The last 5 percent of the research and development project can make you or break you. You'll get to that point where the technology is almost working. You could just about commercialize it; but not quite. This is the point when you need to change your thinking. Incremental and linear progress is … [Read more...]
2011 Lifestyle plan
December 1, 2010, I decided to try an experiment. It seems to me that every December in recent memory I managed to gain five pounds. I decided December 2010 would be the December I lost five pounds. I have a lot more than that to lose, but if I could lose five in addition to not gaining my normal … [Read more...]
Reading and 30-Day Action Plans
The power of the month long action plan was revealed to me about a month ago, when right here on this blog I committed to write 31 blog posts in 31 days and then I did it. In a month, repeated behavior becomes a habit. That is the real power in planning a month at a time. In my case I love to write … [Read more...]
Business Must Sharpen The Saw Continuously
As I checked into a brand new Hampton Inn earlier today, it struck me that this is not the same hotel chain I started staying at over 20 years ago. Hampton Inn has done a great job applying Stephen Covey's seventh habit, Sharpen the saw. While Mr. Covey's focus is on personal self-renewal, Hampton … [Read more...]
Virtual Proofing – Oh Boy!
I believe virtual proofing is at the same cross roads ink jet proofing was around 2001. I am both hearing and observing information that provides growing support in my own mind for this position. First, I am not going to name any names in this post. Why? Because gut feelings and intuition are … [Read more...]
#67 Metamerism: Hard copy vs Monitor
The most visited post on JimRaffel.com in 2007 is #16 written October 2005 and addressing metamerism. Because of the popularity of this post I have decided to revisit the topic. I will start with some basic terminology and definitions. Then, I am going to present a real world example we are … [Read more...]
#57: On Virtual Proofing Thoughts after IPA
While at the IPA Technical Conference earlier this month, I had the opportunity to run through the evaluation of the five virtual proofing systems on display. The combination of the evaluation experience and the release of our ProofPass.com [Virtual] product have solidified my thoughts on virtual … [Read more...]
#54: Some Thoughts and Comments about Soft Proofing
In #53 I listed a bunch of color resources I had found on the web. I was looking because we are putting the finishing touches on the first beta release of our ProofPass.com soft proofing verification module. For me this project has turned out to be about the journey not the destination. Of course … [Read more...]
Thoughts on PMA Show
As I mentioned in my last post, my primary reason for attending PMA was to conduct meetings with key ColorMetrix business partners. I did, however, have a few hours to roam the show floor yesterday afternoon and came away with a few observations. While I am still impressed with the caliber of … [Read more...]
#21: The Reality of Remote Color Diagnostics
*** Golden Nugget #21: The Reality of Remote Color Diagnostics *** While at the PIA/GATF Color Management Conference earlier this month I had a chance to visit with a customer who uses our new ProofPass.com proof certification and remote color diagnostics solution. Our customer is responsible for … [Read more...]