Re: SWOP Proof Certification, TRxxx Characterization Data
Re: SWOP Proof Certification, TRxxx Characterization Data
- Subject: Re: SWOP Proof Certification, TRxxx Characterization Data
- From: Todd Shirley <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:08:04 -0400
On Oct 29, 2008, at 1:19 PM, Mike Eddington wrote:
should I really have to pay money to find out the aimpoints and
tolerances that IDEAlliane is using to certify systems?
Youj shouldn't, and you don't have to. The proofing system
procedures spell out the "certified system" requirements. See annex
E-G....
http://www.swop.org/certification/PROOFING CERTIFICATION PROCESS_v15.pdf
Although ISO 12646 was the basis for the program, I think you'd be
disappointed if you actually purchased a copy, as it mainly covers
characteristics and viewing conditions, rather than colorimetric
targets or tolerances toward a particular data set. All in all, I
feel the monitor proofing system has been handled competently.
Hi Mike
Thanks for the link! How did you find it? I can't find anywhere on the
SWOP or Idealliance websites that link to that PDF. Either I'm missing
something (entirely possible!) or that is not a publicly available
link. Even if I am missing something, why should it be SO HARD to find
these aimpoints and tolerances? Why is this stuff buried in appendices
of documents that are hard to find in the first place?
I don't necessarily think the monitor proofing program was handled
incompetently, but all this obfuscation makes me suspicious. What is
the point? I've had people tell me that its not intentional, but that
only makes it seem like someone IS incompetent. Either you
intentionally hide information because you are competent and don't
want people to find it, or you unintentionally hide information
because you are incompetent and don't care or don't understand why
people would want it. Maybe its not that black and white, but its like
pulling teeth to get this stuff!
My interest in ISO 12646 is for exactly the information you mention:
viewing conditions. This is mentioned nowhere on the website or the
PDF you link to. Roger listed the viewing conditions from ISO 12646,
and they seem reasonable, but this is obviously not even part of the
monitor proofing certification program. That is strictly concerned
with can a given system hit certain visual targets, which is fine as
far as it goes, but it doesn't help people set up a soft-proofing
system of their own. Once again, I don't understand why viewing
conditions can't at least be mentioned somewhere.
-Todd Shirley
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