beneix
Getting Fingers Dirty
- Joined
- May 8, 2012
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- 11
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- Printer Model
- Canon G3501
I have only ever profiled my displays, never my printer or scanner. Now I am thinking of dipping my toe into this field and am hoping for some advice.
I have read about the different devices, targets, ArgyllCMS etc. At least starting out, I want to do this on a shoestring budget, so my current plan would be:
1. Purchase an IT8 target
2. Use Vuescan to profile my flatbed scanner using the IT8 target
3. Use Vuescan (or ArgyllCMS) to profile my printer
Questions:
1. Because I am avoiding purchasing a colorimeter and planning to use the flatbed scanner for the profiling, I assume I need to start with a known IT8 target not printed out on my printer - is that correct?
2. I saw that @Ink stained Fingers wrote (10 years ago!) about not having any knowledge about how good the Vuescan profiling was; has any new experience of this emerged since?
3. Can I use ArgyllCMS (instead of Vuescan) with a flatbed scanner, either for the scanner or printer profiling stage?
4. Of course, an IT8 target may cost a good fraction of what a used ColorMunki would cost on the used market, so perhaps I could stretch to buying that device to improve over the flatbed scanner. Then I have another question: Is the ColorMunki still useable today with W10/W11?
I have read about the different devices, targets, ArgyllCMS etc. At least starting out, I want to do this on a shoestring budget, so my current plan would be:
1. Purchase an IT8 target
2. Use Vuescan to profile my flatbed scanner using the IT8 target
3. Use Vuescan (or ArgyllCMS) to profile my printer
Questions:
1. Because I am avoiding purchasing a colorimeter and planning to use the flatbed scanner for the profiling, I assume I need to start with a known IT8 target not printed out on my printer - is that correct?
2. I saw that @Ink stained Fingers wrote (10 years ago!) about not having any knowledge about how good the Vuescan profiling was; has any new experience of this emerged since?
3. Can I use ArgyllCMS (instead of Vuescan) with a flatbed scanner, either for the scanner or printer profiling stage?
4. Of course, an IT8 target may cost a good fraction of what a used ColorMunki would cost on the used market, so perhaps I could stretch to buying that device to improve over the flatbed scanner. Then I have another question: Is the ColorMunki still useable today with W10/W11?
