Re: maclife.de
Re: maclife.de
- Subject: Re: maclife.de
- From: Eldon <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:38:18 -0500
Uli Zappe wrote:
> Part 4, which deals with scanner profiling, has now been published (again,
> German only):
>
> http://www.maclife.de/index.php?module=pdfarchive&func=download&pid=2063
>
>
> The test was performed with a flatbed and a film scanner and specifically
> manufactured and hand-measured evaluation targets with 1152 color patches.
> These targets were from the same production batch as the (also hand-measured)
> IT8.7 targets that were used for profile creation. Thankfully, Wolf Faust
> (http://targets.coloraid.de), manufacturer of excellent IT8.7 targets,
> provided these special test targets which allowed for much more meaningful
> test results than simply testing against the very target that was used for
> profile creation (a method that doesn't say too much about profile quality and
> delivers far too "good" results).
>
> Here are the summary grades for profile quality (flatbed & film) for all the
> tested software. 6 = very good, 1 = unusable, best = first.
>
> ProfileMaker 4.5
> i1 Match 4.5
> SilverFast IT8 option 4
> MonacoProfiler 3.5
> EZColor 3.5
> basICColor input 3
> VueScan Professional 1.5
Thanks for posting this. If you do more scanner profile testing in
the future, I would like to see how this software compares as well:
Argyll (open source command line)
http://www.argyllcms.com/
FujiFilm ColourKit
http://www.colorprofiling.com
inCamera (Photoshop plug-in)
http://www.pictocolor.com
Perf-X
http://www.tglc.com
Profile Mechanic - Scanner
http://www.dl-c.com
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