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use a matte canvas. The gloss surface of the canvas confuses the light as it bounces back to the spectro.

But that's all such a waste of time and money. Stop it, you're destroying the perception that I've got this color thing sorted with my printed charts.

The "nazis" respond the way they do because they see processes based on ignorance and lack of tools being purported as superior to a properly setup and executed color managed workflow. This is not a snobish, may way is better than yours comment, simply factual. Your print the patches and work...

Now that is some funny ****. Thanks for the laugh.

http://pacificprintworks.com/file-preparation-tips/defining-black/

even with the best profiles in the world, when someone walks in the door with something for you to "match", you're setup for some ugly work editing the color. Thing is, no matter how well your system performs, the overwhelming odds are that what walked in the door was not well color managed. I...

The question is whether or not Versaworks can recognize and adapt to UV brighteners in medias when making the ICC profile. If so, don't cut UV at the instrument. If it does not, and I'd guess this is the case, you'll need the UV cut at the instrument.

The methodology of comparing ink restrictions and ultimately density measurements in the linearization is logical but limiting. Personally I prefer to strive to get the most gamut out of a system as you can, then configure the RIP to proof for FOGRA if that's the goal. This way if you need to...

+1 caldera

here's another http://www.rmimaging.com/spectrashop.html good luck with that.

these guys may have something for you http://www.babelcolor.com/

This is a very common request to us color geek consultants. With only two exceptions in 18+ years, everyone bails on the idea when they find out what's really involved to make it work. First off, you absolutely must make your own profiles. Without this baseline of control and knowledge, nothing...

Warm grey Pantones are a reasonable goal. Don't spends loads of time making it perfect though. Just get it reasonably close then carry on. Unless you want to potentially print things without the ICC converting it. This workflow gives the maximum gamut of the printer and demands that your CMY...

Sometimes there are big ink restrictions available if you go a bit above 1.0 delta E. Keep in mind the difference between 0 and 1 is a VERY small amount. And the difference between 1.0 and 1.9 is imperceptible. So if you can cut 10+ more percent out and your delta only moves 0.8, go for it...

Pretty much. You don't need to nail the 1.0. This Delta E number is a degree of perceivable difference. IOW, it's the average viewers threshold where they go from "I don't see any difference" to "I just now see the tiniest difference". So if you're less than 2 delta E, you're fine. Maybe someone...

You're going down the right path there. Use that for C, M, and K. For C and M measure the 100% patch as the reference, then measure down the ramp as you watch the Delta E for Chroma (the middle number). As it gets to 1.0 you've found your restriction. For K watch the first number for Lightness...

The Xrite crew are all top notch, as you would expect. One of the best I've ever worked with has been Mark Gundlach. He's in MI so not too far away.

Wow, with a machete it seems. First off, we're talking about the "Working Space" of a file. This is the embedded profile in the file that tells the world what the actual numbers for RGB or CMYK really mean. A given set of color numbers will actually be a different color when it's associated...

It makes me cry too. In fact that looks alarmingly like me. And that's why everything here, with only 1 or 2 expections, gets handled as sRGB or US Web Coated SWOP. Incoming RGB that differs gets converted to sRGB on open and off we go. Same for CMYK to US Web Coated SWOP. There are valid...

+1 sRGB especially when you're working more from files you get from other people. It's more about simplicity here. Converting incoming sRGB to AdobeRGB, or for that matter converting incoming CMYK to AdobeRGB gains you nothing but an extra conversion in the process. If you're the one doing the...