Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Thanks to the other David (the Tobie one) for your quick response. I see what you mean in your reply. But I also think I may have stumbled on to the thing that was confusing me in the first place. 
   When I softproof using the canned profile and then print using that profile, my printed image doesn't exactly match what's shown on the screen in softproof mode. But when I softproofed and printed using my new Spyder profile my printed image is identical or very close to the softproof image on the screen.
   Am I getting it right?

Thanks again, a less confused (I think) BikerJim

PS; A good tutorial you linked to on the images and what to look for, in the Spyder program. But some of the technical data is a little dated, it does not cover SR and its associated dialog box options or revisions.


--- In datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com, Cdtobie <CDTobie@...> wrote:
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> There is a fairly thorough tutorial in SpyderProof Help describing what each of the images covers that would be a start. But in the long run it's a matter of what you want, what your artistic intent is, that matters most. A profile isn't something that software should just do to your images; its a tool you should use, and tune, to get the results and effects you want. 
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> C. D. Tobie
> Global Product Technology Mngr.
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> Datacolor.com
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> On Nov 5, 2010, at 12:51 AM, "jimbiker@..." <jim@...> wrote:
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> > Hello all, BikerJim here again.
> > I received such a great answer to my last question I thought I'd try another question. The trouble is I'm not even sure what the question is! But I'll try asking anyway. 
> > Lets say I build a profile for HP Advanced Photo Paper Glossy. Now what am I looking for in my print and/or screen to tell if it is better or worst than the canned HP Glossy profile. They look different, one is slightly more saturated than than the other. How do I tell if one is better than the other. What am I looking for in my new profile? When I softproof the image I can change the saturation to match the other profile. If it appears that I'm very confused, then appearances are right!
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> > Thanks, Jim
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