Re: Epson Color Base
Re: Epson Color Base
- Subject: Re: Epson Color Base
- From: Marco Ugolini <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 09:14:25 -0700
Seems to me so far that the ColorBase software is essentially a tool not to
linearize inkjet printers, but to *calibrate* them to a desired standard,
adding value to Epson's OEM profiles by bringing individual printers into a
specified range of behavior which then yields the desired results.
(The word "calibration" is also used by Epson on their European site at
<http://esupport.epson-europe.com/ViewFAQ.aspx?lng=en-GB&ID=KB050165EN&data=
7222067128DC3302CFB925C628144285A82DC87441AA07BD3A5B0770B7DA4391>. To quote
their answer to the question "What is Epson ColorBase?": "Epson ColorBase is
a calibration utility for your Epson printer. The utility reduces
differences in colour output between multiple Epson printers of the same
model or different models.")
It's a tool that will be useful to some users who don't wish to spend money,
time and training on a traditional RIP. From what I understand, a
spectrophotometer is still needed, though.
I wonder how the results obtained on one individual inkjet printer with OEM
profiles in conjunction with this ColorBase calibration stack up to those
achieved on the same unit through linearization and profiling via a
dedicated RIP. I'm talking about comparing the two results not just
generically on one printer *type*, but specifically on one actual
*individual* printer unit, e.g., Mr. Joe Printman's Epson 9800 in his office
at 2 Main Street. Would Mr. Printman see equal results using either
procedure? Does ColorBase make a dedicated RIP not worth the candle?
That is the question I would personally like to have an answer to.
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Marco Ugolini
Mill Valley, CA
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