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Re: Epson 4880 target printing

2009-06-09 by shreymel

Is there an ETA on the UB version?

Thanks.

Shrey

--- In datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com, Cdtobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:
>
> UB version coming right up...
> 
> C. D. Tobie
> Global Product Technology Mngr.
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> Datacolor.com
> CDTobie@...
> 
> On Jun 3, 2009, at 1:45 PM, "shreymel" <smni.chandaria@...> wrote:
> 
> > Hi
> >
> > Spider3Print does the same with an HP B9180 using a Mac.
> >
> > A workaround, like you found is to use Photoshop (or similar) to  
> > print the targets.
> >
> > I have already posted this on the forum, but no one has yet offered  
> > a Spider3Print solution.
> >
> > Having said that, a Universal Binary version of the app would be  
> > nice as well!
> >
> > Shrey
> >
> > --- In datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com, Myron Gochnauer <goch@>  
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> A few days ago I bought a new (for me) paper, and set about profiling
> >> it. I don't recall having any problems with the process once I got
> >> over the initial confusions and errors.
> >>
> >> I am using a Macbook Pro, running the Mac version of Spyder3Print.
> >>
> >> This time, though, the result was way off.   So I started all over
> >> again, thinking I'd just made some silly error.  I then noticed that
> >> when I tried to print the high quality target from within
> >> Spyder3Print, the Epson print dialogue that came up included the item
> >> "Color Matching", and this item gave me the choice of
> >> "ColorSync" [which uses existing color profiles] or "Epson Color
> >> Controls".  There was no choice for "No color management".
> >>
> >> I then called up the high quality target in Photoshop and printed it
> >> that way, setting Color Management to "no color management".  When  
> >> the
> >> Epson print dialogue came up, ColorSync gave me no options (since
> >> color management was turned off).  This time the resulting profile  
> >> was
> >> pretty much as I expected.
> >>
> >> Has anyone else had a problem with printing targets from Spyder3Print
> >> on the 4880 with a Mac?
> >>
> >> I have no idea when this behaviour started.  It is as though
> >> Spyder3Print cannot, or does not, turn off or disable color  
> >> management
> >> in the printer driver.
> >>
> >> OS X 10.5.7
> >> Printer driver  Epson SP 4880 version 6.12
> >> Spyder3Print 3.5b9
> >>
> >> Myron
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
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