Datacolor User to User Support Group.

>I want to profile a printer remote from me for a friend.
>Should I print the patches to a file for him to print

No, it's not going to work if you print anything; you need your friend
to print the patches and mail them to you.

>or is there a
>place to download the targets?

If you open the Targets subfolder in the PrintFIX PRO/Spyder3Print application
folder, you'll see .tif versions of all of the targets there. Email your
friend a copy of the 225 patch target, and then:

- Ask your friend to open the target in Photoshop. (If not Photoshop, then
this isn't going to work). Make sure that Photoshop leaves the target .tif
raw/untagged on opening it; Photoshop shouldn't convert it to a working space.

- Then have your friend print the target, from Photoshop, the same way that
he/she would be printing with the driver set up when using the profile you'll
build. This means going into the printer driver (as we all know); selecting
the paper type, output quality/speed, etc; and color management has to be
turned off; the same way you'd be doing this when printing the target directly
from either PFP or Photoshop on your own system. By doing this, they're making
the same kind of target print that you would make; but they'll be doing it
using their printer/paper/ink on their system. It's crucial that they print
the target correctly.

- Then your friend physically mails you their target print; you measure it
and build a profile; then email them the profile, along with instructions
on how to use it.

>Does the software run without a password as far as patch printing goes
>or is there a demo version that can be used?

They can also download PFP installer (it's been moved to the Legacy section
on the ColorVision web site) or the Spyder3Print installer; run it in demo
mode; and they should be able to print the targets directly that way as well,
without taking the Photoshop route. (after installing and launching the
software, click Demo instead of entering a serial number).

Best regards,


-- 
David Miller
Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
ColorVision