ArgyllCMS and X-Rite i1Pro2 target sets

[Dr_Nick]

Thank yo so much!
As for the scanning ruler, I saw your DIY device. I noticed that in order not to damage a paper surface there is a layer between it and a spectrophotometer. Thus the spectrophotometer is a few mm above the paper. Doesn't it influence the chart readings?

It does affect the chart readings quite significantly and the resulting profiles have a smaller gamut volume than those made with the instrument pressed on the paper (as recommended). That being said, I haven't seen any effect on the quality of test prints.

 

[skyer]

Are there any targets made specifically for printing BW images? Will they be better for BW in comparison to general targets (for example, your 480 patch target)?

 

[pharmacist]

The standard 480 patch target for Colormunki (and for the i1Pro2) is already optimized for BW (128 grey steps) and also emphasizes the neutral axis (-N0.75 setting). This is most noticeable with printers having NO grey inks, but it can still improve BW-printing on printers with grey inks (K3 printers, ET-8550, Canon Pr-10/100/1000) using the standard color printing mode.

 

[pharmacist]

Today I had some time to produce a 240-patch target for profiling printable CD/DVD-discs. I am pretty aware that these are not used at a large scale and in computer terms these are a bit old-fashioned, but the only software package that has a target for printable disc is the Spyderprint package. This set is meant for the i1Pro2 device using ArgyllCMS. Because the patch size is very tiny it needs some care to scan these patches, but it can be done.

To be printed on 2 empty printable CD/DVD-discs.

For scanning the disc has to be rotated every 90 degrees to scan the next patch set of in total 8 patch sets divided over 2 printable discs.