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From: rrs@neabbs.UUCP (RONALD VAN EIJCK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: QMS plotmaster colors & pantone colors
Message-ID: <521358@neabbs.UUCP>
Date: 27 Dec 90 12:14:45 GMT
Organization: NEABBS multi-line BBS +31-20-5733533 (13x), Amsterdam, Holland.
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Hi there,

Since I am not very good using paintbrushes etc. my knowledge of colormixing
is very limited. But since one of my customers is using DPAINT & a QMS plot-
master I am afraid that I have to extend myself.

The problem is : monitor colors != paper colors.

The solution at the moment is that they have a lot of papers with colors
on them and find the matching color for the color on screen. they then change
the colors on screen (using the DPAINT pallet function).
The colors on screen are wrong then but if you print the picture it looks
alright. (THIS IS NOT A SOLUTION!)

My question is, is there some formula to translate screencolor RGB values
to QMS plotmaster RGB values. If so I can write a program that reads a
picture calculates the paper-RGB's and prints the picture.

Another great option would be to translate PANTONE COLORS (some international
color numbering system) to RGB values and paper-RGB values

thanx for any info,

Ronald van Eijck, R&R Software, RRS@Neabbs.uucp