[argyllcms] Re: DIY color target for photographers
- From: Roger Breton <graxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:43:44 -0400
Yes, BabelColor site is full of interesting tidbits of information...
No PANTONE colors in the ColorChecker charts : all Munsell colors, much better!
Best / Roger
-----Original Message-----
From: argyllcms-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:argyllcms-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Lars-Daniel Weber
Sent: October-15-11 12:07 PM
To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [argyllcms] Re: DIY color target for photographers
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
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