matthew ward wrote: Snip > Lyson for example list 6 (generic) ICC profiles > for their Quad black and 7 for small gamut on their site. > > So what should we call them? If you fiddle with a printer to get it to > produce the correct densities and smooth out the jumps and set the end > points etc etc and stick the resulting printer instructions into an ICC > tag, what state do we say the printer is in?
Calibrated, linearized, adjusted, tweaked, or even, sigh, profiled. I was juts pointing out you (one) can't profile non chromatic inks. That is also why there aren't any greyscale profile around. Yes you can save a dot gain curve out of Photoshop in the format of an ICC compatible file, but it still isn't a full blown profile with the softproof options and accuracy you come to expect from a good quality ICC profile. Best Regards, Thomas Holm / Pixl Aps - Photographer, Educator, Colour Management Consultant & Seminar speaker - Remote Profiling Service (Output ICC profiles) - www.pixl.dk � Email: th[AT]pixl.dk -- =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
