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-Printer enclosure
+====== Profile scanner ======
+Every inkjet or laser printer differ a bit from the same model printers beginning with the manufacture.
+You cannot just create two identical printers. Few microns difference is unavoidable.
+This makes every printer print a bit differently.
+To compensate for such differences printer profiling was invented.
+With profiling you can adjust the amount of each ink being printed out for each color or tone.
+While profiling, printer outputs standard pallete as is, or as this certain printer can.
+Then using spectrocolorimeter we scan the pallete and make adjustements for every printed tone and calculated adjustement values for intermediate tones. Then those adjustment values are saved as a single file - printer profile.
+Standard pallete consists of hundreds or thousands of colors and tones.
+Scanning it manually takes a lot of time. Buying automated scanners is out of budget for small business or individuals.
+I have decided to make an automated profile scanner using my [[3d_printing:rigidbot|3D printer]] and creating additional software to connect printer movements and spectrocolorimeter control.
+===== Plans =====
+  * [[software:printer_profiler|Printer profiler]]
+    * Add standart RGB target alignment check
+    * Add standard RGB target scan
+    * Full automation of standard RGB target scan and profile generating
+    * Add CMYK target alignment check
+    * Add CMYK target scan and processing
+    * Add more paper formats (A5, A6)
+===== In progress =====
+  * [[software:printer_profiler|Printer profiler]]
+    * Plan software architecture
+===== Done =====
+  * [[software:printer_profiler|Printer profiler]]
+    * Establish communication with 3D printer
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