OK I got some clarification from Lasersoft
Man is their GUI super confusing. But I believe I've set the scans tested correctly with the exception of the profiles being embedded which isn't necessary for the gamut comparisons (I'm handing off Lab values).
First, one must first toggle Input to ColorSync THEN select the scanner profile then again select None for it to show up (grayed out) and be embedded. Otherwise, if one selects ColorSync, <RGB> and input to the scanner profile, embedded shows for no reason I can understand, ProPhoto RGB! See screen captures below.
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On Apr 26, 2018, at 8:05 AM, Jan-Willem Rossée <silverfast.com> wrote:
AR: I am curious why the scanner profiles isn't embedded ("profile to embed <none>"). Hopefully this is the correct setup such input is each scanner profile and that's it in terms of color space conversions.
Jan: That's because you chose CIELab under "Working space --> Output". Set this to RGB and the scanner profile will be embedded. Let me know if you'd still like to chat.
This is the correct setting as per your instructions. Input is grayed out, it MUST be selected FIRST (screen capture #2 below this one) for me to see the scanner profile embedded.
Again, Please verify that the settings just below are correct (they seem to be, confugiring them is far more difficult than it should be):
To even get the scanner profile to show up, one must select RGB for output, THEN the scanner profile, THEN ColorSync to None or ProPhoto RGB shows up:
Andrew,
Let's get
Working Space-Output out of the way first: You have three choices: <RGB>, <Colorsync> and <Cie-Lab>.
If you select <RGB>, it means in effect that you aren't using that setting for anything but scanning, and it shows the embedded profile (under
Embedded ICC Profiles) as the one you selected as the Internal Profile (which is Silverfastese meaning to the rest of us Color Working Space, such as ProPhoto ARGB(98) etc.).
If you select <ColorSync> it lets you select a printer profile (in
Output/Printer)because this choice assumes you want to SoftProof your eventual print in SilverFast before scanning the media (for making scan settings copacetic with your intended print; the company philosophy is that you should be able to do everything you need to do in SilverFast to get a fine print from a scan).
If you select <CIE-Lab> it means you don't want to embed any profile, so it makes "Profile to embed" = <none>.
The only places that control whether a scanner profile can show up are as I said further above: your selection at
Input-Working Space where you have two choices: <colorsync> or <none>.
If you select <colorsync> as Input-Working Space, then under
Profiles Input you can select your scanner profile.
If you select <none> as Input-Working Space, it disables being able to select a scanner profile.
That's pretty much "all there is too it". :-)