Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Hi

Has anyone come across this:

I am using an Intel iMac with 10.5.5, an HP B9180 (with latest drivers).

I printed a 225 Target from Spider3Print using all the settings I have used before - no 
colour management etc and created a new print pre-set in the print dialogue. Target 
printed, I let it dry and then I created the profile. This is the first time I have used 
Spider3Print 3.5. I am a long time user of PrintFixPro, so I know what I am doing.

The profile came out bad! Soft proofed in Photoshop and even printed a photo - it was 
bad. I had an old target printed from v3 on the same paper. It looked different to the one 
printed with 3.5. The yellows looked almost sickly yellow/green. I had 3 installed as well, 
so I printed another target from that. Same problem of sickly yellow. I don't what has 
changed on my system, because I have profiled paper on my system with 10.5 and 
everything has been fine. At least I am pretty sure I have. So it could be a problem 
between Spider3Print and 10.5 and the HP drivers.

I did read the older target in and that profiled fine. I was thinking it may be the Spider or 
the software. This rules that out.

I then printed the targets from photoshop with no colour adjustment etc. The targets 
looked as they should - comparing them to the older target. The yellows were yellow(!). So 
that tells me, the HP drivers are fine. I'm still printing with the older profiles - so my 
printer drivers should be fine. I have also printed via lightroom and colours match 
photoshop.

My conclusion to all this, is that there is a problem between Spider3Print and 10.5. As far 
as I know, I have ruled out all other variables. And I now has a workaround - print the 
targets in Photoshop.

If anyone can shed any light on why I cannot print correctly using Spider3Print, it would 
be a great help.

Thanks in advance.

Shrey