Re: RIPs: ImagePrint or Colorburst
Re: RIPs: ImagePrint or Colorburst
- Subject: Re: RIPs: ImagePrint or Colorburst
- From: Dan Reid <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:07:39 -0700
on 6/16/03 12:09 PM, Richard Wagner at email@hidden wrote:
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OK, now I'm looking at RIPs, as well as output profiling. ImagePrint
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and Colorburst for Mac OS X both look good on their web sites. Does
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anyone have any "Real World" advice on either of these two?
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Is the ChromaCapture included with ColorBurst adequate, or should I
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still be looking for output profiling software? It looks like I could
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use an Eye-One for hardware.
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--Rich
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ImagePrint works best with their own profiles. Yes you can create your own
ICC profiles but their software is really not designed for such even though
many do.
ColorBurst on the other hand was designed for optimizing ink
distribution before creating custom ICC profiles. Most importantly you can
optimize the output using an i1 device. ImagePrint does not support any
color measurement devices. ImagePrint believes you don't need to linearize
your printer as their proprietary software can handle all the various
Relative Humidity and temperatures across the US that affect dot gain. Last
I looked ImagePrint didn't even offer a TAC setting so you better have the
option to ink limit at your profiling package unless you are creating RGB
profiles. Which if that's the case just stick with the Epson driver!
So if you need consistency or wish to optimize ink application before
sending your profiling charts then Colorburst would be an ideal choice.
--
Dan B. Reid
RENAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGING
Color Management Products & Training for Print, Internet, & Motion Graphics
http://www.rpimaging.com | Toll Free: (866) RGB-CMYK
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