u/myblueear
▲ 5 r/DarkTable
I'd like to get as close to the theoretical color as possible, but don't quite know how.
Hello.
TL;DR: How do I linearize a RAW foto of a SpyderChecker to get it as close to the reference as possible?
I want to digitize an antique color-sample collection (Baumann-Prase, 1928), have fotographed the whole thing (some 40 cards with small color-patches organized in "gradients"). For the fotos, I tried to create a situation as precise as possible and made the pics in cloudy daylight, and got myself a Datacolor SpyderChecker24 for the color-reference and calibration of the fotos. So far so good (I thought). Being new to RAW _and_ DarkTable doesn't help either...
Now, I am a bit at my whits end, I'm totally unsure how to proceed: Do I make adjustments until the digital patches are the least visible on the colorchecker-foto? (Make a visual calibration?) Or is there another way/method?
Glad for any hints and pointers!
u/myblueear — 6 days ago