I actually use a GretaMacbeth ColorChecker 24 to be able to produce .dng and have a good color checking.
Now it is time to reach a better result, taking in to account a better calibration of the hardware involved in the entire workflow, from the camera to the printer, through the displays.
Of course there is a huge number of devices promising excellent performances, GretaMacbeth produces such devices too, but it is hard to choose the best without experience... they are quite expensive too, so the choice must be evaluated carefully :)
Any suggestion is appreciated, especially when supported by real life experiences.
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As I am not 100% certain what you are asking, the best I can offer is a complete system for calibration. Its the system used by many of the high-end hardware testing labs that test printers, monitors, etc. for proper calibration. Its called X-Rite, and is designed to support complete workflow calibration. I've never used it myself, although plenty of the hardware reviews for screens and printers that I read use it. Seems to do pretty much everything, from calibration to color checking and a hell of a lot more. You can get any kind of statistic you could imagine from it.
There are a range of package options with the X-Rite, ranging from the "low end" at $1500 to the high end at $4800. The low end options are called the i1XTreme, and the high end ones (the stuff used by hardware testing labs and the like) are called PM5. Both lines can apparently do "camera calibration" by creating "camera profiles". Not exactly sure what that means, but there ya go:
The PM5 series supports using color checking cards, as well as profiling devices for both printers and screens, from a variety of the top brands, such as GretagMacbeth.
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