Hi Roger, oh, I didn't know that. I thought, these were just "normal" PANTONE colors. I've just found this on the web: http://www.babelcolor.com/main_level/ColorChecker.htm Thanks for the hint! Lars-Daniel -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > Datum: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:58:55 -0400 > Von: Roger Breton <graxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > An: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Betreff: [argyllcms] Re: DIY color target for photographers > Hi Lars-Daniel, > > It depends what you intend to use the targets for. If you want to use them > for capturing natural scenes then I would strongly recommend that you > study the ColorChecker 24 patch chart because the "sky", "skin" and "foliage" > patches have spectra that closely mimic natural sky, skin and foliage, among > others. So you might have success with "pigmented" inks but they might not > yield good representation for natural objects. > > Best / Roger > > -----Original Message----- > From: argyllcms-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:argyllcms-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lars-Daniel Weber > Sent: October-15-11 11:16 AM > To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [argyllcms] DIY color target for photographers > > Hi there, > > last week I've met a service provider, who can print on plastic in high > quality using pigmented inks. He also can protect the surface agains > scratches and UV radiation. > > Wouldn't that be a nice solution for a DIY color target for photographers? > The production of 50 targets would cost around USD $470, which would be > less than $10 for each target. > > He told me, there is only a small chromatic aberration in a charge - so > there wouldn't be a need to measure each target. > > Although I am very satisfied with my ColorChecker Classic, I'd like to > have an alternative target (I'm always afraid of scratches and it only has a > lifetime of 2 years...). > > Does anyone have an idea for a target pattern? Skin colors, white and gray > balance etc? I think, there is need for PANTONE. > Should I ask him for PANTONE support? > > Best regards, > Lars-Daniel > -- > NEU: FreePhone - 0ct/min Handyspartarif mit Geld-zurück-Garantie! > Jetzt informieren: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/freephone > > -- Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de