Im-back-Arno
Getting Fingers Dirty
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2026
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- 11
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- Printer Model
- Epson R1900
Hi all,
Following progress while I have a moment but still traveling.
@itsab1989 : I wouldn’t worry about currently 40 users. It’s still under development and changing too rapidly to be spread widely. There will be a large user-base for it once it’s more stable. You could possibly even consider eventually licensing it for commercial use to the x-rites, calibrites and paper manufacturers out there for many coffees
. Retain free for non-commercial use only. That way, it will spread (because it’s free) and you might eventually make some money for all your efforts, while us hobbyists will still be able to enjoy the fruits of your work. This is the way some software companies bring in new paying users. For example, I’m using Autodesk Fusion for free for my hobbies, but when I would use it for my company, I would need to, and would, pay. ChromIQ seems to quite generously beat the options that i1Profiler is providing and software development in a corporate environment is silly expensive, so there could be commercial interest. They might want to add a shell with their logo on it, but do we care?
Anyway, with that said, I have yet another question: I recall reading about ink limit calibration, which is hidden but can be activated in the preferences (?). Do I want to do that? I could imagine that when switching from dense Epson paper to a spongy, say, fancy Hahnemühle photo rag, that the amount of ink that gets absorbed could differ. Hence, it seems to make sense to first determine what amount of ink creates 100% density for each cartridge, no? It could be enough to tell my R1900 whether it’s printing on glossy or matt, and it might be sufficient, but for off-brand papers it might matter more(?).
Arno
Following progress while I have a moment but still traveling.
@itsab1989 : I wouldn’t worry about currently 40 users. It’s still under development and changing too rapidly to be spread widely. There will be a large user-base for it once it’s more stable. You could possibly even consider eventually licensing it for commercial use to the x-rites, calibrites and paper manufacturers out there for many coffees
. Retain free for non-commercial use only. That way, it will spread (because it’s free) and you might eventually make some money for all your efforts, while us hobbyists will still be able to enjoy the fruits of your work. This is the way some software companies bring in new paying users. For example, I’m using Autodesk Fusion for free for my hobbies, but when I would use it for my company, I would need to, and would, pay. ChromIQ seems to quite generously beat the options that i1Profiler is providing and software development in a corporate environment is silly expensive, so there could be commercial interest. They might want to add a shell with their logo on it, but do we care?Anyway, with that said, I have yet another question: I recall reading about ink limit calibration, which is hidden but can be activated in the preferences (?). Do I want to do that? I could imagine that when switching from dense Epson paper to a spongy, say, fancy Hahnemühle photo rag, that the amount of ink that gets absorbed could differ. Hence, it seems to make sense to first determine what amount of ink creates 100% density for each cartridge, no? It could be enough to tell my R1900 whether it’s printing on glossy or matt, and it might be sufficient, but for off-brand papers it might matter more(?).
Arno
