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Title: How to measure d-max?
Post by: madmanchan on January 30, 2007, 06:16:35 pm
Hi everyone,

I have an i1 spectro and use EyeOne Match to make printer profiles. I often see discussions of d-max in reference to max black density. How do you perform this measurement? Can I use EyeOne Match to do this, or do I need some other software?

Thanks,
Eric
Title: How to measure d-max?
Post by: Stephen Best on January 30, 2007, 06:23:34 pm
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Hi everyone,

I have an i1 spectro and use EyeOne Match to make printer profiles. I often see discussions of d-max in reference to max black density. How do you perform this measurement? Can I use EyeOne Match to do this, or do I need some other software?

Thanks,
Eric
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Use Eye-One Share, available for download from X-Rite/GM's site. This will give you an L* value which you can plug into Bruce Lindbloom's online calculator:

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Title: How to measure d-max?
Post by: madmanchan on January 30, 2007, 07:06:29 pm
Great, thanks!!

Eric
Title: How to measure d-max?
Post by: ricgal on January 31, 2007, 02:51:39 pm
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Use Eye-One Share, available for download from X-Rite/GM's site. This will give you an L* value which you can plug into Bruce Lindbloom's online calculator:

http://www.brucelindbloom.com/index.html?C...Calculator.html (http://www.brucelindbloom.com/index.html?CompandCalculator.html)
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Can the same thing be done with an X Rite Pulse do you know?
Cheers
Title: How to measure d-max?
Post by: madmanchan on January 31, 2007, 04:29:52 pm
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Can the same thing be done with an X Rite Pulse do you know?

I think so. When you measure the black patch with the pulse you should also get an L* value. I'm not sure if the Pulse software tells you what the L* value is, but ColorPort (which works with the pulse and is a free d/l from the xrite site) will let you export your Lab measured values. So just look up the L* value and plug it in to the calculator above ...

Eric
Title: How to measure d-max?
Post by: ricgal on January 31, 2007, 04:43:38 pm
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I think so. When you measure the black patch with the pulse you should also get an L* value. I'm not sure if the Pulse software tells you what the L* value is, but ColorPort (which works with the pulse and is a free d/l from the xrite site) will let you export your Lab measured values. So just look up the L* value and plug it in to the calculator above ...

Eric
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Thanks-  will give a try!
Title: How to measure d-max?
Post by: Stephen Best on January 31, 2007, 05:05:28 pm
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Can the same thing be done with an X Rite Pulse do you know?
Cheers
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X-Rite sells (or used to sell) a product called ColorShop that does density readings and lots more. Whether it will work with your Pulse I don't know.
Title: How to measure d-max?
Post by: Greg_E on January 31, 2007, 07:05:16 pm
Yes, ColorshopX works fine with the DTP20 spectro, they include it with the accessory kit. Or you can buy it separately from Xrite direct.