RonMartBlog.com ColorMunki Photo 101
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Quick Poll • Mac Users?
• PC Users?
– XP?
– Windows 7?
– Other?
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Who the heck is Ron Martinsen?
• Author of ronmartblog.com • Sponsored by X-Rite, Canon, Nik Software, etc… and supported by Epson
& many others • Guest blogger for B&H & Rick Sammon (in-progress) • Featured on Scott Kelby & X-Rite’s blog • Teaching this summer with Bryan Peterson • Printing series worked closely with Canon, Epson and top master printers
and printing companies in the US • Just like you too… • Much more to come…
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Seeing Color
• Colors values are absolute but the rendering of those colors varies drastically depending on the output target
• Pink is a great example and reds are the hardest
• Wide gamut displays and backlighting complicate matters even more
• Test at http://www.xritephoto.com/ph_toolframe.aspx?action=coloriq
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Color Illusions
A & B are different colors, right?
Image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same_color_illusion
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Color Illusions
WRONG!
They are the same!
Our minds can play games with us
based on how we expect things to be.
Image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same_color_illusion
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Types of ColorMunki
• Create & Design – Not for Photographers
• Photo – The black one
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Setting up your environment • Avoid light directly on your
monitor
– Consider a monitor hood
• No windows or heavy blinds
• Some ambient light is good
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Calibrating your display
• Let your display warm up for 30 minutes prior to calibration
• Only takes about 10 – 15 minutes to calibrate your display • Once a month is fine unless you notice problems or are
doing a high-end job – Some people calibrate before each editing session, but I don’t – Frequent calibration useful for drastic ambient lighting
conditions
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Getting started
• It doesn’t matter if you do the
display and printer at the same
time
• This example will use the first
button
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Verify Display Type
• Choose your display type
• Most can choose Easy
• Advanced is handy for those who
want to
• Measure the ambient light
• Tweak the luminance level or
target white point values
• When in doubt, accept the
defaults
http://www.xritephoto.com/documents/literature/en/MonitorSetColorMunkiCalNTK_EN.pdf
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Switch to Calibrate
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Switch back to Measure
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Ready to Continue
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Place on Display
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Create ICC Profile File
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Begin Printer Profiling • Create first time, and
Optimize to do additional passes to refine the profile
• Use the printer and name the paper you are profiling (important)
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Print Test Chart • You must turn color
management off in your printer driver and ALWAYS use those settings when profiling or using your profile • Save as a preset
• http://www.xritephoto.com/ph_learning.aspx?action=browse&parent=3&topic=8#article is a good resource
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Measure 1st Chart
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Print 2nd Test Chart • This is where the magic happens
• You must use the same printer settings as the 1st test chart!
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Measure 2nd Test Chart
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Save Printer ICC Profile • I like to include the profiling
device and date in the profile name
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Profiles Location (Mac)
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Profiles Location (Mac)
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Profiles Location (Mac)
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Profiles Location (Mac)
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Profiles Location (Mac)
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Profiles Location (Mac)
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Monitor Profiles (Mac)
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Profiles Location (PC)
• C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color
• Can right click and choose install (first time
only) or drop in folder
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Color Management Control Panel (Windows 7)
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Examining your Profile • Chromix ColorThink Pro
• http://www.ronmartblog.com/2010/11/printing-series-chromix-colorthink-pro.html
• Shouldn’t have chunks missing
• Can compare profiles against each other
• Demo (time permitting)
• Discount on ronmartblog.com
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Using your paper profile
• Photoshop Demo
• Lightroom Demo
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Photoshop (CS5 Mac)
Image from my HDR Workshop DVD by Trey Ratcliff of StuckInCustoms.com article
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Photoshop (Epson 3880 Driver)
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Lightroom 3.3 (Mac)
Image from my HDR Workshop DVD by Trey Ratcliff of StuckInCustoms.com article
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Lightroom 3.3 (Mac)
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Lightroom 3.3 (Mac)
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More Information
• http://www.ronmartblog.com
• http://www.xritephoto.com
• http://www.ronmartblog.com/2010/08/review-perfect-print-dvd-series-by.html (MUST OWN)
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Good & Bad Profile Examples • Canon MP560 Example from Article
• LexJet 3800, ColorMunki, i1XTreme, & Colorbyte
ImagePrint on Epson 3880 examples
• Canon iPF6300 Examples
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10 Top Print Masters on Profiles • Randy Hufford
• Tyler Stableford
• Eddie Tapp
• Michel Tcherevkoff
• Bambi Cantrell
• John Paul Caponigro
• Douglas Dubler
• Greg Gorman
• R. Mac Holbert
• Vincent Versace
http://www.ronmartblog.com/p/printing-series-articles.html
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Q&A
• Multi-Mon & NEC PA Series
• ColorMunki vs i1 Series Solutions
• DIY Profiles vs RIP’s & Profile Services
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