Michael Jahn, a JimRaffel.com reader replied to me via email about a previous post and I found his comments enlightening about how scary the world of color has become for those of us in the graphic arts that have to actually print this stuff. So, for the first time ever (I think) a guest … [Read more...]
#40 Grey Balance & Printing like a Master
I have written before about the Printing across borders initiative and late last week made a post to the mail list which I feel generated a very good response. My post shown below was in response to a post questioning the GRACoL MasterPrinter‚Ñ¢ program: It stands to reason that that a printer with … [Read more...]
#19: Is your yellow ink contaminated?
Back in the dark ages of densitometry we utilized calculated values like Hue Error and Grayness to answer the above question. The reality we have been dealing with at ColorMetrix over the last several years is that spectral data will ultimately rule in our industry. While I do not expect press … [Read more...]
Two Quick Comments
Grey balance came up twice today. First, I had an anonymous contributor mention that they have tried to do what I talked about in the previous Golden Nugget post with "varying degrees of failure." This I will follow-up on. Then, Howard Nelson of ASU spent quite a bit of time on the phone with me … [Read more...]
Golden Nugget #9…Press Characterization and Grey Balance
*** Introduction *** We will be in Las Vegas beginning Saturday for the 5th Annual ColorMetrix User’s Group Conference. The meeting runs through Tuesday, and we do not return until Wednesday, so there may not be a Golden Nugget next week. I am planning to try and use the www.JimRaffel.com … [Read more...]