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Dale Kelly
I am writing a generic scanner driver for linux, I want to develop ICC
profiles for negative films also
BUT, the ICC definition of a negative film is the intent of the film
when it is printed ideally on negative paper. To accomplish this I
need access to technical specifications from film and equipment
manufacturers that are not properly specified in the tech publications
for instance, a color negative film would require
1) the spectral sensitivity of the scanner
2) after scanning you have some resemblance of the dye density of the film
3) you must convert that dye density to print colorimetry
4) to do this you must know the aim optical printer and aim optical
printer setup (filtration) used in aims of the film
5) you must know the spectral sensitivity of the print media
6) you must know the channel independent contrast of the print media from
single layer coatings of the film, typically used in making aims for the
film
7) you must know the process interimage matrix that accounts for sye
wandering either non-intentional or intentional due to DIR or DIAR dye
couplers, and also such effect from dye scavengers, this information is
also typically used in setting aims for the film
8) you must know the spectrophotometry of the print media's dyes
it is not adequate to show or a chart or show sparse (10nm etc. data), you
need as rigorous of data as used in the aim setting of the devices and the
media, in fact you need the EXACT data
why is it that such information necessary to generate negative film ICC
profiles is not readily provided by equipment and film manufacturers? The
same type of data is required for B&W negative scanning
another definition of negative film could be scene colorimetry, instead of
processing the dye density of the negative film to its print aims, you
could unbuild the dye density back to scene colorimtry by reversing the
interimage matrix, reversing the channel independent contrast, and take a
shot at undoing unwanted absorptions of the spectral sensitivity of the
capture negative film
all requires aim data for both the scanner and the film
profiles for negative films also
BUT, the ICC definition of a negative film is the intent of the film
when it is printed ideally on negative paper. To accomplish this I
need access to technical specifications from film and equipment
manufacturers that are not properly specified in the tech publications
for instance, a color negative film would require
1) the spectral sensitivity of the scanner
2) after scanning you have some resemblance of the dye density of the film
3) you must convert that dye density to print colorimetry
4) to do this you must know the aim optical printer and aim optical
printer setup (filtration) used in aims of the film
5) you must know the spectral sensitivity of the print media
6) you must know the channel independent contrast of the print media from
single layer coatings of the film, typically used in making aims for the
film
7) you must know the process interimage matrix that accounts for sye
wandering either non-intentional or intentional due to DIR or DIAR dye
couplers, and also such effect from dye scavengers, this information is
also typically used in setting aims for the film
8) you must know the spectrophotometry of the print media's dyes
it is not adequate to show or a chart or show sparse (10nm etc. data), you
need as rigorous of data as used in the aim setting of the devices and the
media, in fact you need the EXACT data
why is it that such information necessary to generate negative film ICC
profiles is not readily provided by equipment and film manufacturers? The
same type of data is required for B&W negative scanning
another definition of negative film could be scene colorimetry, instead of
processing the dye density of the negative film to its print aims, you
could unbuild the dye density back to scene colorimtry by reversing the
interimage matrix, reversing the channel independent contrast, and take a
shot at undoing unwanted absorptions of the spectral sensitivity of the
capture negative film
all requires aim data for both the scanner and the film