<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Fri, Dec 1, 2017 at 5:17 PM Jehan Pagès wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Though I still think it is a very cool news, I actually join<br>
Alexandre's questions above.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Frankly, the DIN news covers most of the concerns I've had about FreeColour/freieFarbe since its inception. <br></div><div><br></div><div>I'm still unsure about the potential market penetration, because, as far as I can tell, businesses don't have to make a switch unless they do a government job, and switching to a cheaper solution implies a lot of showcases all around (the "better safe than sorry" mindset). </div><div><br></div><div>At this point there is no telling if the FreeColour matching system is more reliable than PMS. The broad market hasn't seen the prototype yet. And IMO, that's the most intriguing part.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">So my question is: from your LCH representation, can you ensure the<br></blockquote><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
creation of an ink so that 2 unrelated people could create the same<br>
color?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>If it does work reliably, it removes part of the "black box" effect that PMS has on the industry. Which would be quite good already. That said, reliability depends a lot on the print shop. There would be a long transition period.</div><div><br></div><div>Personally, I couldn't care less if someone is being hostile towards Pantone or telling they got no real color matching system (they are big boys, they can take care of themselves). If it takes a few more years to showcase a real print run of 100K copies of anything in full color and metallic inks, all done with Scribus and spot colors from FreeColour, then so be it. The market will decide for itself.</div><div><br></div><div>Alex</div></div></div>