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That just means there's a little whitener in your paper. If you want a  
different neutrality in your profile, a slight slider adjustment will  
so that.

C. D. Tobie
WW Product Technology Mngr.
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
DataColor.com
CDTobie@...

On Nov 16, 2008, at 6:25 PM, "John Arnold" <john.arnold@...>  
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have made my first real profile using the 225 patch target and am  
> really pleased with the
> results! The green cast I was getting with the canned profiles is  
> gone. Fleshtones are just
> a tad on the warm side compared to the test print soft proof, but  
> it's very close and
> certainly acceptable.
>
> Nevertheless, I am trying to understand what might be causing the  
> extra warmth and
> wondered if it could have anything to do with the paper white square  
> reading just slightly
> cyan.
>
> When I measure the square, L=95.10, a=(-1.16) and the  b=(-1.78).  
> Could that slight bit
> of cyan be pushing things in a warm direction? Also, I noticed when  
> calibrating my
> spectro and measuring the white tile using the measure tool that my  
> "b" reading is more
> negative than the "a" reading. "A" is about (-0.74) and "b" is  
> (-1.84). I also noticed that
> other users get similar results with b being more negative than a.  
> Is that because the white
> tile is also slightly more negative in the b than the a?
>
> Don't mean to pester you guys with too many questions, but I really  
> do want to understand
> grasp the process so as to optimize the profiles. Thanks again for  
> your help.
>
> John
>
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