Re: ProfilerPlus 2.2

[CDTobie@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/4/02 2:52:57 AM, pderocco@ix.netcom.com writes:

>I don't see any selection for turning color correction off. You say this
>is
>necessary to profile the scanner, or to do a scanner-based printer profile.
>I can see where this would be necessary for the former, but for the latter,
>ProfilerPlus assumes that the scanner is calibrated--that's why it gets
>away
>without scanning a reference target, too.
 
As the man said, you are making this too difficult; or at least difficult in 
the wrong places. If you read the Profiler directions you will see that they 
state specificly that it should be used with an  uncalibrated scanner, and 
that all color management in the scanner should be turned off. Admittedly, in 
some cases where this fails to give the desired result users do differently. 
In general, "differently" gives a different result, but not necessarily a 
better one. You are applying your own logic when you state that it "gets away 
without scanning a reference target" and what other corrections you should 
make because of this. ProfilerPLUS meets the needs of many users for many 
hardware and media combinations when used according the directions. For those 
cases with difficult hardware and media combinations, or more demanding user 
expectations, adding some form or color management at the scanner end seldom 
"fixes" the problem, though it may well change the result.

C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
CDTobie@designcoop.com
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