2007-11-11 by CDTobie@aol.com
... I actually expect the opposite situation with a rule; people will stop checking and make far more errors, and go longer before noticing them. Here s a test
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2007-11-11 by John Vitollo
... I ve been using my patented Applescript to help in the process of reading targets. If you are on a Mac you can use an Applescript for Semi-Automatic Patch
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2007-11-11 by Randy Gentry
I tend to agree with David on this. I have even made full size templates to read all targets large , expert and regular. The thing is, I just can t beat the
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2007-11-11 by dealy663
PFP and the DC spectro are indeed fine products given their price. However, I do think that it would be worthwhile to spend some thought cycles on how the
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2007-11-10 by CDTobie@aol.com
... You may well be the first person *outside of the ColorVision* to reach that mark, but trust, me, you won t be the first person to get there... My
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2007-11-10 by CDTobie@aol.com
... The Pulse had some interesting features (battery operated, remote reading capabilities), and had accuracy similar to the DC1005 or EyeOne spectros. Its
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2007-11-10 by CDTobie@aol.com
... It takes nearly one second per measurement with the DC1005 spectro. Taking multiple readings at random down a row, tossing the ones at the patch boundries,
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2007-11-10 by PJS
It s not that it is too much work to read the patches, I just like progress! Seems a logical hardware update for down the road. And of course it will cost
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2007-11-10 by wkm@kauaiphotos.biz
That s certainly the exception, not the rule. For that price I ll take all of them I can get my hands on. Walt
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2007-11-10 by Doug Lenos
I found the X-Rite Pulse ColorElite System w/ monitor profiler on Craigs list for $200 (unopened) - it is a strip reader - I read their 700+ patch targe in
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2007-11-10 by wkm@kauaiphotos.biz
I don t believe the mechanics of the device will allow that. I m sure Datacolor is capable of comming up with a strip reader or automated patch reader but you
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2007-11-10 by jrschwaller
... strip ... feature? ... patchreader. ... to be ... Of course, we could always pay ~$1000 (or more) for a strip reader But then the software, and
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2007-11-10 by PJS
It would seem possible that a software change could cause the DC1005 to accumulate readings as you scanned down the strip as opposed to clicking each
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2007-11-09 by CDTobie@aol.com
... No, it is not. The head in the DC1005 spectro is intrinsically a patchreader. It will not ever be a strip reader. Thats definitional, and needs to be
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2007-11-09 by Dave
Just out of curiosity, what are the major problems in developing strip reading capability? Is that potentially an update or upgrade feature? Badmoose ...
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2007-11-05 by dealy663
I got around the problem by manually installing the Spectro driver from the Spyder3 Print DSCS Driver subdirectory. ... do this; ... (it s ... that should
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2007-11-04 by David Miller
... Yes, you may have to go through an additional step to clean your system of any old vestiges of the previous driver. There s a procedure to do this; not
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2007-11-04 by dealy663
Correct, The spectro isn t showing up after installing Spyder3 print. Yes I ve rebooted since installing it. The device manager shows a Color Mouse III device
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2007-11-04 by David Miller
... Yes, it does. The Spyder3Print installers for both platforms do everything that you need; you re not missing anything that s on the CD. Is your spectro not
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2007-11-04 by dealy663
My main harddrive crashed, and I m reinstalling everything. I ve downloaded Spyder 3 print, but I guess that doesn t come with the driver for the spectro? I
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2007-11-02 by CDTobie@aol.com
... The targets, and the measurements you already make to profile them; or the profiles you build from them, is all that you need for paper comparisons. I
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2007-11-02 by bertrammm
David Thank you for your thoughtful response to my questions about testing a profile. For the less experienced amongst us, the idea of printing a test image
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2007-11-01 by CDTobie@aol.com
... The patch layouts will vary with paper size, margin width, and to a lesser degree, printer by printer, or media by media. And there are a number of
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2007-10-31 by dealy663
Well I don t find the patch reading difficult, but when I saw the guide I hoped that it might speed up the process, like if there were detents allowing the
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2007-10-31 by CDTobie@aol.com
... There is no official program for this yet, but I suspect that, once quantities allow, the SpyderGuide will be made available to PrintFIX PRO owners for
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2007-10-31 by dealy663
Will the patch reading guide that I see pictured with the Spyder3 ads be made available to us that already have the spectrocolorimeter from PFP 2? Thanks,
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2007-10-30 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Both reasonable options... as is getting PrintFIX PRO, quick like a bunny, while the rebate is still valid, and using it with the new Spyder3Print
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2007-10-30 by gtakacs1
... $100 in the ... first couple of ... standalone ... Thanks for your response David. The reason I have asked is simply because I already own a Monaco Optix
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2007-10-30 by CDTobie@aol.com
... No reason to learn the old software, only to change to the new stuff. Download Spyder3Print right up front, and just use the serial number from your old
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2007-10-30 by CDTobie@aol.com
... So far so good... ... Here s where you start to go astray... ... Way off target! ... Nope, no relation there. The two halves of the patch are not color
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2007-10-30 by CDTobie@aol.com
... It s not an officially announced product, so all I can do is speculate: history would indicate it should run $100 less than the similar bundle (though
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2007-10-29 by David Miller
... First of all, use the 225 patch target. It s better , to the point that spending another minute reading the additional 75 patches is worthwhile. ... The
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2007-10-29 by David Miller
... Yes, go ahead and download the installer for Spyder3Print; and then install, using that, instead of the software that came on your CD. Use the serial
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2007-10-29 by bertrammm
I am new to all this, so I am trying to find out how it all works. I printed the 150 patch target thru Qimage with no color management either in Qimage nor
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2007-10-29 by gtakacs1
Hi, Is there an estimated time of availability and MSRP for the Spyder3Print Stand-Alone package? I know that it s essentially the same thing as the Printfix
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2007-10-29 by djdelper
I just got PrintFIX Pro, not even out of the box yet. I was wondering should I down load Spyder 3 Print 3.0 right away? This is all new to me any advice would
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2007-10-28 by wkm@kauaiphotos.biz
For the life of me I really don t understand the logic here. What s so hard about having an alias to this or any program on your desktop? One click and you re
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2007-10-28 by bwinkjet
Hi, Agree! Paul ... counterproductive.
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2007-10-28 by marko.mili
... What actually happens: http://www.cognistudio.com/calibrate.png
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2007-10-27 by CDTobie@aol.com
... I have a philosophy that things should not be vary out from under users. When graphics applications introduced variable items (items that only appeared in
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2007-10-27 by marko.mili
... In many of your posts you come across as condescending - consider following above advice. You took the time to respond to my post and came up with a
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2007-10-27 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Keep in mind that the profile doesn t control the tone of 0% or 100%, the paper and the black ink do... ... Less than 1 delta a*/ b* is very good... as
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2007-10-27 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Please work on your attitute, tone, and politeness. Here are a few perspectives you might not have considered: Teaching people that this is the way to
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2007-10-27 by edknight_w
I ve read a few gray patches (0, 25%, 50% and 75%) printed through both HQ and Expert profiles with Extended Grays looking for color shifts since my color
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2007-10-27 by marko.mili
Integrating your application into OSX the way Apple recommends in a technical note to developers of monitor calibration software is your installers hacking OS
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2007-10-27 by Marko Milisavljevic
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2007-10-26 by CDTobie@aol.com
... There are some issues with having our installers (versus enthusiastic end users) hacking OS components such as this. But I should point out that with
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2007-10-26 by marko.mili
On your Mac, you know how to select a display profile - you go to System Preferences Displays Color. There is also a Calibrate... button there, and it
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2007-10-26 by CDTobie@aol.com
... The 729 patch target is (mostly) about additional colors in the saturated zones, read gamut edges. The extended grays is about more information in the near
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2007-10-26 by edknight_w
Thanks, Randy Based on your message, I read the expert (large) target on Epson HW Matte and then added Extended Grays. Using a loupe, I could still see higher
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