color chain – how to do the appropriate calibration?

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Henri Martin
Apr 12, 2004
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Hi, I have been told there is such a thing as a ‘color chain’ which requires certain steps and aparatus to calibrate the equipment (scanner, printer monitor, … ) to ensure the true colors of the original item is rendered.

Can someone confirm there is such a thing as a ‘color chain’ (even if it is known under a different name) and what is required to calibrate the equipment and which equipment it applies to.

My goal is to ensure the old photographs I have to scan will be saved to psd (or other) with the best appropriate colors.
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-xiray-
Apr 14, 2004
On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:36:58 +0200, "Henri Martin" wrote:

Hi, I have been told there is such a thing as a ‘color chain’ which requires certain steps and aparatus to calibrate the equipment (scanner, printer monitor, … ) to ensure the true colors of the original item is rendered.
Can someone confirm there is such a thing as a ‘color chain’ (even if it is known under a different name) and what is required to calibrate the equipment and which equipment it applies to.

My goal is to ensure the old photographs I have to scan will be saved to psd (or other) with the best appropriate colors.

"Color chain" — that’s the first I’ve heard that term.

You probably want to simply read up on "color management." There are a lot of issues involved.
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Henri Martin
Apr 15, 2004
Thanks for replying.

Before I start to read about ‘color management’, can you tell me if there is anything within ‘color management’ which indicates there are tools to mesure the ‘color scanning accuracy’ of a scanner.(?!?)

"-xiray-" wrote in message
On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 22:36:58 +0200, "Henri Martin" wrote:

Hi, I have been told there is such a thing as a ‘color chain’ which
requires
certain steps and aparatus to calibrate the equipment (scanner, printer monitor, … ) to ensure the true colors of the original item is
rendered.
Can someone confirm there is such a thing as a ‘color chain’ (even if it
is
known under a different name) and what is required to calibrate the equipment and which equipment it applies to.

My goal is to ensure the old photographs I have to scan will be saved to
psd
(or other) with the best appropriate colors.

"Color chain" — that’s the first I’ve heard that term.
You probably want to simply read up on "color management." There are a lot of issues involved.

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-xiray-
Apr 16, 2004
On Fri, 16 Apr 2004 00:07:53 +0200, "Henri Martin" wrote:

Thanks for replying.

Before I start to read about ‘color management’, can you tell me if there is anything within ‘color management’ which indicates there are tools to mesure the ‘color scanning accuracy’ of a scanner.(?!?)

High end scanners come with tools for assessing their accuracy. Some come with color targets that you scan. But don’t expect to get those tools with low cost "home/office" scanners.

FYI, one of the best methods for assessing scans is to first calibrate your monitor, then set up color management profiles in Photoshop, then have a printed version of the process and spot color Pantone books by your side. With that, you can then use the eyedropper in Photoshop to measure the color values and compare it to how the inks will actually look on a printing press.

But if your end results are not intended for a printing press but instead a color printer connected to your computer, then you’ll probably want to work the color inkjet or color laser into your color management work flow.

No doubt about it, color management is a pain in the butt and just when you think you’ve got it right you discover that your aging monitor is not holding and its color reproduction (color monitors can degrade over time).

It’s a bitch.

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