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Moving to encompus.com/blog

2008-02-27T16:20:00.000-08:00

Over the next month I will be transferring from Blogger to our newly designed blog. Access the new Blog here. I have really enjoyed using Blogger. It's very easy to use and maintain, however our needs have changed and we are moving to WordPress. I have had colorcritical up and running since 2003 and in that time it has been stable and easy to use and update. Thanks Blogger! I invite you to check

Colorworks AIGA Event

2008-02-19T12:18:00.001-08:00

Colorworks AIGA Event Originally uploaded by colorcritical I will be speaking about color management and the web at the COLORWORKS AIGA event 9am - 4pm at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice at USD on Saturday February 23, 2008. The event will feature Leatrice Eiseman, Color Guru at Pantone as well as Paul Wharton of Larsen. The event centers around color theory, branding,

Color Control Freak 08

2008-02-13T18:45:00.001-08:00

Color Control FreaksOriginally uploaded by colorcritical It was freezing cold in Grand Rapids this last week. I have never been so cold. But then again, I am used to San Diego weather where if it rains for more than a few centimeters it makes major news.I meet with fellow color freaks Mark Gundlach and Phil Nelson. We went over the new 08 seminar materials and I must say I am excited to

ICC Profile Use in CSS3

2008-02-04T16:44:00.001-08:00

There will come a day when most of our OS, applications, devices, and browser experiences are color managed. Right now, we are close in some respects but still pretty far in other respects. If you read my prior post on browser compatibility, you found out that with respect to images, they should be embedded with sRGB, but that only helps if your viewing the images on a browser that supports

San Diego Padres

2008-01-30T13:58:00.001-08:00

Chris Hardy is staff photographer the Padres and uses a Fuji Pictrography 4500 and Epson 7800 for output. The San Diego Padres are a long time client of ours. Here is the profile I built for the 4500 on Fuji Glossy if anyone cares to test it or use it in their system. 1-PG4500-Glossy.iccThe real story is in the path it took to get there - just to make a profile. Chis updated his Dual G4 to

ColorGeek2 Forum

2008-01-29T10:36:00.000-08:00

I guess I am a color geek, although I prefer color freak. What better a place for a color freak to browse and compose than in a forum dedicated to color management. Sure there are lots of forums but because ColorGeek2 is moderated by The Dans, Dan Gillespie and Dan Reid, two true geeks. I had to join and participate.The ColorGeek2 Forum will no doubt be populated by us consultants who really know

X-rite Corporate Consultants Summit

2008-01-25T16:48:00.001-08:00

X-rite Corporate Originally uploaded by colorcritical This winter I had the opportunity to visit with the New X-rite Color Services team in Grand Rapids Michigan. The weather was a bit cold but that didn't stop a few us us from playing a game of disc golf (thanks to Mike LaRocca).The summit was started by a great speech by CEO Tom Vacchiano. He was energized and passionate about where

PMA - Las Vegas - Jan 31- Feb2

2008-01-21T12:10:00.000-08:00

DIMA 2008Education TracksAs part of the PMA 08 International Convention and Trade ShowJanuary 31 – February 2, 2008Las Vegas Convention Center, South HallLas Vegas, Nevada USAAll events take place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, South Hall, unless otherwise noted.Color Management - Sponsored by IDEAllianceThis intensive track, sponsored by IDEAlliance, will give an advanced level of training

X-rite Color Services

2008-01-16T18:09:00.001-08:00

Color Management Originally uploaded by colorcritical The New X-rite sounds exciting does it not. At first I was shocked to hear the news, but really now - I welcome the change. X-rite believes in it's consultants - and I am lucky and grateful to have such a good relationship with them.This winter we launch Color Control Freak 2008 and Picture Perfect Color 2008. The program is going to

Browser Color Management

2008-01-09T16:52:00.000-08:00

In response to a post by Jason Santa Maria http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/archive/2007/12/12/gamma_gamma_hey.phpWow - so many different opinions on this topic. Reading some of the above responses I realize more and more just how important this topic is to the design community. Our agency is completely color managed and I teach this stuff for a living for X-rite, the Owner of Pantone and the i1

Best Buy Corporate

2007-07-26T17:07:00.001-07:00

Best Buy Corporate Originally uploaded by colorcritical I trained photo specialists in Minneapolis, MN on the use of a proper color managed workflow from capture to print. Best Buy aims to have imaging labs in their locations all over the country where photographers can get their best work printed to Z3100 and B9180 printers.Best Buy is serious about photography and want to make sure

Circa Publsihing / Lapis Press - Culver City, CA

2007-07-20T22:23:00.001-07:00

Circa Publsihing / Lapis Press - Culver City, CA Originally uploaded by colorcritical Reproducing original art digitally is no small task. Circa Publishing is one of the best at satisfing even the most critical artist. With state of the art equipment and an experienced staff these guys reproduce colors no other shop comes close to reproducing.I visited Circa for two days of intense

hp Pro Photography Blog

2007-07-20T21:58:00.001-07:00

Public Market Originally uploaded by colorcritical HP Pro Photography BlogBlogging is fun I have to admit. What even better is blogging about photography. HP has asked me to be a contributor to their HP Pro Photography Blog.With posts from the likes of » Eileen Fritsch» Marc Aguilera» Jon Canfield» Francis Hills» Harald Johnson» Michael Frye» David Saffir» Wayne J. Cosshall» Phil Borges»

Eye-One Spectrophotometer

2007-03-30T23:08:00.001-07:00

Eye-One Spectrophotometer Originally uploaded by colorcritical. It is very difficult to control color without measuring it. This is why I would really never do any digital color reproduction without a spectrophotometer like the Xrite i1. Here the i1 is on it's scan table ready to can a line of ink on paper.I basically build a profile anytime I see a color drift. By calibrating and or

Color Without Limits 2 by Xrite by Marc Aguilera, Mark Gundlach, and Phil Nelson

2006-11-09T23:19:00.000-08:00

Device Independent Color Originally uploaded by colorcritical. The technologies that you use every day to create, edit and print are color management ready—How ready are you? Without an understanding of color and how your applications and hardware handle color, your workflow is going to be all work and no flow. X-Rite Color Services is offering a 20-city seminar tour to help creative

hp Photo Influencer Program

2006-10-26T22:40:00.000-07:00

Douglas Kirkland and David Saffir Originally uploaded by colorcritical. It is always a pleasure working with hp Photo Influencers Douglas Kirkland and David Saffir. Xrite and hp contracted COLORCRITICAL services for the purpose of training on the new Z2100 and Z3100 Series Designjet Printers. We all met up at the DFA Lab to discuss digital print workflow with these new printers.In thi

Color Management for Photographers - UCSD Extension

2006-08-10T13:06:00.000-07:00

Color Management for PhotographersOriginally uploaded by colorcritical. Sign Up! If you have been having trouble understanding the complexeties of digitial color reporduction then this seminar will set you straight. It's hands on with access to fast computers and digital printers from Epson and hp. You will also have the ability to use the latest color measuring devices by Gretag Macbeth. In

i1 Share - encompus orange

2006-08-02T18:56:00.000-07:00

i1 Share - encompus orange Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Getting the right color can be a massive challange. Here is a screen shot of i1 share in action to solve an everyday problem one may have getting the Pantone equalivalent of a measured paint swatch. The situation is that we needed to have Pantone color that was a close match to the color of our walls, in fact we wanted the

Color Management for Digital Sign Makers

2006-08-02T18:38:00.000-07:00

Color Management for Digital Sign Makers Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I am on tour again! This tour runs from July 11 to October 4 will feature myself as well as Mark Gundlach of GIA. The focus of this tour will be to educate large format printers and designers the necessary concepts needed to manage color digitally. We look at the fundamentals of color science without turining you

Harvest Productions Digital Prepress

2006-07-06T23:46:00.000-07:00

Harvest Productions Digital Prepress II Originally uploaded by colorcritical. The digital reproduction of fine art is not for everyone. It takes a skill that takes patience and precision. No where is there a more impressive setup than Harvest Productions in Yorba Linda, CA. having literaly dozens of printing devices from the famed IRIS to the Roland Gliclee Maker to the Vutek Press Vu

Allegra Print and Imaging - Billings Montana

2006-06-30T23:30:00.000-07:00

Allegra Print and Imaging Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Allegra is on board and sees the immediate benefits of running a color managed workflow. With tools like GMB Profile Maker 5.5 an i1 and a budget for training Allegra is well on their way to being one of the best printers in their part of the world. What impresses me most about Allegra is their commitment to making this

PULSE Advertising

2006-06-08T15:41:00.000-07:00

PULSE Advertising Originally uploaded by colorcritical. PULSE Advertising is a premiere agency focusing totally on the film industry. They are also COLORCRITICAL. Color is so important to their success, they have made the investment in color management hardware and software in order to satisfy the needs of their art directors. The only thing stopping PULSE was where to find training and

UCSD Color Imaging I - Spring 06

2006-06-01T22:03:00.000-07:00

UCSD Color Imaging I Originally uploaded by colorcritical. If your looking for a 9 week course in digital imaging with an emphasis on color management then check out the University of California San Diego Extension Studies. I teach a course were the recomended reading is Tim Grey's book "Color Confidence" and we use the Gretag Macbeth i1 Match System for calibration and profiling. Our

SCR Designs - Colorado

2006-05-13T23:12:00.000-07:00

Spectrolino Spectroscan XY Scanning Spectrophotometer Originally uploaded by colorcritical. In todays digital printing, weather the inks are water based or solvent based, the importance of color management is one of the most important aspects of your workflow. Shane Reynolds of SCR Design does not cut corners on anything. He is a steadfast perfectionist. He invested in all the right

Nissan Design - Farmington Hills Michigan

2006-05-05T22:43:00.000-07:00

Nissan Sport Concept Originally uploaded by Abdul R. This week I had the pleasure to visit and help implement a color managed workflow at Nissan Design America in Farmington Hills Michigan. When concepting a car the fine details are what matters most. The ability for a designer to accurately depict the vision of the design is key to the over communication of the design. The color of the

Launch Party for Create Magazine

2006-04-21T22:54:00.000-07:00

Launch Party for Create Magazine Originally uploaded by colorcritical. We hosted one hell of a party April 21 for Create Magazine in celebration of their Summer 2006 Issue. The party had lighting affects by a Los Angeles based company and the music was live by DJ Adam of San Diego. It was a action packed night filled with guests from Kettner Nights as well as our invited guests. It was a

Color Control Freak Tour 2006

2006-04-06T22:41:00.000-07:00

Color Control Freak Tour 2006 Originally uploaded by colorcritical. So the tour has come to and end. Phil Nelson and I have completed the first tour of the year for GMB and GIA. We have the numbers to prove it was a huge success with 1,136 people attending in over 27 cites, several of which sold out completely. The tour which was sponsored by hp, Adobe, Eizo, HOW, Pantone, Quark, nik, and

Linderoth and Associates Architecture - Phoenix

2006-04-06T21:48:00.000-07:00

Linderoth 3D Rendering Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Color management is very import in architecture and especially important for Linderoth and Associates, a full service architectural firm focusing on impact housing in Arizona, California, and Nevada. COLORCRITICAL helped Linderoth this week bet a better control on their printing through a customized ICC workflow to their wide format

CAPIC Color Management Lecture at ACAD - Calgary Canada

2006-03-12T22:15:00.000-08:00

Profiled and Gray Balanced FruitOriginally uploaded by colorcritical. There is something about Canada I really love. Maybe it's the snow...or the funny people, oh, I know it's Tim Horton's. The home of the best coffe and donut a visiting American can hope for. But seriously, Canada rocks, and I mean it. I recently had the pleasure to speak to a nice crowd on behalf of CAPIC, the Canadian

ASMP Lecture at Ray Street Studios

2006-02-15T10:20:00.000-08:00

ASMP Lecture at Ray Street Studios Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I will be speaking to individuals from the American Society of Media Photographers at Ray Street Studios, 3426 Ray Street, San Diego in North Park on Tuesday Februrary 28th. The lecture will be about color management, including Microsoft's recent development in Vista to evolve the current color management system. This

Integrated Color Management with GMB Profilemaker- 4 Day GIA Seminar

2006-01-15T17:45:00.000-08:00

Integrated Color Management Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week I taught the 4 Day Seminar entitled Integrated Color Management with a full house. The attendees were from all over the world including Columbia and Indonesia. Thanks to Neil, Sen Wei, Tanya, Wesley, Juan, Jon, and Carlos. This comprehensive 4-day program is the best way for graphics industry professionals to learn

Daniel J. Cox of Natural Exposures - Bozeman, Montana.

2006-01-09T13:24:00.000-08:00

Daniel J Cox of Natural Exposures Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I had the pleasure this last week to working with celebrated photographer Dan Cox of Natural Exposures. Although Dan was on a shoot in Africa I worked with his very knowledgable internal staff setting up a comlete color managed workflow. Printing to a hp Designjet 130nr and an hp Photosmart 8750, Natural Exposures hopes

Thanks Everyone for a Wonderful 2005!

2005-12-31T12:59:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2005Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I want to personally thank a few people and organizations that have helped COLORCRITICAL have the best year ever. First I want to thank my lovely wife Justine and son of 3 years Lucas for putting up with my crazy travel schedual and for letting me know that being a father and husband is the greatest job anyone can have and that the true

Color Control Freak Seminar

2005-12-26T18:33:00.000-08:00

Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I will be speaking on tour again starting in January. This seminar will be geared toward creatives. Please join me for a day of learning and fun in a nearby city. Please mention the code CRITICAL if you decide to sign up. I am so excited for the seminar tour to begin. This information is needed in the design community and I promise you will learn something

2005 PIA/GATF Color Management Conference

2005-11-29T13:58:00.000-08:00

Me with Beard Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I will be speaking at the seventh annual PIA/GATF Color Management Conference December 4-6 in Phoenix Arizona. It is the only conference of its kind on the subject of color management technology. The conference will helps educate you on the latest tips, tricks, and trends in the ever-changing industry of color management. Sponsored by

Vacation - November 11-18 North Carolina

2005-11-16T07:50:00.000-08:00

Wife and Husband Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I am on vacation this week visiting friends and touring North Carolina with the family. Part of our journey will be to visit the coast in Moreshead and the Atlantic Beach as well as visiting museums in Raleigh. The best part of the vacation will be the rest and relaxing and playing night games with the Harrelsons, games like Uno and

Digital Printing for Photographers - UCSD Extension Winter 2005

2005-11-08T17:23:00.000-08:00

The Ghosts of Santa Fe Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I am teaching a three day workshop at UCSD Extension in December for photographers wanting to learn the essentials for mastering digital printing. The course is titled Digital Printing for Photographers and here is the course description:ART-40370 Credit: 1 unitMaster the skills needed to produce high-quality digital prints. This

Hi Rez Digital Imaging

2005-10-22T10:46:00.000-07:00

Hi Rez Digital Imaging Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Hi Rez Digital Solutions opened it's doors to the public in October 2003 as the first collaborative for-profit business venture with The Southern California Tribal Chairman's Association (SCTCA), a non-profit agency representing 18 Native American tribes in the San Diego County area. Located in Southern California, Hi Rez

Harvest Productions / Bulldog Products

2005-10-20T21:24:00.000-07:00

Harvest Productions / Bulldog Inks Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week was a challenge. I worked at Harvest Productions and Bulldog Products in Yorba Linda, CA. The challenge was to build a profile for thier Bulldog Orange Dot Glossy Canvas on their new Vutek UltraVu II 3360EC True Solvent 120" Printer. We ran into an issue where my GMB i1 Spectrophotometer read density from

Apple Certification

2005-10-18T05:45:00.000-07:00

Apple Certification Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I have been certified by Apple as a Color Management Pro as well as certified as a Color Management Trainer. The process entailed a three day course and test taught by Michael Oh of TechSuperPowers.com a training orginazation for Apple. In my certification class was Mark Gundlach, color expert of GIA/GMB. We were tested and

Making the Leap to Digital

2005-10-14T14:27:00.000-07:00

DSM Tour Originally uploaded by colorcritical. My portion of the tour has been complete. I spoke in 11 cities, Columbus, Chicago, Toronto, Minneapolis, Detroit, Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, and Dallas. The tour was a success and the content was perfect for our audience. Here are a few quotes from seminar participants."The instructor presented the complex world of

Nissan Design International - San Diego

2005-10-07T16:10:00.000-07:00

Nissan Design International - San Diego Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week I am working with the CG/Visualization team at Nissan Design International in San Diego. Nissan is critical about color and have used the latest in ICC technology to achieve consistent reuslts across their print systems. Nissan has another Design Center in Farmington Hills Michigan which ColorCritical

Tim Mantoani and Marshall Williams Studio

2005-09-30T13:52:00.000-07:00

Tim Mantoani Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week we worked with Photographers Tim Mantoani and Marshall Williams at thier San Diego studio. Tim and Marshall are serious about color and shoot mostly Imacon and Canon digital. They also have their displays calibrated and profiled regularily and use custom ICC profiles for all thier print output. It's fun to visit their studio and

encompus is evolving

2005-09-24T13:40:00.000-07:00

encompus is evolving Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Here is a current shot of our evolution at 2146 Kettner Blvd. We installed some custom designed wood from tabla furnashings to cover the computer room and above our kitchen area. We also have a brand new spanking conference table suitable for at least 8 people. Chairs are comming, we have to decide on the look and how much we are

DSM Tour - Chicago

2005-09-21T00:14:00.000-07:00

DSM Tour - Chicago Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Welcome to the seminar. The Digital Sign Making Tour is in full swing as I complete Columbus, Chicago, and now Minneapolis. We have medium sized crowds but eager to have information and gain insight into the this ever changing niche of digital imaging. The content is straight forward but also absolutely fundemental. Inkjet

Stan Keniston Architectual Project

2005-09-09T21:16:00.000-07:00

Stan Keniston Architectual Project Originally uploaded by colorcritical. A recent project was very interesting. I worked with Stan Keniston of Architects Alcorn Keniston, LLP. The project was quite difficult where we had to measure paint swatches and match them on a Photoshop Channel loaded as a layer. I accomplished the task at hand with the help of GMB products. I measured the paint

DSM National Seminar Tour

2005-09-01T21:56:00.000-07:00

DSM Tour Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I am on tour again. This tour is focused on the digital sign making business. The sign industry is changing every day and it has taken the leap to digital. No longer can a traditional sign shop rely totally on vinyl lettering. Inkjet technologies, Solvent Printing, UV Cure, specialty media, vehicle wraps, these are the big topics in

GA Expert Training - hp Australia

2005-08-24T13:02:00.000-07:00

GA Expert Training - hp Australia Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week I spent time in Australia training hp resellers and Systems Architects on the in's and out's of the the graphic arts market. I had students from Asia Pacific, including China and Korea. The flight to Australia is 15 hours from LAX and when comming over it takes two days since we pass the international date

UCSD Visual Arts Department

2005-08-19T13:14:00.000-07:00

UCSD Visual Arts Department Originally uploaded by colorcritical. My contract for UCSD Visual Arts continues with the training and configuration of the Graduate Lab ran by Fang Chen. With a full install and purchase of the latest technology has to offer including GMB ProfileMaker, Onyx Production House, the hp 5500 and Espon 9600 Fang is ready and able to handle what the graduate students

Harvest Productions

2005-08-18T18:10:00.000-07:00

Harvest Productions Originally uploaded by colorcritical. It is always a pleasure to work with the team at Harvest Productions in Yorba Linda, California. Harvest is a premier fine art reproduction facility totally dedicated to the finest quality reproductions. They have an incredible facility completely color managed with all the necessary elements, including color managed lighting

Charrette Chicago

2005-08-09T15:03:00.000-07:00

Charrette Chicago Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Charrette is one of most impressive dealers in the country right now. They resell products for the digital imaging industry and have employed some of the brightest in the business. This week I was in Chicago training their lead tech's on the latest hp has to offer for their VIP certification program. If your going to purchase a large

Packing up the gear!

2005-07-26T18:20:00.000-07:00

Packing up the gear! Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Howdy All!ColorCritical is excited to announce it's new office location!As of Monday August 1, our headquarters will be located at:2146 Kettner Blvd.,San Diego, CA 92101P: 619-543-1105C: 619-248-4985F: 619-234-2154(only the address, office phone and fax are new, all other contact info the same)We look forward to our new digs and

San Diego Padres Petco Park

2005-07-18T18:19:00.000-07:00

San Diego Padres Petco Park Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week I worked at Petco Park with San Diego Padres Staff Photographer Chris Hardy. The Padres are serious about quality images of their new stadium and team. Chris uses the Fuji Pictrography 4500 and the Epson 9600 Wide Format Printer to output his images. Working with mostly a Macinstosh OS X workflow on G4 and G5

i1 Webex

2005-07-15T23:33:00.000-07:00

i1 Webex Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I am performing webex trainings for GretagMacbeth. i1 XT is a new product that contains an entire system for color management. More information can be found at www.gretagmacbeth.com. The webex trainings are twice a month and go fo two hours. The instruction is based on using the software and hardware to manage your color. It's a time

Woodridge Press - Electronic PrePress

2005-07-10T11:59:00.000-07:00

Woodridge Press - Electronic PrePress Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week I worked with Consolidated Graphics owned Woodbridge Press in Anaheim CA.

Fedex Kinkos - Austin Texas

2005-06-30T13:00:00.000-07:00

Fedex Kinkos - Austin Texas Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Fedex Kinkos is serious about color and quality. This week, I am in Austin working with the impressive Vutek PressVu UV 200/600 in collaboration with GIA/GMB developing a consistent color appearance from hp 5500 to Vutek across locations. This involves custom color profiling and spot color tables to insure acurate

hp VIP Training

2005-06-27T12:48:00.000-07:00

hp VIP Training Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week we started the new hp VIP Reseller Training courses at GIA. VIP's such as John from Tereck Solutions, Jason from Lynn Imaging, and Eric from Arkansas Blue Print took part in the re-certification process. Updated technical and marketing information as well as lab exercises revolving around the Designjet 5500 and 4000 were the

Canon Stockholm Sweden

2005-06-20T21:19:00.000-07:00

Canon Stockholm Sweden Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week I was in Europe giving a presentation to Canon. Canon is at the forefront of technology and have vast expertise in color management. Thier products produce amazing results and are a perfect fit for the the ICC workflow. With the colaboration of GIA/GMB Canon is paving the way for successful solution based selling by

hp Tech University - Boise, Idaho

2005-06-20T21:10:00.000-07:00

hp Tech University - Boise, Idaho Originally uploaded by colorcritical. June 7-11 and June 14-17 was spent working with hp at their Tech University. I was there speaking on behalf of GIA and hp regartding the EFI Designer Edition version 4.2 RIP. Students from all over the world came to hear about the latest technological innovations by hp. He had hands on lech labs designed to

LUCE et s t u d i o

2005-05-24T18:48:00.000-07:00

LUCE et s t u d i o Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Accurate and pleasing color is so important to the creative process. In some cases is absolutely critical. In architecture, the photoraphic rendering sets the tone of the work and shines the best light on the designed structure. This week we worked LUCE et, the firm responsible for designing the incredible Nissan Design buildings

Western Lithograph

2005-05-20T18:25:00.000-07:00

Western Lithograph Originally uploaded by colorcritical. What do you think of when mentioning the term "color"? I have a decent number of samples to suggest the answer will be vastly different for each-others, or is it? Western is going forward with incorporating the world of custom color management. They bring years and years of experience to the table, which has made the transition

American Lithography Sacramento

2005-05-13T17:33:00.000-07:00

American Lithography Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week we were in Sacramento at American Lithography. We were integrating GretagMacbeth ProfileMaker Pro color management software. Art Gomez and his team were ready to implement the benefits of an ICC workflow. We profiled their Kodak Approval, HP 5500, and their Xerox iGen Digital Press. We also calibrated and profiled their

Jarvis Press - Dallas, Texas

2005-05-03T15:59:00.000-07:00

Jarvis Press Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week we are training The Jarvis Press, Inc. on GMB ProfileMaker Pro. Jarvis has been open in Dallas Texas since 1951 and is currently owned by Consolidated Graphics. Jarvis is a quality based full service sheet-fed and 1/2 web-fed press shop dedicated to using quality color management techniques including press profiling for better

Photo Imaging and Design Expo

2005-04-10T16:59:00.000-07:00

PIDE Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I will be speaking at the PIDE conference here in San Diego this week and if you have time check it out. Here is the write up: 5:30 PM April 20 Color Communication: An Industry Guide to Color ManagementMarc AguileraSponsored by GretagMacbethCommercial Product/Industrial/News Track This dynamic and forthcoming session is for everyone in the

Sammy's Camera - 4th Floor - Hollywood

2005-01-18T14:18:00.000-08:00

Samy's Camera - 4th Floor Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Samy's Camera is a landmark for Photographers in Los Angeles. We were on assignment there with hp to educate and demonstrate color managed technologes. We demonstrated the use of a proper color managed workflow with Adobe Photoshop CS and the hp Designjet 130. I shot this image of the newly designed fourth floor of Sammy's where

ColorThink!

2005-01-13T11:34:00.000-08:00

ColorThink! Originally uploaded by colorcritical. Here is Adobe RGB 1998 rendered 3d by Chromix ColorThink.Adobe RGB is a "working space" used in the Adobe content creation applications. It's a good space to use but it's not the only game in town. If your looking for a larger space that encompasses more colors try ProPhoto RGB developed by Kodak or Ektaspace developed by Joseph Holmes.

Color Without Limits Tour

2005-01-01T14:41:00.000-08:00

Color Without Limits Tour Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I am getting ready to be on tour with Graphic Intelligence Agency (A GretagMacbeth Company). The 40 city one day Color Management seminar will be kicked off in Cleveland Ohio Jan 27. As the primary speaker in 19 cities, I am sure the entire tour will be fun and informative for everyone. Please join us if your interested in

Phel Steinmetz Studio - UCSD Visual Arts

2004-12-18T14:04:00.000-08:00

Phel's Work Area Originally uploaded by colorcritical. I worked with Phel this week getting his workflow nailed down through using ICC profiles for his Sony Artisan and Epson 7600. One concept in question was the use of gamma in display calibration i.e using 1.8 or 2.2, ultimately a 1.8 gamma gave the best screen contrast to print contrast match. It's important to remember gamma is a

April Greiman - Made In Space

2004-12-07T14:52:00.000-08:00

Door Space I Originally uploaded by colorcritical. April Greiman is an innovator in Graphic Design and Communications and this week I had the pleasure of working with her company Made In Space and her staff of talented designers. We trained them on the fundamentals of color management and printing techniques to their new HP Designjet 5500. We printed on a few different media types and

Harvest Productions

2004-11-05T14:30:00.000-08:00

Harvest Productions Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week we were busy building profiles for Harvest productions in Anaheim Hills, CA. Harvest is a premiere establishment dedicated to producing fine art reproductions. We were very impress with their level of professionalism and dedication to perfect color the first time. Their process are state of the art and employ the best the

HP Photo Influencer Larry Sultan

2004-10-28T16:22:00.000-07:00

Larry Sultan Studio Bookshelf Originally uploaded by colorcritical. This week we worked with photographer Larry Sultan in San Francisco. Larry is considered an HP Photo Influencer and with that came ColorCrititcal customized training and color management services. Larry is using an HP Designjet 130 to print work for his portfolio. You can check out more of Sultan's work by going to

Disguise, Inc

2004-10-15T22:37:00.000-07:00

Designjet 30n Originally uploaded by colorcritical. One of our more interesting accounts is Disguise, a company owned by the Cesar Group. Disguise manufactures costumes from Sponge Bob to Zoro. Due to their Epson blowing a head, they bought a new Designjet 30n for their proofing needs. We were there to get it set up and calibrated and to build a CMYK workflow to match SWOP Standards.

PMIndustries, Mexico

2004-10-15T22:25:00.000-07:00

PMIndustries, Mexico Originally uploaded by colorcritical. We have been working in Mexico at PMIndustries building profiles for simulating Cromalin Proofs through BEST ColorProof XXL and the Epson 9600. At the end of the day the simulated proofs looked like twin copies next to the Cromalin Proofs.

In the Office This Week Aug 30 - Sept 3

2004-09-03T18:27:00.000-07:00

It's back in the office while Mark Gundlach is on the Onyx Tour in Orlando, Houston, and Detroit. I will be in Boston September 14 and New York City on the 16th. Meanwhile we had a good week catching up with clients here in San Diego. This week we trained endusers from Foto Finish Digital in Del Mar, they use an Epson 9600 and wanted a Fine Art Textered paper profile

Onyx Tour - Chicago

2004-09-01T15:55:00.000-07:00

The tour is in full swing and I have the week off while Mark Gundach is working the Orlando and Houston leg of the tour. I will follow up the Boston and New York City leg of the tour. We have had real postive feedback from the seminar attendees. The user comments have all been very positive and complimentary, especially on the color management component of Onyx. It's

Onyx Tour Minnesota

2004-08-25T15:52:00.000-07:00

Here we are in Minnesota, working the new Compaq Presario R3000, a P4 2.8Ghz, 512 RAM, 60 Gig HD, DVD, CDRW, WiFi running Onyx Production House 6.0.0. Of course we are running the 17" Powerbook as well. The tour is going real well with great turn out and excellent questions. We managed to build two custom profiles for demonstration and set up a proofing scenerio to

Onyx Tour San Mateo

2004-08-17T20:44:00.000-07:00

We just finished the San Mateo (San Francisco) leg of the Onyx Tour for GIA. We profiled the new Roland VersaCamm using a glossy vinyl and proofed it with the Designjet 130 from HP on Glossy Proofing Paper. The tour is going well, the next city is Seattle and I hear the sun is out and people are dance in the streets when that happens. I look forward to it. If your

Onyx Tour North Hollywood

2004-08-12T23:52:00.000-07:00

Well we have kicked off the "Become an Onyx Expert" tour with the Graphic Intelligence Agency. We had our first seminar Wednsday the 11th in North Hollywood for 29 atendees. It was a great sucess despite we had to extend the presentation due to too much content not enough time. This tour which will be presented by myself from ColorCritical and Mark Gundlach from the

JP Reprographics Aug 2 - Aug 6

2004-08-03T17:45:00.000-07:00

ColorCritical is in Palm Desert, CA working for JP Reprographics. We are setting things straight with Onyx Production House, HP 5000, 5500, and Indigo Press by color managing their ink on paper. One interesting note is that they are using UV Chromoink by Colorwen International. I am really impressed by the color gamut on Kodak Satin and Gloss media.It's a little warm

Graphic Intelligence Agency

2004-07-31T18:13:00.000-07:00

Friday was spent buidling profiles at the GIA. We are working on the Mutoh Falcon II Outdoor which uses an Eco-Solvent Ink. There are many more variables in profiling these types of devices. First, distance adjust, head height, substrate thickness, and four different heaters need to be set to give desired results. All of this needs to be done before you even determine an

In the Office! 7/26 - 7/31

2004-07-26T17:32:00.000-07:00

I am back from Norway and in the office this week. This last week in Noway has been interesting working with Fotophono. We produced a methodology to track drift in the resultant linearization of the LightJet 430 Agfa matte paper. They have been finding the densities to be well within spec but there has been a slightly noticible difference in their grey scale.

End of the day discussion on profiling.

2004-07-21T20:19:00.000-07:00

ColorCritical is in Norway, working for GretagMacbeth and Graphic Intelligence Agency training a well known imaging lab in Oslo called Fotophono. We trained them on proper profiling of the Lightjet 430 using Onyx, ProfileMaker Pro, i1 Spectrophotometer, iQueue, Caldera's Cameleo running the Xerox ColorGraphx X2. The stillness in everyone is due to the typical shock

Profiling the Epson 2200

2004-07-12T00:43:00.000-07:00

We are working this week with Tim Mantoani Studios here in San Diego profiling a few fine art papers by Hahnemuhle, the Photo Rag and Torchon. It's important to let the target sufficiently dry before measuring otherwise differences in ink density will yield unlinear results, The results can be a bad profile where some patches are dry and have stopped fading yield

MC Designs

2004-07-11T15:10:00.000-07:00

Today we worked for Mitch at MC Designs, Mitch ownes a print shop out of his garage. He has an Encad and an HP 5500 Large Format Printer. We built him a custom profiled workflow and a custom workflow for simulating pantone colors he used to get on his Encad. This is always a challange, make one device produce similar color to another device. We accomplished this

2003-06-19T16:25:00.000-07:00

What is Black Point Compensation in Photoshop? BPC maps source black to the destination black and makes sure the entire dynamic range of the output black is used. In our oppinion it's best left on.

2003-05-12T13:25:00.000-07:00

A client asked us to explain what is meany by 8 bit color, here is our understanding: Computers communicate data through the use of bits. One bit of data 0, 1, can communicate two instructions, black or white. Two bits can give four instructions, (01, 11, 01, and 10) 8 bits can record 256 possible values (2x2x2x2x2x2x2x2) = 8 bit each channel for RGB (24 bit) can communicate 16.7 million colors.

2003-05-08T09:30:00.000-07:00

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2003-05-06T10:01:00.000-07:00

I am teaching a course at UCSD Extension (University of California San Diego) on Digital Imaging. Until the class schedule is finalized check out the general link about ucsd extension