[argyllcms] Re: Applying a color profile to an image file

Hi :)

Martin Cracauer wrote:


Are you saying the scanner isn't much better than the colorimeter or
that the scanner is much better than the camera?
Well, I've not actually tried camera-based printer-profiling myself, but I think the end result was that the camera- and scanner-based methods give more or less comparable results. A colorimeter gives considerably better results than either, though - and a spectrophotometer is better than a colorimeter. 


We do have scanners, but they are all text-quality cheap stuff.
Yeah, the type of scanner can make a big difference. The scanner built into my Dad's Epson RX620 is *much* better for this job than my old Perfection 640U. 


consistent light but a no-window room and a specified set of lights
and angles should do that.
Yup - just watch out for specular highlights and associated effects - your printed target will likely have a somewhat different lustre from the IT8.7 chart.
Needless to say, you'll need to go through this routine for each distinct print method you want to use - and you may find you have more success with some than with others. 

All the best,
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Alastair M. Robinson

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