Profiling and editing software
Profiling and editing software
- Subject: Profiling and editing software
- From: Ernst Dinkla <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 21:36:18 +0100
The NewEyeOne ruler thread gave an interesting summary of
profiling practice. Wonder what a 2 day course could add to
that :-) Little is written about the quality of the profilers
themselves. More about the measuring precautions. There's
almost a taboo on editing and I guess the arguments are right
and practice supports that view. The soft proof part of the
profile could however get some editing. Getting the data right
for the profiler starts is seen as the most important part.
To me it becomes clear that the available software doesn't fit
practice much for the crowd that isn't as informed as most of
you are. The Eye1 editor being another example of that. For
the informed the possibility to pick tools from the many
applications available + a strict methodology is enough
compensation for the flaws in the individual packages.
If one had to make a concept for an RGB type (printer)
profiler that would suit a wider customer base but follows the
practice discussed it would be quite different from what is
available right now. I stick my neck out for some concepts:
An affordable package loosely based on Profiler Pro:
In order of importance it should be/have
0 A manual like the one that comes with Kodak Custom Color
Tools. Including Steve Upton's summary of the variables in the
discussed thread.
1 Monitor profiler + colorimeter incorporated.
2 A good viewing lamp added.
3 A good reference print with some calibrated patches.
4 Spectrometer or a quality alike alternative
5 Photoshop plug-in like PP and Kodak Custom Color Tools
6 Profiler input that allows averaging of more measurements data.
7 Target with 800 patches at most
8 Soft proof editor like the soft proof part of Kodak's
editor. Not more than that. Not based on PS actions like Dr. Pro.
A pro package would have the extras:
4a Robot for the Spectrometer
6a The possibility to edit directly on the measured numbers as
a better alternative to editing on the printer output side of
the profile (Neil Shape admitting: I'll add one more thing.
Past experience with Heidelberg PrintOpen version 3 and 4 let
you manually edit measured patches with guesses to the
counteraction you want to do before creating the profile. This
at first seems ludicrous , yet is it? By pre-editing the
measurement data you are still leaving the profiler to create
it's best tables even though you've hackedthe measurements.
Give me a smooth profile over an iffy edited profile any day.)
It must be possible to give this hacking a WYSIWYG face in
Photoshop.
6b The possibility to exchange (edited) Soft Proof parts to
profiles.
6c Iterative profiling tool.
6d The rest of the Kodak's Custom Color Tools editor.
7 CMYK profiling
I prefer the guillotine above the rope.
--
Ernst Dinkla
www.pigment-print.com
( unvollendet )
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