Print profile service recommendations

[patrick_p]

Does anyone know a reliable place I can get some custom profiles

made? I was going to use Dry Creek (http://www.drycreekphoto.com/)

but can't get a reply from them on email which isn't a good sign.

I've also heard some people talk about Cathy's

(http://www.cathysprofiles.com) and Chromix

(http://www.chromix.com/). Can anyone recommend one?

 

Also it there much of a difference between using a GretagMacbeth

SpectroScan or GretagMacbeth i1 Pro to make the profile?

 

Thanks,

Patrick

[andrew_rodney1]

-->Also it there much of a difference between using a GretagMacbeth SpectroScan or

GretagMacbeth i1 Pro to make the profile?

 

Not huge. The Spectroscan is a good unit with high tolerance but most users only sample

one patch per target (it can sample up to 5 but that makes the process a really long one).

The Eye-One will sample something like 100 per second so you're getting more averaging

of the data. I use the iCColor unit which has very high spec's and samples multiple

samples per patch (at least 8 per patch).

 

In the end, either Spectrophotometer will do a very good job assuming they are properly

handled and the parameters in the software are set ideally. For some papers (canvas) you

really want multiple samples.

 

Andrew Rodney

http://digitaldog.net/

[mallen]

Patrick -

 

I've used Dry Creek and Cathy and have been satisfied with both. I ordered two profiles from Dry Creek last week and received them in one week. I am pleased with the results. I, too, emailed Dry Creek and didn't get an immediate response and became concerned (they don't list a telephone number on their website). However, the profiles arrived by email in due course and shortly after that I also received an email from Ethan Hansen following up on my earlier email to him. So, in the end everything worked out fine.

[andrew_certain]

Are you sure that your email from Dry Creek isn't getting caught in a spam filter or

something? I only ask because:

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1) I've missed email that got filtered, and<br>

2) I emailed Dry Creek a random question a few months ago and they responded pretty

quickly (and at 1:00am if I remember correctly).

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Andrew

[beauh44]

Hi Patrick, In this month's issue of Photo Techniques magazine there's a pretty glowing recommendation for Cathy's Profiles. Good luck!

[john_murphy1]

Since you mentioned Gretag Macbeth: As of yesterday, they have dramatically reduced their prices. The new packaging of the entire EyeOne package (formerly called the EyeOne Publish) is around $1200 from Chromix.

[patrick_p]

Andrew Certain - I have no idea if it is getting caught in the junk mail filter. I sent 3 mails one from my work address one from hotmail address and I also sent one direct to Ehan. I guess I could send another asking if it is going to the junk mail filter.. :-)

 

Thanks for the help everyone think I'll try Cathy's.

[patrick_p]

FYI - I got a reply from drycreek, turns out my mails were buried in spam.