Thanks Roger. I'm profiling an Epson inkjet (the 2200), and my understanding is that this printer is highly non-linear. (certainly looks like it to me, anyway) Started on 836 patches, but saw a definite improvement when I went up to 3000. Greg. -----Original Message----- From: argyllcms-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:argyllcms-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Breton Sent: Monday, 25 July 2005 21:56 To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [argyllcms] Re: How many patches? > How do I determine the ³point of diminishing returns² for adding more patches > to a target, other than simply creating larger and larger targets, > reprofiling, and reassessing test prints? > > Greg. I did suprisingly good profiles with only 60 patches last spring, using a Xerox Phaser 860. Of course more patches was better. But in general, I guess it¹s a function of the ³linearity² and monotonic behavior of the device that should determine the sample size. Regards, Roger Breton | Laval, Canada | graxx@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://pages.infinit.net/graxx