Mark Roberts wrote: > Scott Loveless wrote: >> This is from the Kodak publication E-88, "Kodachrome 64 and 200 Films". >> >> "The KODACHROME Film family is characterized by sets >> of image dyes which perform very similarly when scanned. >> The scanner operator can set up one basic tone scale and >> color-correction channel for KODACHROME Films, and >> then optimize the tone scale and gray balance for the >> requirements of individual images." >> >> Would someone mind translating that? Please assume that you're talking >> to a moron. Thanks! > > Sounds like it means "If you set up color management with a proper > profile you'll get consistent results", though the wording is so strange > I can't be sure. Since it's about Kodachrome it may have been written > before the argot of color management was widespread enough to be > understood by many people (including the person at Kodak who wrote the > above). > Actually, since it's about Kodachrome, it may have been written before > movable type was invented. Did the document have hand-drawn > illuminations in the margins?
The publication is actually dated 2005. I figure the bulk of it was written long before then, and simply updated later with references to scanning. > > > A big thanks to PJ, Godfrey and Mark for the replies. I was hoping that I had stumbled upon some deep dark secret. Oh, well. Try and try and try again. And again. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
