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On Nov 5, 2010, at 1:52 AM, jimbiker@... wrote:

>   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?

Well, more precise softproofs are one virtue of custom profiles. Tuneability (both for print, and of the accuracy of the softproof at representing the print) are also key.

C. David Tobie
Global Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
CDTobie@...