Hi Rob, > OK guys, if you are going to have a serious go at this, I can offer the > following from my prior usage: > > a) buy, beg or borrow a spectrophotometer of some sort. It is only the device > that matters as you won't be using its supplied software or charts. > b) install and run Argyle and use that to print an Argyle test chart. Don't > bother with the test chart or (probably windows) software that comes with > your device. You are going to be using Argyle profiling software and Argyle > format test charts, and it will do a much more comprehensive job than any > entry/mid level commercial software. It will drive the ColorMunki well > beyond its normal capabilities (probably) but is complex to understand.
Ok! I did not know that Argyle was capable of printing charts :) > c) Print the Argyle generated test chart image using Gutenprint with whatever > paper/ink/resolution combination you want the profile for. You MUST choose > the 'Uncorrected' mode within Gutenprint for printing the test image. > d) Now use the Argyle tools to drive the ColorMunki and measure the printed > test image. This will generate your .icc profile. > e) Now try printing a real image using gutenprint in uncorrected mode and > with your new shiny profile selected. > > I must confess I hit a brick wall and couldn't get step (d) working properly. > Graeme Gill (author of Argyle) was good enough to provide a patch which > helped somewhat but we concluded that the firmware in my, otherwise > excellent, spectrophotometer needed upgrading and with a borrowed device I > couldn't do that. > Thanks a lot for this easy to understand procedure. Will try this when I'll be able to borrow a ColorMunki. Be sure I'll report about my findings. Pascal. -- Pascal Obry / Magny Les Hameaux (78) The best way to travel is by means of imagination http://v2p.fr.eu.org http://www.obry.net gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-key F949BD3B ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the Employer Resources Portal http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
