to the archived Profiled Image - without ever losing the original
scans9 appearance. This applies to the sharpness settings too - they can be
changed at any stage.
Once everything has been settled upon, the Profiled Image is 3sent to
process2 and the final image is created. You really do only need to 3scan
once, output many2 times - as long as the size and res is correct,
everything else can be changed off-line... Input and output profiles, edits,
sharpness etc. so the same image can go out to offset, newspaper and the
internet by changing the output profile and re-processing.
Another nice feature is the ability to save specific edits as a new profile
- so a customer who likes clean, bright colours can have their own profile
edited and saved without having to have a separate profile making / editing
application. It is also possible to open images directly into Photoshop if
preferred.
Since I left FFEI and returned to my native New Zealand just over a year ago
I9ve been using ColourKit ProfileMaker in my colour management consultancy.
I9ve found it to be a good product and it suits my requirements well. I9m
looking forward to getting the OSX upgrades - and I9m happy to post some
information about it once I9ve finished my own testing on it.
If anyone has any questions, please ask.
Merry Christmas,
Linda Holman
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ColourManagement.co.nz Ltd
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