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SCANNER TOOLS
The KODAK Q-60 Color Input Targets are available on
KODAK EKTACHROME Professional Film in both 35 mm
and 4 x 5 inch formats and on KODAK EKTACOLOR Paper.
Developed primarily for use by prepress houses in the
printing industry, this target can also be used by
professional photographers, desktop publishers, and in the
emerging hybrid imaging area.
The target is designed for use in the commercial and
desktop arenas as a comparative control tool to help
customers calibrate their input product to the final output.
This target maps the gamut of color space that KODAK
EKTACHROME Film and EKTACOLOR Paper can
reproduce.
When used properly, customers will be able to compare
their output—whether it is separations for the printed page
and four-color printing or second generation originals from
a film recorder—to the original. This will help customers
optimize the capabilities of their system for color
reproduction of an extreme range of color gamut
Scanner color characterization targets produced in
accordance with ANSI IT8.7/1 (transmission) and IT8.7/2
(reflection) Standards (or ISO 12641) are available from
Kodak.
The KODAK PROFESSIONAL Q-60 Color Input
Target ⁄ Q-60R2 is manufactured on KODAK
PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Paper, and is likewise identified
by a watermark with a single grey dot under PAPER. This
target can be used with both the newer ENDURA Papers
and older papers. The older Q-60R1 target, which has the
same two-dot watermark as the older papers, can be used
with the newer papers.
STORAGE AND DISPLAY OF PRINTS
KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Premier Paper has been
formulated to provide excellent dye stability and print
longevity for prints displayed under typical home lighting
conditions, and typical home dark storage conditions.
Photographic dyes, like all dyes, can change with time
and exposure to sunlight, ultraviolet radiation, excessive
heat, and high humidity. To help prevent changes in
photographic dyes, follow these guidelines:
• Illuminate prints with tungsten light whenever
possible.
• Display prints in the lowest light level consistent with
your viewing needs.
• If a print is exposed to direct or indirect sunlight or
fluorescent light, use an ultraviolet-absorbing filter
(such as glass) between the light source and the print.
• If prints are displayed behind glass, maintain a slight
separation between the print and the glass.
• Keep the temperature and humidity as low as possible.
• Use album materials described in KODAK Publication
No. E-30, Storage and Care of KODAK Photographic
Materials—Before and After Processing.
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CURVES
Characteristic Curves
3.0
Exposure: 0.5 second
Process: RA-4 95 F (35 C), 45 sec
Densitometry: Status A
2.0
1.0
0.0
-3.0
LOG EXPOSURE (lux-seconds)
Spectral-Sensitivity Curves
2.0
Effective Exposure: 0.5 sec
Process: RA-4
1.0
Yellow-
Forming
0.0
Layer
-1.0
-2.0
250
300
350
400
WAVELENGTH (nm)
*Sensitivity = reciprocal of exposure (erg/cm ) required
to produce specified density
KODAK PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Premier Paper • E-4070
-2.0
-1.0
Magenta-
Forming
Layer
Cyan-
Forming
Layer
450
500
550
600
650
700
2
R
G
B
0.0
750
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