Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:22:47 +1100 Graeme Gill wrote: > > Hi, > the measurement values for the device seem rather strange. > For instance: > > SAMPLE_ID CMYK_C CMYK_M CMYK_Y CMYK_K XYZ_X XYZ_Y XYZ_Z > 515 100.00 100.00 100.00 0.0000 -1.0366 -1.5231e-006 -0.23692 > > A Y value of 0.0 would be highly unusual, a value less than 0.0 > is truly miraculous ! > > Since you seem to be using scanin, I'm presuming you are using > a calibrated scanner as a substitute for an instrument. I would > guess that the test chart is exceeding the range over which the > scanner is profiled (ie. the scanner reference chart has insufficient > dynamic range), and that the resulting extrapolation > is resulting in unrealistic values near black. (I'd > need the necessary files for the scanin step to check > exactly what's happening though.) (Perhaps you're using a matrix > profile for the scanner where a cLUT profile would give better accuracy ?) > I was unable to do any realistic printer profile by scanner reading with LUT-based scanner profile. The better (but not good) results I've got only with XYZ matrix&gamma scanner profile.