On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Lars-Daniel Weber wrote: > 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...). Hmmm... Wolf Faust already does IT 8.7 targets. http://www.targets.coloraid.de/ > 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? What would you use it for, and how do you expect to deal with agressive Pantone's licensing? :) Alexandre Prokoudine http://libregraphicsworld.org