Yes, I just did this yesterday.
There are two pieces: 1) take multiple readings with a spectrophotometer, 2) interpret the results.
i1 Profiler can check the light readings in the booth. I used another software to analyze the resulting data - ChromaChecker's
Lighting audit with i1Pro. (I don't work for ChromaChecker.)
The X-Rite i1 Profiler software with an attached spectrophotometer can be used to take (9) readings in the light booth. This process requires the installation of a lighting diffuser. The lighting diffuser is an obscure "cap" looking device. It is often found in a separate plastic box and looks like a "cover" for the spectrophotometer's reading head. On the diffuser itself, there are two
nested pieces: 1) a protective cover, 2) the diffuser with a "white dot" filter.
Helpful video:
Ask X-Rite Finding your i1's Ambient Light Measurement CoverIn i1 Profiler software with an attached spectrophotometer , select the
Advanced mode and navigate to
Printer (CMYK). There is a section named
Profiling. One of the workflow phases is named
Lighting and is accessible via the
Lightbulb/Gear icon. Next to
Ambient light, select
Measure... from the pop-up menu. Take multiple readings (9) - as if a grid of 3 rows and 3 columns exists in the illuminated viewing area. This data is saved in a
.lxf file format
. The lxf files will be uploaded for analysis.
In
ChromaChecker, add a new light source and upload the data. The
ChromaChecker Lighting inspector can create an
analysis report describing the lighting conditions and a pass/fail indication.
ChromaChecker link to the procedure outline documentation:
https://chromachecker.com/other_tools/en/manual/li
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Barbara Bear
Instructor
University of Wisconsin-Stout
Menomonie, WI 54023
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-23-2017 10:34 AM
From: Patrick Renn
Subject: Measuring color temperature in light booths
We would like to measure the color temperature in our various light booths in our press room. There used to be a way to do so with an i1Pro spectro via ColorMatch. However, X-Rite has discontinued this software, and their current version of profiling software (i1Profiler) doesn't provide a way for measuring color temperature. While it is capable of measuring ambient light while profiling a monitor, you are only given X and Y coordinates of the measured result.
So, with all this in mind, does anyone know how to either convert X and Y coordinates into color temperature or is there another means by which we could measure the color temperature of our light booths?
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Patrick Renn
Color Mgmt. Administrator
Schmidt
Byron MN
(507) 775-6400
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