Re: MonacoDCcolor
Re: MonacoDCcolor
- Subject: Re: MonacoDCcolor
- From: Marc Levine <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2003 17:09:59 -0500
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I just started working with MonacoDCColor based on a recommendation from
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Don Hutchenson and I use his Reflective Hutch Target..
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Does anyone have any comments on weather or not it is possible to get a good
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scanner / scanback profile when you are cross polarized? Over 90% of the art
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that we reproduce is glossy - shinny canvases that all need to be cross
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polarize to reduce glare, spectrales etc. I realize in the world of Fine Art
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repro, there is no silver bullet out there but maybe there is something else
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I could try.
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Basically the camera profile is oversaturating a lot of colors, looks good
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on print, but unfortunately does not help me try to match an orginal piece
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of art work. Any suggestions?
Hi Steve,
First of all, thanks for purchasing MonacoDCcolor. Second, there's a couple
of issues that you should look at in troubleshooting your process:
1) Target capture environment. Without knowing anything about your setup, my
first recommendation would be to capture the reflective target using the
same polarization setup that you would typically use on your regular work. I
see the popular process of building profiles to be balancing for the initial
target capture (gray or white balance - see what works best) to essentially
characterize the chip independent of the lighting (white point). On
subsequent capture, the profile can be used to remove the "influence" of the
chip, allowing your capture to better represent the scene you are
photographing. What you are actually characterizing is not just the chip,
but the chip-lens-filter combination. While lens-to-lens changes can
definitely yield measurable differences, those differences will likely be
within your workflow tolerances. Polarization, however, would yield a
dramatic impact on your color and would require the construction of a
polarized profile. (whew!)
2) Basic Photoshop troubleshooting. An app like Photoshop can be HUGE in
getting to the root of a problem quickly. Of course, if your going to use
Photoshop (or should I say your monitor?) as an evaluation tool, the
assumption is that you have a decent monitor profile. That being said, I
would load the digital capture in Photoshop and compare the on-screen
results to your output. If the screen looks good and the output doesn't, I
would start looking at the output profile. If the screen looks oversaturated
(like the print), then it is more likely that the extra saturation is tied
to the digital camera profile.
I would also recommend giving tech support a buzz with any of these types of
issues - they can help out more than I can. Support not only helps you work
better and faster, but also helps us to better understand our customers and
to constantly push the development of our products in the right direction.
We have had tremendous success with this product (in the fine-art markets
especially!) and I have no doubt that we can help you improve your results.
My $.03 (just upping the ante!)
Marc
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Marc Levine
Monaco Systems
North American Accounts Manager
Technical Sales Engineer
www.monacosys.com
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