Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, C D Tobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:
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> On Mar 27, 2009, at 3:00 AM, hp9180profile wrote:
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> > I have submitted a ticket to Datacolor on this but need a reply ASAP.
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> > For some reason (software bug I guess) my Spyderprint (ver 3.5b9) is  
> > putting a negative sign in front of the b reading on just one patch  
> > (A14 of page 3 of the 729 patch target). This makes it read a yellow  
> > patch as cyan. It does the profile no good at all.
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> > While I await a full response from the Datacolor desk, does anyone  
> > on the board know how to directly edit that particular record in the  
> > generated profile so I can just remove the negative sign and keep  
> > going?
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> First, clean your white tile with a mild cleanign agent, recalibrate  
> on it, and measure the patch again. If the combination of paper  
> whiteners and fluorescence in your yellow ink is extreme, and the  
> patch still overflows, just read the slightly less saturated patch  
> next to it instead; that far out its not going to make a difference.
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> C. David Tobie
> Global Product Technology Manager
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> CDTobie@...
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Thanks for the response David. The tile is clean so I will just use the neighbouring patch.

regards

Alistair