[argyllcms] Re: V1.1.0 Perseptual rending Qst

  • From: Nikolay Pokhilchenko <nikolay_po@xxxxxxx>
  • To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:21:35 +0300

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.

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