Steve, I would highly recommend that you take a look at the Techkon SpectroPlate. This device has no moving parts, a very large screen and a 1-megapixel live view camera - which make it unique. It's certainly my plate reader of choice and it's attractively priced too (of course I'd be happy to provide you a quote). You don't mention what plates you are using/measuring, however, if you are using a low-contrast or process-free plate you would need the "All-Vision" model, otherwise you should be fine with the "Start" version. Let me know if I can help. Cheers! Dan Gillespie Director of Technical Services Color Management Group dan@colormanagement.com 717-475-9007 On Mar 14, 2013, at 3:00 PM, colorsync-users-request@lists.apple.com wrote:
Message: 2 Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:58:08 -0500 From: Steve Miller <SLMiller@norwood.com> To: "''colorsync-users?lists.apple.com' List'" <colorsync-users@lists.apple.com> Subject: The best plate reader for 20 micron staccato Message-ID: <CD67404C.45E0%SLMiller@norwood.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Does anyone have a suggestion for a plate reader device that will provide the most accurate consistent plate readings when measuring 20 micron staccato screens? We are using 20 micron staccato. Our current Xrite ccdot has worked well for years on our AM screened plates but seems to have trouble with staccato 20 micron. The most inconsistent readings with the ccdot device are from our post baked 20 micron staccato tone scales. The device is picking up "noise" on the plate and giving false readings. The most troublesome tone is the 10%.
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