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Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Non-scientific tests for color-tone/neutrality, shadow and highlight performance
2006-02-21 by CDTobie@aol.com
In a message dated 2/21/06 5:16:29 PM, jvlist@... writes:
> Did you use the Media Setting Check function to determine your media setting
> for this profile? I find that with the most optimal (as opposed to the most
> likely named) media setting, the shadow detail can be significantly improved.
Hmm....NO!
So are you saying that Epson's Media Type: Luster might not be the best setting for Luster
paper?
Guess I'll do the Media Setting Check too
Well, Epson's Luster setting is certainly the best setting for using Epson's canned Luster profile via the driver's color management. But we're talking about what gives reasonable ink loads, linearity, saturation, etc.. with the driver set to No Color Adjustment... first raw, to print the color target, then with a Photoshop applied profile when you use your custom profile at the application level. What media setting is best for that is anyone's guess, though the dozens of descriptions and illustrations in the Media Setting step's Help will assist you determining that.
The idea here is not to assume that the verbal match is the best actual match... given that what you are doing is not what Epson had in mind. If you are looking for shadow detail, then choose a media setting from the media setting test print, based on good steps in the darks; if you are looking for highlight detail, choose based on the near whites... ideally you can find a setting that offers the best of all worlds, but some compromise may be in order. You might even build multiple profiles for the same paper, but for different uses, with names like EntradaNaturalShadows.icc, and EntradaNaturalHighLights.icc etc. Thats part of the luxury of building your own profiles. And thats not to mention the profile tweeking features, where you can make a lower saturation version for portraits, and cooler version for neutrals, different versions for different viewing conditions, whatever...
C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
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