Datacolor User to User Support Group.

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, David Miller <dm2363@...>
wrote:
>
> >I currently use a Spyder2 and I'm thinking of moving up to a
> >Spyder3Elite (I already have PrintFixPro). Are there any benefits,
> >i.e., more accurate profiles?
> >
>
> http://www.colorvision.com/product-mc-s3elite.php
>
> (Lots of details in the content of the Features tab...! :-)
>
> Basics:
>
> - The Spyder3 is faster and more accurate than the Spyder2
>
> - Spyder3Elite is the next generation of display profiling software
and
> has new features/functions and user interface, vs. the older Spyder2
> software. (Spyder3Elite software is not backwards compatible with
Spyder2
> sensors, you need to get the new sensor to use it).
>
> Also, in case you're still running PrintFIX PRO software and haven't
> heard:
>
>
> All existing PrintFIX PRO users can download and install the latest
(newly
> renamed) version of the software, Spyder3Print 3.0. You can download
the
> installer from the Support:Software Updates download page; just look
for a
> single line near the middle of the page. It has download links for
both the OSX
> and Windows versions, and also, click on the "i" link at the end of
the line to
> see the Update Notes (please read these to see what the new features
are, and
> also about how to install and how to copy over your older measurement
files).
>
> Spyder3Print 3.0 can be initialized with your existing PrintFIX PRO
serial
> number, and there are no changes in the Targets or the measurement
file format,
> so it's completely backward compatible with everything you've already
done.
>
> Best regards,
>
> --
> David Miller
> Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
> ColorVision
>

David,

Thanks for your help - I have ordered a Spyder3Elite today.

Best regards

Doug Clark