[Tool] ChromIQ – a macOS and Windows GUI for ArgyllCMS printer profiling (v3.8.0)

[pharmacist]

OK here it is:

I have compress the whole TC9.24 (slightly modified TC9.18 target with 3 extra blacks + 3 extra whites) on a single sheet of A3. The target can be scanned with both the Colormunki/i1Studio as well as the i1Pro1/2/3 (turn around 90 degrees). Above you can see I have done test printing on normal paper (A3) and see if it can be scanned (no strange arrow deformations). Hopefully it will do a better job than the canned Canon profile you are using now.

 

[itsab1989]

Wow, that was fast! Thanks a lot!
You think it makes sense in any way to create a seperate target with even more patches for A3+ which is quite a bit larger than regular A3 or would there be no real benefit?

 

[pharmacist]

Actually for modern printers (very linear in behaviour and especially on printers with at least 1 grey ink) it is not necessary to create larger targets: The TC9.18 was already designed to have good neutral grey reproduction on CcMmYK printers (without having a grey ink). I could make a larger A3+ target with those extende greys included if you want, but I would try this target first: probably it will not be necessary.

 

[itsab1989]

I have added it to the app and the update is on its way. Will try it after it is online.
I trust your expertise here. If there is no benefit at all in creating a bigger target then we leave it as it is. Otherwise why not use the additional space of A3+ at least if it does not hurt?

 

[pharmacist]

Something else: would it possible for Claude to have a look at the ArgyllCMS i1Pro driver and compare it with the proprietary i1Pro2 driver (with flashing green lights when a row is down properly, red light when error and double blue light when the wrong patch row is read etc) and write a new ArgyllCMS compatible driver that has the flashing know fuctionality of the X-Rite driver ?