Thanks to all the replies so far and I appreciate the
suggestions you all have made. Most of you have indicated that the process
is normally- measure, profile and print, with little or no
adjustment.
That indicates I am doing something not quite right and
with David Millers help I hope to get there and produce profiles for my other
papers eventually.
David,
I will get the measurements away as soon as I am
able.
I am pretty sure I am not double profiling or any
other issue like that, in that I print pretty good prints using the standard
Epson ICC profile through Qimage and CS2 without issue. But I have been
wrong on a least one occasion before (or was that I have been right on one
occasion).Grin
Sorry I should have mentioned I have used the test function
at the end of the profile creation phase a great deal.
Yes the print is extremely dark when a profile is created
with all the sliders at neutral. I have used the test function with the
back command to adjust my profile without constantly going back to my other
programs. I pretty much used the test and back process until I
achieved a close result and then fine tune with my known
images to get closer to a result I will be pleased
with.
I have colour management always set to off for this printer
as I only use it for pro prints and always apply the profile within the programs
I am using.
I have been trying to achieve a fully managed colour work
flow to ensure I maintain consistency with any reprints or ongoing
prints.
Its one of the reasons I wanted PFP from the very day
Colorvision announced it.
I have to say I had no problems at all with the monitor
calibration and it has definitely improved my soft proofing to my final printed
image with standard profiles.
Along with passing on to you the measurements for this
item, I will do a 225 patch as other people have
recommended.
I will also try the multiple pieces of paper under the
target.
My work bench is off white so I am not expecting to much
difference there if at all, but to eliminate any other variable it will be worth
it.
Thanks
again for your assistance and I hope that you can find where I am going
astray.
To
Tom,
Yes I
am impressed with the quality of the gear and work that has gone into this
product. I am sure I will eventually get the results you are, and when I
do, I will jump up and down and praise all those who have a hand in the making
of this product.
I also
see the support that Dave Miller and CD Tobie put in here and I really must
congratulate them on a fantastic job.
Paul
Nieuwenhuize
From: colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com [mailto:colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David Miller
Sent: Monday, 7 August 2006 2:08 p.m.
To: colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [colorvision_group] PrintFix Pro profile problemsHi all.As a new print fix pro user I am finding I cannot achieve the results I was expecting.I am presuming that I am doing something wrong, but of course I need direction to see if this is correct or it is another issuePaul,(Having also read the other responses on the list, to your original message:I also wanted to thank the others for answering as well: Tom, Ghi, Bill,and Chuck)...:-)If you'd like me to have a look at your measurements (as I did with Ed Limmy'sa week or so ago), just bundle them into a .zip file and email them to meoff list at davem@....I can't say yet what your problem is, but no, you shouldn't expect to haveto make large tweaks with the sliders at all, and you shouldn't be gettingprofiles that print the way that you're describing: dark.The most likely reason is that something's not right in how you're usingthe profile in Photoshop.So actually, one thing you can do immediately would be this: use PFP'stest print feature (after building the profile), and let us know whether-that- test print is also too dark (vs the tests you're printing from insideboth QImage and CS2).That's one of the reasons why we added the test print feature to PFP: so thatit would be possible for people to evaluate the profile, setting aside theusual procedure of hooking the profile into Photoshop.This is important: when you do the test print from -inside PFP-, you need tomake sure that the printer driver settings (inside Page Setup in PFP) are-the same- as they were when you first printed the target that you measured.PFP applies the profile for you (which is what happens when that progressbar appears, briefly, on the test print wizard screen), so you don't wantto apply the profile twice; -don't- apply the profile inside the printerdriver when you're testing this way, inside PFP.Best regards,--David Miller
Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
ColorVision
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