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I repeated your test with a 128 grey image and border. I get a small difference in appearance (checked with print to file); again I think it's related to monitor profile and how QU handles CM for borders.
Terry
Terry,
That border thing is odd isn't it? QU shows 128, 128, 128 for the border's RGB values, but the 128, 128, 128 RGB "Bucket Fill" out of Photoshop is different on the same page with the QU border?
I don't know if it is the monitor though. Even some old green or amber B&W monitor using PS and applying 128, 128, 128 should produce the same gray as the QU border I would think. I suspect it is the print/image ICC profile out of the Munki more than the monitor profile acting up to do that trick?
I need to find a better image to run through for that final CM tuning thing. I suspect the profiles it writes are very dependent on the image one uses in it. Maybe one with more reds in it?
For fun, I made a bucket fill of 130, 130, 130 and printed that. Reading that print with the ColorMunki and using some old 0.025cc cyan printing filter (old "Unicolor" printing filter set) between the Munki and the print gave me exactly 128, 128, 128 (The first 128 'Red' was much lower without the 0.025cc cyan filter. A little goes a long ways!). Wish there was a way to "manually fine tune" the Munki. Oh well...
I also tried a 0.025cc magenta filter between the Munki and the LCD monitor in the calibration mode. That made the screen a bit more red in use so I don't have to crank as much red up in QU to get a match. I've been using their D50 point rather than the D65 as my room isn't that daylight balanced and a bit dark.
I'll wait to see what x-rite says. Wish they'd get their software updated to Windows 8 too.
Mack