OK, this thread about ProfileMaker-to-i1Profiler got me thinking about how else to use i1Profiler for a specific need. Is there any way to use i1P's chart generating prowess in combination with an older, unsupported spectro? Specifically, is there a way to generate a chart with i1Profiler, then load that into ColorBurst's Spectralvision Pro (an OEM version of ColorPort), to format the chart so that SVP can read it with a DTP20 (Pulse)? Why would anyone want to do this, you might ask... well, I would like to use i1Profiler to improve the CMYK profiles used in the RIP. ColorBurst requires the use of a UV-cut spectro - hence the DTP20, since my EyeOne is UV-included. Like ColorPort, SVP can save measurements in cgats format, which i1P can import to build the profile, so I just need to get the i1P patch set formatted & read by the DTP20. I haven't had any success figuring out how to resave the .pxf file i1P generates into anything that ColorPort can use (assuming any success here should also work in SpectralVision Pro). When I go to build new target, and Import Patches, ColorPort sees the .pxf (and a resaved .txt version), but then just throws up a "There was an error importing this file" error. Maybe instead of just resaving the .pxf as a.txt file it needs some editing as well? Obviously, I have no clue. I know this is a bit obscure, but thought if there is an answer someone here will know it... Thanks in advance for any responses! John JWL Images Emeryville, CA On May 9, 2012, at 10:20 PM, colorsync-users-request@lists.apple.com wrote:
Message: 2 Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 13:48:57 -0600 From: Andrew Rodney <andrew@digitaldog.net> To: ColorSync User List List <colorsync-users@lists.apple.com> Subject: Re: Profilemaker charts in i1 Profiler? Message-ID: <26408583-1511-46F1-A2A2-5E7B897189BB@digitaldog.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252
On May 9, 2012, at 12:38 PM, Derek Lambert wrote:
guess I need to be more specific.
What I would like to do is to recreate some charts I use in Profiler that match exactly original charts that I made in ProfileMaker. I have reference files with correct patch order and position.
Is this possible?
Yes, I’ve done this too. It isn’t easy. You basically import the patch data, then futz around with patch size and such until you get an identical appearing target in i1Profile that matches what you had in ProfileMaker pro. So even though you have the correct patch order and position, that isn’t something i1P can decipher. If you setup the instrument and page to match the original, then it is a matter of carefully altering the patch size sliders until you get the exact match. Not easy but doable.
Andrew Rodney http://www.digitaldog.net/
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