Using the QTR Step-21x4-random File to Create an ICC profile
2010-04-18 by thusband2003
Will Spectro3 Pro create the correct file so I can drop it into the QTR Create ICC application? I want to create an icc profile for Epson ABW. I know the 21
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Printing problem solved!!
2010-04-08 by bill_hansen20012001
My heartfelt thanks to whomever at DataColor replaced my Spyder3Print Spectro. The replacement unit has solved the previous problems with overly dark prints,
Re: Sucess! At least for now - I think the re-install did it.
2010-03-29 by Nestor
I had a similar problem. Apparently was resolved when I reinstalled the software. Could it be that some file is corrupted? Before reinstalling the software,
Magenta tint
2010-03-29 by Nestor
I have recently bought a Canon iPF6100, previously used an Epson 3800 and I have enough sheets of Epson. So far used the Spyder Print to make some measurements
HP settles cases with inkjet cartridge vendors
2010-03-19 by C D Tobie
HP settles cases with inkjet cartridge vendors: http://www.macworld.com/article/147191/2010/03/hp_ink.html C. David Tobie Global Product Technology Manager
Re: HP Officejet j 6410 - profiling
2010-03-12 by emaq72
thanks for the response. just still a bit unsure on the answer to point 3 below. when printing photos i will then keep the following settings: 1. PS manages
Re: [datacolor_group] Re: HP Officejet j 6410 - profiling
2010-03-12 by C D Tobie
... Correct ... Well, the profile will automatically show when you print from Photoshop, its just a matter of selecting it. ... Photoshop manages color is a
Re: HP Officejet j 6410 - profiling
2010-03-12 by emaq72
Dear Mr. Tobie, thank you for your reply. Can you kindly confirm the following steps please in view of my lack of experience: 1. Print target with Photoshop
Re: [datacolor_group] HP Officejet j 6410 - profiling
2010-03-12 by Cdtobie
All in ones are a compromise in many ways. But I ve found it fairly easy to profile them, if you print from an application with color management. Choose either
HP Officejet j 6410 - profiling
2010-03-11 by emaq72
Dear all, My printer is the HP Officejet J6410 all-in-one model. I am interested in obtaining the spyder product for printer profiling. Following various
Sucess! At least for now - I think the re-install did it.
2010-03-11 by Phiegze
Everything seems to be working again. It read 1000 patches without wild reading. I made two changes - though I should have tried one at a time. I dis-assembled
Re: Spyder coloromiter giving inconsistant readings.
2010-03-11 by Phiegze
Why not? Because the readings are not just obviously wrong they change radically from minute to minute. Of course I cleaned the tile - I actually didn t need
Re: [datacolor_group] Re: Spyder coloromiter giving inconsistant readings.
2010-03-11 by Sat Tara Khalsa
Wouldn t it be a more useful strategy for you to actually listen to one of the few people who s actually in a position to help you? I understand you re
Re: Spyder coloromiter giving inconsistant readings.
2010-03-11 by Phiegze
Yes I can send a few clicks from measuring the white tile. But since this thing can seemingly work for 20 clicks in a row I m not sure what that would tell
Re: [datacolor_group] Re: Spyder coloromiter giving inconsistant readings.
2010-03-11 by Cdtobie
... errors; that s fixable. A dirty white tile or bad calibration could cause the device to read white as Cyan, or even Black. ... whether these units can be
Re: [datacolor_group] Re: Spyder coloromiter giving inconsistant readings.
2010-03-11 by Cdtobie
My request was for a few clicks of the button on the white tile, not for a target reading. Please familiarize yourself with the Measure command in the menu. C.
Re: Spyder coloromiter giving inconsistant readings.
2010-03-10 by Phiegze
How about fluorescent blue cookoo egg in a field of brown grass? That kind of wild. And and when I said inconsistent I meant really inconsistent, that kind of
Re: [datacolor_group] Spyder coloromiter giving inconsistant readings.
2010-03-10 by Cdtobie
Tell us, numerically, what wildly inconsistant means. Calibrate your spectro while holding it down FIRMLY on the white tile, then use the menu s measure
Spyder coloromiter giving inconsistant readings.
2010-03-10 by Phiegze
WinXP; Spyder3pring SR 4.1.1 My Model #1005 coloroimitor is giving giving wildly inconsistent readings. It s not plugged in through a hub and I ve rebooted.
Re: [datacolor_group] Black lines between patches
2010-03-09 by David Miller
... Yes, they are. The 4.x software puts black separators as vertical lines between some of the patches to provide enough contrast for strip reading, for those
Black lines between patches
2010-03-09 by Phiegze
WinXp Spyder Print3 4.1.1; Canon ipf6100 On the 3rd set of patches (out of four) the printer printed black lines vertically between all the patches. Is the
Re: [datacolor_group] Re: Need help with Extended Grays
2010-03-07 by David Miller
... Yes. - For Macs: the Universal Binary installer and application are fully Snow Leopard compatible. The software runs natively on all PPC and Intel
Re: [datacolor_group] Re: Need help with Extended Grays
2010-03-07 by Cdtobie
... the same thing ? Any version that starts with a 4 should say SR at the end of the product name on each screen. C. D. Tobie Global Product Technology Mngr.
RE: [datacolor_group] Re: Need help with Extended Grays
2010-03-07 by John Slaughterbeck
That doesn t answer my question, is there any reason to download SR ? From: datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com [mailto:datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com] On
Re: Need help with Extended Grays
2010-03-07 by bwinkjet
Hi, 4.1.1 look under tools, merge. Use new named merged file to create profile. Paul
RE: [datacolor_group] Re: Need help with Extended Grays
2010-03-07 by John Slaughterbeck
I have 4.1.1 is there any reason for me to download SR ? or is it the same thing ? From: datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com
Re: [datacolor_group] Re: Need help with Extended Grays
2010-03-07 by Cdtobie
You will probably want to update to Spyder3Print SR... It s a free update. C. D. Tobie Global Product Technology Mngr. Digital Imaging & Home Theater
Re: Need help with Extended Grays
2010-03-07 by Phiegze
I m using Spyder Print 3.5b WinXp When I choose 720 patches on 3 sheets it doesn t include the grays. So I print the three sheets Then I want the Extended
Re: [datacolor_group] Need help with Extended Grays
2010-03-06 by Cdtobie
Check the menus and see if there is a menu command for merging measurement sets. If not, you will need to select the four page template, and remeasure the
Need help with Extended Grays
2010-03-06 by Phiegze
I can t figure out how to add the extended grays to my existing profile. I printed 729 Patches on three sheets and Extended Grays the 4th sheet. I ve measured
Re: [datacolor_group] Spyder 3 Print License Question
2010-03-03 by C D Tobie
... Its a don t worry about it situation in both directions. Having activated on one system won t keep the device from activating on others, and having two
Spyder 3 Print License Question
2010-03-03 by Bob
When I was having trouble with the profiles I was getting back in December, a friend of mine loaned me his 1005 Spectro unit to see if it would produce
Re: Soft Proof profile from within Spyder3Print 4.1.1
2010-03-02 by ve3bbh
... Thanks for the explanation, David. Much appreciated! Regards, Paul.
Re: [datacolor_group] Soft Proof profile from within Spyder3Print 4.1.1
2010-03-01 by David Miller
... All profiles for matte paper (or canvas) will soft proof that way if the absolute lightness of the black ink, and shadows, is being shown. (matte simply
Re: [datacolor_group] Soft Proof profile from within Spyder3Print 4.1.1
2010-03-01 by Cdtobie
... 720 colour/b&w targets. In Soft Proof, the on-screen represenation is flat, no contrast. The colors seem okay, no contrast compared to when Soft Proof box
Soft Proof profile from within Spyder3Print 4.1.1
2010-03-01 by ve3bbh
Hi there, Thanks for your answer in another thread. This version of SpyderPrint is much easier to understand. Thanks for the update! New question. I built a
Re: Printing target...
2010-02-28 by ve3bbh
... Thank you, David. Very clear answer. Regards, Paul.
Re: [datacolor_group] Re: prints too dark
2010-02-28 by David Miller
... Wish that we could, but there s no way of doing this. We have no way of pushing the buttons in any of the print dialogs to turn color management off; and
Re: [datacolor_group] Re: prints too dark
2010-02-28 by Sat Tara Khalsa
David, Given that this problem seems ubiquitous, wouldn t it make sense to build a utility into S3P to check status of all print parameters and any other color
Re: [datacolor_group] Printing target...
2010-02-28 by David Miller
... Yes. that s correct. You ll always need to set up the driver that way: when you re printing targets; and also, when you re printing using the profile that
Printing target...
2010-02-28 by paul@paul-hicks.ca
I m about to print the targets. Printer is Canon ipf5100 In the printer s Color Match menu, I have set Color Management to OFF rather than one of the profiles.
Re: [datacolor_group] Re: prints too dark
2010-02-27 by David Miller
... Bill: I think we ve been down this road once before, but let s do it again. Can you email me a copy of your measurement file? (not the profile that you ve
Re: prints too dark
2010-02-27 by tlbepson
... I m still using XP so I m not sure if Win7 has the same set up BUT have you (guessing the process is the same) checked the Properties Color Management
Re: prints too dark
2010-02-27 by bill_hansen20012001
The OS is Win 7. I ve used ColorVision-DataColor profiling products since about 2002 and (in general) I ve been very happy with them, especially the recent
Re: [datacolor_group] Re: prints too dark
2010-02-26 by David Miller
... Yes...:-) If the -target prints- are dark; as they should be (and from what you re saying, they are); then it s impossible to make a too-dark print from
Re: prints too dark
2010-02-26 by VM
Are you running Mac OS Snow Leopard by chance? I have the same experience with R1800. I think, Epson drivers for R1800 are not fully compatible with SL
Re: prints too dark
2010-02-26 by bill_hansen20012001
I guess I spoke too soon. Printer is an Epson R1800. I printed out the 225 patch target after making double sure that in the Advanced settings of the printer
Re: prints too dark
2010-02-25 by bill_hansen20012001
Ouch!!! You are correct! And double checking that color management is completely off is a thing I ve tried to do every single time I print anything
Re: [datacolor_group] prints too dark
2010-02-25 by David Miller
A too dark print means that you ve printed the target incorrectly; You must have forgotten to turn off color management when you printed it. The result is a
prints too dark
2010-02-24 by bill_hansen20012001
Sorry for a question which has probably been answered often. I m just getting back to photo printing, and I ve forgotten a lot of things. Windows 7 - LCD