Re: really no purpose anymore for traditional films (negative or diapositve) (by 2006) ?

babelfish <babelfish2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> I looked it up, and the profile we used for comparison was of the new
higher 
> resolution variety. I also looked deeper into Drycreek and discovered
that, 
> like us, also use Gretag Macbeth's Profiler Pro software to create their

> profiles and Xrite spectros, so their equipment and software have the
same 
> capabilities as ours. Having the same software doesn't necessarily mean
that 
> they make their profiles in the same way though as evidenced by the fact

> that they needed to upgrade to a higher resolution which they should've
been 
> using all along for photo profiling. Generic profiles like this are
better 
> than nothing, but not very accurate. As I've stated before, a really
good 
> profile takes a lot more than Drycreek is doing no matter what they
claim. 
> Whether or not the average image will show the difference is the
question. 
> Often it will not, but in many cases it will be quite obvious when it's 
> wrong.
>

As an FYI ... Costco doesn't use a generic profile.  Each printer that
they
offer profiling on has its own profile per paper type that they print
(i.e.
Coon Rapids, MN Costo printing on a Lustre paper has its own profile).
 
> 
> 
>> BTW ... Costco only offers a single paper, a Fuji Crystal Archive paper
in
>> glossy and lustre versions.
> 
> 
> We use a lot of Fuji also as well as Kodak and Mitsubi**** depending on
the 
> need. There are three kinds of Fuji Crystal Archive and only has a
higher 
> quantity of silver in it. The cheaper version is what Costco and many 
> competing labs use and this is one reason why they have limited dmax and

> gamut. They save a few pennies per square foot, but at the prices they 
> charge it adds up fast. 

In fact, I am not sure which of the Fuji Crystal Archive papers they use
... I
will be sure to find out next time I am in there.

-- 
Thomas T. Veldhouse
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