How to assign an ICC color profile to a scanner in OS X?

"isw" <isw.TakeThisOut@witzend.com> wrote in message
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> Does anybody know? I have a list of profiles, supplied by the
> manufacturer, but I can't get any of them assigned to the scanner the
> way my monitor calibration is assigned to the monitor.
>
> Isaac

Hi.

A number of people prefer to scan without a profile, and then "Assign" the
Profile in Photoshop's "Mismatched Profile" Dialogue box and "Convert" to
Working Space Profile, when importing the scanned Image.

Roy G
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In article <1i1f233.1qyg79shgg02N%usenet@mile23.c0m>,
usenet.DeleteThis@mile23.c0m (Paul Mitchum) wrote:

> isw <isw.DeleteThis@witzend.com> wrote:
>
> > Does anybody know? I have a list of profiles, supplied by the
> > manufacturer, but I can't get any of them assigned to the scanner the
> > way my monitor calibration is assigned to the monitor.
>
> You can set the default profile per-device in the ColorSync Utility
> program. It's in /Applications/Utilities. Run it, click on the 'Devices'
> icon at the top of the window,

So far so good, but right here:

> select your scanner,

there are no scanners to select. Monitors and printers, yes, but no
scanners.

> and give it a profile.

That's what I'm trying to do. A whole list of Microtek profiles is
available under "Profiles", but I don't know how to get any of them to
show up in "Devices".

> Ideally, though, you'd be using the scanner's own driver (rather than,
> say, Image Capture), which should give you an option for final output
> profile.

Well, if it does, I haven't figured out how. Anybody using "ScanWizard
5"?

What I need, of course, is at least three profiles: positive and
negative transparencies, and reflective.

Isaac
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isw <isw.TakeThisOut@witzend.com> wrote:

> In article <1i1f233.1qyg79shgg02N%usenet@mile23.c0m>,
> usenet.TakeThisOut@mile23.c0m (Paul Mitchum) wrote:
>
> > isw <isw.TakeThisOut@witzend.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Does anybody know? I have a list of profiles, supplied by the
> > > manufacturer, but I can't get any of them assigned to the scanner the
> > > way my monitor calibration is assigned to the monitor.
> >
> > You can set the default profile per-device in the ColorSync Utility
> > program. It's in /Applications/Utilities. Run it, click on the 'Devices'
> > icon at the top of the window,
>
> So far so good, but right here:
>
> > select your scanner,
>
> there are no scanners to select. Monitors and printers, yes, but no
> scanners.

Then you don't have one. You've installed drivers from the
manufacturer, right?

> > and give it a profile.
>
> That's what I'm trying to do. A whole list of Microtek profiles is
> available under "Profiles", but I don't know how to get any of them to
> show up in "Devices".

It's like I said: You get the *scanner* to show up in 'Devices,' and
then you *assign* it a profile.

> > Ideally, though, you'd be using the scanner's own driver (rather than,
> > say, Image Capture), which should give you an option for final output
> > profile.
>
> Well, if it does, I haven't figured out how. Anybody using "ScanWizard
> 5"?
>
> What I need, of course, is at least three profiles: positive and
> negative transparencies, and reflective.

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isw wrote:
> Does anybody know? I have a list of profiles, supplied by the
> manufacturer, but I can't get any of them assigned to the scanner the
> way my monitor calibration is assigned to the monitor.
>
> Isaac

You can calibrate your scanner yourself and get an ICC profile, but most
times it's provided by the manufacturer and autmatically installed. You
can then select it in teh preferences menu of your scanner's software...
many times the hardware is also meant to use ICC's like AdobeRGB or
AppleRGB.

Normally the ICC file is located in your driver disc.

If you want to do it by hand there are IT8.7 calibration targets for
scanners and cameras, some free, some not (but quite inexpensive):

www.coloraid.de

In this URL you can also find calibration programs. I havn't tryed to
run any on OS X yet, as my scanner provides it's own ICC and I'm
actually quite happy. But perhaps I do just for the fun of playing around
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In article <469e7032$0$5522$bf4948fe@news.tele2.nl>,
Enric Martinez <runlevel0 RemoveThis @versatel.nl> wrote:

> isw wrote:
> > Does anybody know? I have a list of profiles, supplied by the
> > manufacturer, but I can't get any of them assigned to the scanner the
> > way my monitor calibration is assigned to the monitor.
> >
> > Isaac
>
> You can calibrate your scanner yourself and get an ICC profile,

I have profiles; the manufacturer provided them.

> but most
> times it's provided by the manufacturer and autmatically installed. You
> can then select it in teh preferences menu of your scanner's software...

As I already said, they are there, but I cannot select them. That is the
problem.

Isaac
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In article <1i1g48n.7ag9kaicxa4gN%usenet@mile23.c0m>,
usenet.DeleteThis@mile23.c0m (Paul Mitchum) wrote:

> isw <isw.DeleteThis@witzend.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <1i1f233.1qyg79shgg02N%usenet@mile23.c0m>,
> > usenet.DeleteThis@mile23.c0m (Paul Mitchum) wrote:
> >
> > > isw <isw.DeleteThis@witzend.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Does anybody know? I have a list of profiles, supplied by the
> > > > manufacturer, but I can't get any of them assigned to the scanner the
> > > > way my monitor calibration is assigned to the monitor.
> > >
> > > You can set the default profile per-device in the ColorSync Utility
> > > program. It's in /Applications/Utilities. Run it, click on the 'Devices'
> > > icon at the top of the window,
> >
> > So far so good, but right here:
> >
> > > select your scanner,
> >
> > there are no scanners to select. Monitors and printers, yes, but no
> > scanners.
>
> Then you don't have one. You've installed drivers from the
> manufacturer, right?

Yes, I did.

> > > and give it a profile.
> >
> > That's what I'm trying to do. A whole list of Microtek profiles is
> > available under "Profiles", but I don't know how to get any of them to
> > show up in "Devices".
> It's like I said: You get the *scanner* to show up in 'Devices,' and
> then you *assign* it a profile.

I agree. Now exactly HOW do I do that?

> > > Ideally, though, you'd be using the scanner's own driver (rather than,
> > > say, Image Capture), which should give you an option for final output
> > > profile.

Microtek's driver "ScanWizard", will not allow me to select any of the
profiles they provided and installed along with the driver.

Any other suggestions?

Isaac
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