RE: Xrite i1Pro3+ review
It's a good study, Martin. Thank you so much for sharing the link here. It's very interesting. I confess I never experienced with building backlit profiles for transparent media. I still have an old SpectrascanT table, here, but I never used it for that purpose. I was once asked to profile some transparency media and I was entertaining reading patches by placing the target on some kind of backlight, using my CS200 to make the readings. I'm sure, it would have worked well but I never got the "order" 😊 It would have take a hell of a long time to make all these readings but the idea of a large aperture system like Barbieri's and X-Rite's new i1Pro3 would seem more sensible, especially when having to make lots of backlit profiles. The two gamuts you present at the beginning of the article are interesting and show that the "absolute" size (volume) of the gamut is less important than its "relative" size. Kudo for digging into the use of a polarizing filter. Best / Roger Breton -----Original Message----- From: colorsync-users <colorsync-users-bounces+graxx=videotron.ca@lists.apple.com> On Behalf Of Scott Martin via colorsync-users Sent: Monday, September 30, 2019 9:14 AM To: 'colorsync-users?lists.apple.com' List <colorsync-users@lists.apple.com> Subject: Xrite i1Pro3+ review Hey Colorsyncers. I’ve been testing the i1Pro3+ and i1iO3 table in a variety of situations for a good while now. I have a review of XRite’s i1Pro3+ you can find at: http://www.on-sight.com/xrite-i1pro3-review/ <https://www.on-sight.com/?p=71755&preview=true> I think you’ll find it addresses of some of questions I would imagine this group has: 1) When should I consider making polarized measurements? 2) What print quality differences can I expect to see with profiles made from polarized M3 measurements? 3) What print quality differences can I expect to see with the new transmissive profiling mode? 4) What's different about i1Profiler’s transmissive profiling mode that we haven’t seen before? 5) How consistent will print quality be relative to other measurement modes? 6) How consistent will print quality be if I made some profiles with the i1Pro3+, some with an iSis, and others with an i1Pro2? I’ve included some color gamut renderings and, IMO, some really important dialog about interpreting such renderings. I’ve also included some M2 and M3 profiles of the same glossy canvas media that you can download and compare for yourself. Let me know if you have any thoughts or questions about the i1Pro3+ and i1iO3 Table. Scott Martin www.on-sight.com Precise color science for printmaking professionals _______________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. colorsync-users mailing list (colorsync-users@lists.apple.com) Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/colorsync-users/graxx%40videotron.ca This email sent to graxx@videotron.ca
On Sep 30, 2019, at 8:31 AM, graxx@videotron.ca wrote: I still have an old SpectrascanT table, here, but I never used it for that purpose.
The T table! I keep a “PurpleLino” around for quite a while. I’ve enjoyed using Barbieri's for transmissive measurement as well but the workflow has always been a bit of a science project. The i1Pro3+ really bring its together for me with a relatively quick and easy process with results that are aligned nicely with what we're used to seeing from reflective processes. Once RIPs integrate XRIte’s i1Pro3+ API’s into their software, polarized measuremnts will really be an easy slam dunk.
The two gamuts you present at the beginning of the article are interesting and show that the "absolute" size (volume) of the gamut is less important than its "relative" size.
Yes, the general public needs to get a little smarter about not coming to false conclusions from these renderings, and especially from polarized measurements. It’s so important to make prints and study those both visually and colorimetricially before coming to any conclusions. Hopefully this sheds a little light on that. Scott Martin www.on-sight.com Precise color science for printmaking professionals
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