Seeking advice to upgrade camera + scanner calibration tools (HCT)
Seeking advice to upgrade camera + scanner calibration tools (HCT)
- Subject: Seeking advice to upgrade camera + scanner calibration tools (HCT)
- From: Paul Schilliger <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 02 May 2013 11:24:28 +0200
Once again I'm left with tools that are incompatible with newer Mac and OS. BasiCColor Scan+ PPC is not supported by OS 10.8.
The good surprise though, is that the calibration package I just purchased to calibrate my monitors, seems to offer a free scanner and camera profiling option ! (is it really operational at no additional cost?). However, my Hutchcolor HCT target (Velvia) is unfortunately not supported by X-Rite i1Profiler.
So, as far as I can see, I'm left with those two options:
— Upgrade BasiCColor Scan+ to BasiCColor Input (no idea of the cost).
— Purchase a new IT8 target for the X-Rite software (no idea of the cost either).
I came to like that target produced by Don Hutcheson. It is sort of wide gamut and extended range, compared to standard Kodak IT8 targets. Whether that alone makes better profiles, I assume it does, especially since I shot mainly Fuji Velvia in a former life, but I don't really know. My target is now many years old though (and so are my slides), but it was used maybe 4 or 5 times and stored in a dark cool place.
BasiCColor still lists the HCT target. Their older software made good profiles for my Creo scanner. I now wish to calibrate my Canon 1Ds III as well.
X-Rite software is more convenient to use (no need to register a machine specific TAN number that gets lost with any hardware upgrade or system renewal). Whether it would make as good or better camera profiles, I have no idea. Have you?
Thanks in advance!
Paul Schilliger
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