Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Hello,

I have recently purchased a Spyder3Print SR and am THRILLED with the results. One small complaint - when I create a profile and then check the "SoftProof" option on the "Preview & make optional adjustments" screen, the sample looks VERY washed out. When I softproof the image in either Photoshop or Qimage, it looks like the actual printed image. So I guess it's not a big deal since the profile works very well when actually printing. However, I would like to use SoftProofing in the Spyder software so that I can tweak the profile based on the softproof, although I have not had the need to do that yet. I'm just curious if others have experienced this. I have the same result for all 4 paper/ink/printer combinations that I have profiled, and have tried both Perceptual and Relative Colormetric rendering intents. I have a calibrated and profiled monitor (Spyder 3 Elite) and am running Win XP. Any ideas? 

Thanks!
John L