Re - I don't want my Spectrocam and ColorBlind software anymore
Re - I don't want my Spectrocam and ColorBlind software anymore
- Subject: Re - I don't want my Spectrocam and ColorBlind software anymore
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 11:40:21 -0400
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Getting excellent results within ColorBlind requires an intimate
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knowledge of the product and some elementary color science. The current
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development of our product will yield easier to use products and better
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results, however whenever a claim that ColorBlind or any other Color
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Management Software package yields "horrible" or "unacceptable" results,
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it is usually the result of user error or incorrect implementation.
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Finally, we here at ITEC don't blame anyone for the apparent shortcoming
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our product sometimes delivers. Furthermore, the lack of concrete
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knowledge and tested results of software, hardware, OS, CMM, output
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device, linearity, profile targets, ink, media, resolution, and others
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sometimes contribute to an experience of experimentation due to ever
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changing parameters of digital imaging and color control. It will be
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welcome knowledge to get to the bottom of UV-filtration at Seybold as
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well as determine some real world evaluations of color management
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software.
I know this isn't really keeping in line with the discussion of this
thread, but making an ICC profile of an RGB device like an Epson printer
really should not require a PhD (or an "intimate knowledge") in color
management (even though it seems to). There aren't too many variables with
RGB printers in the ColorBlind software, so getting a "ballpark" profile
should be relatively straightforward. Aside from getting a linear response
from the printer (which is more or less impossible with the blunt tools
Epson gives you), there really shouldn't be much area for debate. The
software and a sharp instrument (like the 'Lino) should give you acceptable
results when profiling a device like an Epson printer. Now CMYK is a
different story, but getting a decent print-to-screen match with $10,000 of
color management gear on a $500 printer should be achievable, even for a
non-expert.
I've been pulling my hair out profiling a 1270 on HeavyWeight Matte and
now I'm starting to wonder if my 'Lino is giving me bad measurements (its
already had a circuit board replaced once). My screens display more
Magenta, my prints print more Yellow. We're not talking about a small tweak
for grey balance, but a pretty noticeable bias (lack of M or an abundance
of Y). This whole process seems to be relatively straightforward for many
of you, which makes it all the more frustrating.
This being said, I want to publicly thank those of you who have offered
your expertise and use of your software (especially Andrew and Neil) to get
me on the path to enlightenment. It is a much darker and scarier path than
I thought...and it seems to change direction daily!
Eric G Bullock
Assistant Imaging Manager
Filene's Advertising
426 Washington Street
8th Floor - Imaging Dept.
Boston, MA 02108
617-357-2187
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