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 ====== Why Calibration is Important ======
-To get the **best possible color scans** from your scanner you need to calibrate it. What the IT8 calibration does is provide a baseline reference to your scanner and after running your IT8 card scan through some software it will be able to adjust scans going forward from your scanner with proper color levels. This will really make them shine when the profile is attached to them and save the hassle of needing to do manual adjustments later for those that edit these.
+To get the **%%best possible color scans%%** from your scanner you need to calibrate it. This involves some extra work and requires you to order an IT8 calibration card (see below).
-Calibration is something we strongly encourage you to do if you can. If you’re unable to, we might be able to provide scanner calibrated ICC/ICM files that others have done for your scanner model, but ideally you would want to calibrate your own scanner every 3-6 months.
+With proper calibration you can be assured that your scans will have more accurate colors. It also allows for a baseline for all of your images which is very important for consistency which is why calibration is something we strongly encourage you to do if you can. If you’re unable to, we might be able to provide scanner calibrated ICC/ICM files that others have done for your scanner model, but ideally you would want to calibrate your own scanner every 6-12 months due to differences and age of the hardware.
 ===== Where to get an affordable IT8 card =====
-Order an [[http://www.targets.coloraid.de/|IT8 Card from here]]. Make sure you order the **RF** option. Also take note of the Charge # on the card when you receive it as you’ll need to download the ZIP file that matches up to that from the bottom of this page.
+Order an [[http://www.targets.coloraid.de/|IT8 Card from here]]. **(Note as of 8/24/2020 due to Covid they are not currently shipping these outside of the EU. Please visit the Discord channel if you’re unable to order one and we’ll try to work with you on this.)** Make sure you order the **RF** option. Also take note of the Charge # on the card when you receive it as you’ll need to download the ZIP file that matches up to that from the bottom of this page.