Re: Epson 10000XL scanner and i1 profiler
Re: Epson 10000XL scanner and i1 profiler
- Subject: Re: Epson 10000XL scanner and i1 profiler
- From: Mark Stegman <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 10:49:09 +1000
Peter et al,
If it's a textured paper is it possible that the autoscan is reading the
highlight incorrectly? I'm going against current colour management theology
but I believe it has its limitations especially with texture stocks like
the one you're dealing with. Sometimes natural intelligence is better than
the artificial variety. Just make sure you have a quality viewing
environment and do it 'by eye'.
Leave the scanner in its default, calibrated, state for reflection artwork
and try doing a 'manual' scan setting your own arbitrary highlight that
doesn't produce this clipping (like the good old days). You may need to do
a little colour correction to get it right but it is possible. As they are
watercolours they may need a little boost. Crosfiled scanners (for one) had
a control specifically for this called Pastel Boost. Save that as a custom
setup to use again. I used to use the EPSON 10000XL but don't have access
to one right now. It was a great machine although not in league of some
past devices. Having said that software and computing have come along way
since the 'god old days' and I never had a problem with the EPSON. However,
AI doesn't always know what it's looking at and you can save a lot of time
trying to get a satisfactory result and tinkering with profiles especially
when your profiling target has none of the characteristics of the copy your
working with.
Mark
On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 7:57 AM, Ben Goren <email@hidden> wrote:
> On Aug 27, 2014, at 2:05 PM, MARK SEGAL <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> > BTW, I assume you can see this detail in the original media?
>
> Unless there's an unholy amount of FWA in the paper (and the scanner's
> lamp is rich in UV), any paper you can buy is going to have a D50 L* value
> below 100. Indeed, 98 is about as good as it gets, and some very good
> papers are in the mid 90s.
>
> There is no good reason why *any* scanner should *ever* clip, save for
> automatic modes (when clipping of paper white is generally so desirable
> that failing to clip is a problem).
>
> b&
>
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