24 Inch iMac?
2007-04-10 by CDTobie@aol.com
Does anyone on the list own one of the new 24 inch Intel iMacs? If so, send me a note off list, as I have some questions about them... thanks, C. David Tobie
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Re: John Dean?
2007-04-10 by CDTobie@aol.com
Could you contact me off-list; I have a few questions for you... thanks, C. David Tobie Product Technology Manager ColorVision Business Unit Datacolor Inc.
Re: [colorvision_group] Upgrading to Spyder2 PRO
2007-04-10 by Florent Thouret
About this... What are the differences between Spyder2 and spyder2 pro ? I can t find a simple table with differences... I own a spyder2 and wonder what an
Re: [colorvision_group] Upgrading to Spyder2 PRO
2007-04-10 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Yes, there is a Spyder2 to Spyder2PRO upgrade option, you can pursue it on the colorvision.com website. If you can t find any other location to do this,
Re: [colorvision_group] Upgrading to Spyder2 PRO
2007-04-10 by CDTobie@aol.com
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Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-09 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Measure mode reports spectro data, nothing to do with printer profiles, so in your meaning uncalibrated but the spectro itself is certainly calibrated...
Re: dmax w/PFP is inferior to ABW
2007-04-09 by Michele Berti
actually that is what I get when measuring the cell A1 in the 729 target for any of the paper listed below
Re: dmax w/PFP is inferior to ABW
2007-04-09 by john dean
Well if you are achieveing a dmax of 1.79 on any matte media with any pigment inkset you are beating everyone else in the world so I would stick with that :-).
Re: dmax w/PFP is inferior to ABW
2007-04-08 by Michele Berti
I didn t know... printing with an R1800 I just made some readings and here what I ve got: Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper = 1.79 Epson Enhanced Matte = 1.72
Re: dmax w/PFP is inferior to ABW
2007-04-08 by john dean
Yes, that is the thing, you need to test several media settings in the RGB driver by printing out total black patches and comparing them with the spectro
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: dmax w/PFP is inferior to ABW
2007-04-07 by CDTobie@aol.com
... You use the measure function in the tools menu, place the spectro on a black patch, and read out the number in the density section. Best to calibrate
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: R3800 Doubt
2007-04-07 by CDTobie@aol.com
... The only way to assure neutrality on different papers is to use the colored inks. Printing gray only, offers a fixed result thats pretty well guaranteed
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: dmax w/PFP is inferior to ABW
2007-04-07 by CDTobie@aol.com
... No, this is a function of what inkload is required to get maximum black. If AWB can heap more black on and make it darker, it comes out ahead (jsimply from
[colorvision_group] Re: R3800 Doubt
2007-04-07 by David Miller
... This ends up being determined by the printer driver, but yes: since you re printing in RGB mode, not Advanced B&W mode, you will be getting some colored
[colorvision_group] Re: dmax w/PFP is inferior to ABW
2007-04-07 by David Miller
... Use Tools:Measure; and measure the pure black patch in the target that you ve printed and that you re going to build a profile from. (This will be patch
Re: dmax w/PFP is inferior to ABW
2007-04-07 by Michele Berti
Sorry to ask but how do you measure dmax with PFP?
Re: R3800 Doubt
2007-04-07 by Michele Berti
Does it mean that printing in color mode the printer will be using all the colored inks? Or just the blak and grey ones? ... build an extended ... print
Re: dmax w/PFP is inferior to ABW
2007-04-06 by dealy663
David, Switching papers and longevity aren t the issue. The fact is that it appears ABW gives greater dmax than when printing in color mode via a standard
Re: [colorvision_group] dmax w/PFP is inferior to ABW
2007-04-06 by CDTobie@aol.com
... that important to you, find a paper that offers a fractionally darker black (and better logevity, while you are at it). Then experiment with all available
dmax w/PFP is inferior to ABW
2007-04-06 by dealy663
On my 3800 I have not been able to get dmax much above 1.61 on Enhanced Matte measured with my PFP spectro when using a color managed workflow. It doesn t
Re: [colorvision_group] R3800 Doubt
2007-04-06 by CDTobie@aol.com
... The B&W printing capabilities of PFP2 on the 3800, and other two-gray printers, is based on printing in Color mode, not AWB mode. You build an extended
R3800 Doubt
2007-04-06 by Michele Berti
I print mostly in color but I d like to print B&W as well, this is the reason I d like getting the 3800. I already own PFP and using it with satisfaction to
Re: PFP 10K and Six Mono Inks
2007-04-05 by john dean
Well you guys were right on in regard to media settings. I tried a bunch of them. There is a big difference there. I was using two of the fine art paper
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: PFP 10K and Six Mono Inks
2007-04-04 by CDTobie@aol.com
... An RGB printer profile just controls what mix of R, G, and B is sent to the printer. It doesn t define how black black is, thats a media setting choice. So
Re: PFP 10K and Six Mono Inks
2007-04-04 by John Vitollo
... John, Find the media type that produces the best dmax. Make a 100% black patch in photoshop and print out using all media types labeling each one as you
Re: PFP 10K and Six Mono Inks
2007-04-04 by john dean
David, I m experimenting with this today. I just printed out the 225 patch PFP target with the K6 on the 10K, carefully measured the patches, generated the RGB
Anyone with an Epson 3800, PrintFIX PRO?
2007-04-04 by CDTobie@aol.com
I need anyone who has been building 225 patch PFPRO profiles for gloss or luster media on the 3800 to contact me off list, so I can get an XML measurement set
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-04 by David Emerick
I seem to have this issue as well. I pushed the slider to add 35 blue and saw very minimal difference. I figured it was something I was doing wrong. To make
Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-04 by bwinkjet
Hi, I agree that is a lot of blue (by the way it is an Ilford paper.). However prints made with other canned profiles, profiles made with eye one and vendor
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: PFP and Canon inks (CLI-8)
2007-04-04 by CDTobie@aol.com
... If you search an Epson list on the topic of prints to dark to match the monitor you ll find hundreds of posts, but they don t all relate to a single
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: PFP 10K and Six Mono Inks
2007-04-04 by CDTobie@aol.com
... I ve been curious about that myself, but not curious enough to set up an entire NK7 system just to find out... so let me know your results. C. David Tobie
Re: PFP 10K and Six Mono Inks
2007-04-04 by john dean
Thanks David, If it looks as close as it does without any calibration I think it just might work with mono NK7. I think if one reads those targets carefully,
Re: [colorvision_group] PFP 10K and Six Mono Inks
2007-04-04 by CDTobie@aol.com
... No need to use the extended grays on gray inks, the color target is extended grays already, as the inks are gray. So use the color target and see what
PFP 10K and Six Mono Inks
2007-04-04 by john dean
Hey David, While setting up my Epson 10K today with the Piezotone NK6 monochrome inks I did a test just sending the file through the standard Epson 10K RGB
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-04 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Thats a LOT of blue... ... I d love to know too... +20 is more than a picky eye. Different lighting is another possibility, but users are insisting that
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-04 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Precisely, but I m working from email descriptions. If the inks are metamerically stable, then simply adjusting the graybalance on the PFP profile should
Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-03 by James
Hi, I ve completed a few more tests on both my HP DesignJet 130 and Canon IPF5000 printers. It seems like I can marginally improve the profile if I uncheck the
Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-03 by bwinkjet
Hi, Yes that is one issue. Other profiles: those made with other systems, canned profiles from manufactorers, and custom profiles do not have this problem.
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-03 by Andreas Siegert
... Hmm, I have an untweaked EyeOne Photo Profile that works like a charm, independent of light source. Why would I need a light source tweaked PFP profile?
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-03 by Andreas Siegert
... Exactly. I just mention that to emphasize it is not the black ink that causes the green cast. cheers afx -- Espresso / Cappuccino ist wie Liebe, man muss
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-03 by CDTobie@aol.com
... controlled by profile, though you can bias a profile to be properly neutral under a different light source, if thats what you need. I printed with the
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-03 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Comparing black ink only to color ink blends isn t about the profile, nearly so much as it is about the inks... C. David Tobie Product Technology Manager
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-03 by Andreas Siegert
... To add a few more papers/data points to the discussion... None of the papers I tried on the Canon IP4300 gives me clean black with the PFP profiles even
RE: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-03 by JAMES WEST
David and Eash - It would not surprise me that paper tone may be the issue. I m going to try this suggestion and will report back on what I find. Thanks, Jim
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-03 by CDTobie@aol.com
... The alternative to absolute grays is paper relative grays, so if the paper tone is the issue, then this could indeed be useful... C. David Tobie Product
RE: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-03 by Eesh Dewan
Hi, I had the same problem when profiling a dye sublimation printer. I culd solve the problem bt unchecking absolute grays box on the screen where you define
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-03 by CDTobie@aol.com
... I ll have to try these paper types, certainly with the media I have used there is no neutrality issue with the iPF5000... C. David Tobie Product Technology
Re: Printfix Pro Spectro Issue? Prints Yellow/Green
2007-04-02 by James
Hello All, It seems that there s been a few issues regarding a green/yellow cast in profiles created with PrintFix Pro. I m picking up on Will s thread below
Re: [colorvision_group] Is EPSON 220 0 a cmyk or RGB printer?
2007-03-30 by CDTobie@aol.com
... All the Epson inkjets are addressed as RGB devices by the Epson drivers. So no problem there. The PrintFIX PLUS software uses premeasured matte and gloss
Is EPSON 2200 a cmyk or RGB printer?
2007-03-30 by cedarsky3
I just bought spyder2 suite for the monitor & printer profile software (PFP). I recently read that CMYK printers are not handled by the PFP software. I simply