Message-Id: <199803170142.SAA15460@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 11:42:20 +1000 From: Jennifer Brasher <mailto:J.Brasher@INS.GU.EDU.AU> Subject: Re: Color calibration for PC scanning systems To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Thanks Hu. I've forwarded your reply to the VRA List. jennifer
>Hi,
>
>Windows base PC can do Color calibration such as "Colorsync" on MAC,
>Microsoft provides ICM(Image Color Matching ). If you use Photoshop4.0 or
>Painter 5.0 you can find another powrful Color matching system name
>ICC-Profile, it based on "colorsync" and "ICM", and it can support
>multi-platform such as MAC, UNIX, Window. Using it you can match the
>accurate color. According to your work-flow, the ICC-Profile will load the
>special Scanner Profile as Input Profile, it can convert device dependence
>color to logical color, When you display the image, ICC-Profile will load
>the special Monitor Profile as Outport Profile and convert the logical
>color to monitor dependence color, thus you can see the actual color. To
>print the Image ICC-Profile will load the special Printer Profile to match
>color. If your printer support PostScript Level 2 you can print your image
>with CMYK Data type directly. BTW all Input or Outport Profiles you should
>set by yourself to let ICC know what kind of Input and Output device you
>have use at the present. But each application wich support ICC-Profile has
>different interface to interact with user. You can use it refer to the
>application user guid.
>
>I hope these will help to you.
>
>Hu Wei.
>
>
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>> From: Jennifer Brasher <mailto:J.Brasher@INS.GU.EDU.AU>
>> To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
>> Subject: Color calibration for PC scanning systems
>> Date: Tuesday, March 17, 1998 8:01 AM
>>
>> >MIME-Version: 1.0
>> >Date: Mon, 16 Mar 1998 15:40:49 -0800
>> >Reply-To: Visual Resources Association <mailto:VRA-L@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU>
>> >Sender: Visual Resources Association <mailto:VRA-L@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU>
>> >From: Kris Ingram <mailto:KIngram@MBAYAQ.ORG>
>> >Subject: Color calibration for PC scanning systems
>> >To: mailto:VRA-L@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU
>> >
>> >Help! I've just been told that there is no way to accurately calibrate
>> >PC-based monitors with their scanners due to the fact that Windows lacks
>> >a bit of software (known as 'colorsync') that Macs, of course, come
>> >equipped with.
>> >
>> >It seems that this would keep me from being able to scan photos and
>> >images to a standard color calibration that would give reliable results
>> >when sending the digitized file to be printed.
>> >
>> > So, if this is the case, any hi-res backup scans I make will be fairly
>> >useless for any professional printing purpose if there is no way to
>> >calibrate this system. This is very bad, as one of my job's main goals
>> >is to scan all of the images in our archive as high-quality backup files
>> >in case of loss or damage.
>> >
>> >Has anyone else out there wrestled with this problem? I'd appreciate any
>> >advice...
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >Kris Ingram, Archive Technician
>> >Monterey Bay Aquarium
>> >886 Cannery Row
>> >Monterey, CA 93940
>> >(408) 648-4878
>> >
>>
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