Digital BW, The Print

You might want to check out this group. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/colorvision_group/ 
Btw I use a spyder on a mac and have none of the problems you seem to be having although the Spyder 1 is pretty old, technology wise.

Walt

>-----Original Message-----
>From: siobhanmccloryphoto1@... [mailto:siobhanmccloryphoto1@...]
>Sent: Friday, November 3, 2006 05:57 PM
>To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Digital BW] calibration issues Spyder & )SX 10.4.8
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>Hi Everyone,
>I am hoping that some-one here could give me some advice on the  
>following calibration issues as I have completely run out of  
>solutions and tried to contact Colorvision but have received minimal  
>support there--an e-mail with a link to the updater.  Understandable  
>I suppose as on the update it says they do not support it although  
>the Spyder is for MAC
>System: OSX 10.4.8/ G4
>La Cie 22 blue IV monitor
>Optical software updated to 3.7.7
>Photoshop CS2.
>1.  Following numerous  calibration attempts with the Spyder I get   
>error messages such as
>(-48 fffffdo icc displayprofile.cpp 462)
>  (the monitor profile is defective.) or message
>Calibration is successful and the screen then turns a fairly dreadful  
>green color.
>Attempted solutions.
>1. uninstalled, re-installed up-dated software.
>2.Tried a different spyder  (same results)
>3. Tried a different monitor  (1st attempt- failed/2nd attempt- 
>message appears to be defective)  I went ahead anyway as I wanted to   
>see how defective:  A sepia toned  image in Photoshop was bright blue.
>
> From the above I am leaning to software issues or video card.
>
>To be honest I have never been particularly impressed by the Spyder  
>but as I do limited color work have not been too thrilled at  
>investing $$ it appears are required to get another system.  Does  
>anyone have any ideas for either
>The cause/solution to the above or ideas for
>An  affordable calibration system that actually  works with MAC.
>Thanks in advance.
>Siobhan
>
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