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On Mar 9, 2011, at 5:49 AM, mattscanvas wrote:

> My problem is when I now open that same file on my monitor. 'Assign' my new print profile, it looks terrible? 

One should never use the "Assign Profile" command to assign a printer profile to a display. If you mean you are using Photoshop's Custom Proof Setup function, and don't like the result, then you are now into the area of adjusting the softproof settings in Photoshop, and very likely adjusting the softproof settings of your profile as well. You will need to play with the ink black and paper white settings for softproofing in Photoshop to see where your issue is. You can then build a new version of your profile if you like, adjusting the whitepoint value (usually to account for paper whiteners, a b* adjustment) and the ink black value (this is the one that typically "drains" a print, you probably want to assign a much lower L* value), to tune your softproof for optimal softproofing. There are checkboxes to make a general correction for each of these, but you may prefer to adjust these values yourself for greater control.

C. David Tobie
Global Product Technology Manager
Imaging Color Solutions
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