Yahoo Groups archive

Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Index last updated: 2026-04-28 23:18 UTC

Message

Re: [colorvision_group] soft proof, but not print, has a magenta cast

2007-12-05 by David Miller

>I have a softproofing problem that I think was diagnosed correctly on another forum, and
>would appreciate help here in solving it.
>
>I made color profiles for several papers from OS 10.4 and CS2, and the prints are great - they
>correspond exactly to the color and tone of the image I have on the monitor in Adobe RGB.
>The problem is that the soft proof (not the prints) using the profiles has a magenta cast. It is
>present for color and black and white both, and for perceptual and relative colorimetric intent
>both. I can correct it with a 10% green filter when I check for other problems if any, but have
>to remove the filter before printing.
>
>It seems that while the color table in the profile sent to the printer is fine and quite accurate,
>the second color table that is used for soft proofing is not. With PrintFixPro v2 I can edit
>either the first table or both tables, but I found no way to edit just the second. Am I missing
>something?

Did you use slider adjustments when you built the profiles?

If so: if you have the "Show Edits in Preview" box checked in the "Build"
controls, then the slider adjustments will show up in your softproof.
You can prevent this from happening by unchecking the "Show Edits" box
before you build. (The printing part of your profile will be the same,
so the prints you make through it won't change; this affects only the
"preview" part of the profile).

Best regards,

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

Attachments

Move to quarantaine

This moves the raw source file on disk only. The archive index is not changed automatically, so you still need to run a manual refresh afterward.