Datacolor User to User Support Group.

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, "rschoner" <rschoner@...> 
wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I just purchased PrintFix Pro with the 1005 colorimeter and I 
> uploaded the Spyder3 print software.  I used this to profile an 
Epson 
> R1800 printer with Epson inks and Ilford premium photo pearl paper.
> 
> My first question deals with using the colorimeter.  When I am 
making 
> the measurements the colorimeter sometimes skips ahead two or three 
> squares instead of moving to the next square. I was very careful to 
> make sure I was not double-clicking the colorimeter when releasing 
> the button. Once it happened on the end of a row; it skipped to the 
> third square on the next row.  I recover by backing up and re-
> measuring the last good square.  Any suggestions?
> 
> The second question deals with evaluating the profile with 
> SpyderProof. When I soft proof the adobe church I see "noise-like" 
> blotches across the top of the blue sky (all intents). If I soft 
> proof in my printing program (QImage) I don't see the blotches.  Is 
> Spyder Proof more "severe"?  Also, is there any way to load another 
> profile into Spyder Proof (That was not made by Spyder Print)? I 
> would like to load the Ilford profile and SpyderProof it to compare 
> to the PrintFix profile.  I tried File-Open Profile but I get a 
> Windows can not open this file message.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bob Schoner
>
Hi Again,

Thanks to David and others for responding to my first post.

I used PhotoShop to Soft Proof the adobe church using 5 profiles 
(PrintFix Pro 225 and 225 with grays, Ilford profile for R1800 and 
their Pearl paper, Epson's profile for their glossy Photo and a 
Profile Prism profile for Epson glossy and the R1800).  All profiles 
show the blotches in the sky but at different places. The Printfix 
profiles show the blotches at the top and across the crosses 
depending on the intent. Other profiles are at different places in 
the sky.  Darkening or lightening the sky moves the blotches up or 
down but does not completely eliminate them.  I think this is just a 
tough test for any profile; I have not printed the church so I don't 
know if it's visible on an actual print.

I then turned on the gamut warning. Only the Ilford profile showed no 
gamut warning.  All other profiles showed a warning in the ceiling 
above the balcony; don't know what this means.

So far, I'm happy.  I bought the PrintFix Pro to profile a CIS (which 
I have yet to buy) that probably will not have profiles for the ink 
and various papers that I might use.

Thanks for the help.

Bob Schoner