Can the printer calibration of SilverFast replace a spectral photometer?
Asyou can read in our page about Printer Profiling, the professional creation of a printer profiling always works as follows: first, a test chart is printed out which colour fields are then measured and compared to the reference colours. In case of professional printer calibration tools, spectral photometers are applied; these are special measurement devices that can measure a colour on a paper. In case of the SilverFast Printer Calibration, a profilized scanner is employed as colour measurement device instead of a special photometer. Are therewith comparable results obtainable? During the price comparison of the SilverFast-Profiler (below 100 euro) with professional spectralphotometer tools, as for example in our shop the commodity group Printer Profiling, one can already guess that such a high surcharge on the price for the special profiling hardware will be reflected in the quality. In fact, our SilverFast Profiler Test Report shows that therewith, an acceptable quality increase can
