Re: [colorvision_group] Probably a small problem in PrintFix Pro created profiles
2006-08-11 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Can you mail a sample offending profile to so we can see if its a German Numerical System issue, or something else? C. David Tobie
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Re: [colorvision_group] Probably a small problem in PrintFix Pro created profiles
2006-08-11 by CDTobie@aol.com
... There are multiple possible formats for tags in ICC profiles (and different ICC spec versions to boot). We ll take a look and see if we can find a method
Probably a small problem in PrintFix Pro created profiles
2006-08-11 by Ronald Janowsky
Profiles which are created via PrintFix Pro are writing a wrong date into the Created tag in the ICC header: 6/208/2006 16:9:0 GMT See two screen shots:
Re: Graphical Gamut Viewer
2006-08-10 by Tom
If you re running Windows XP they have an advanced color tool at the following link :
Re: [colorvision_group] And the black tile is... ?
2006-08-10 by CDTobie@aol.com
... The black tile is not required for user calibration, and will not be included in future versions of the base. C. David Tobie Product Technology Manager
Re: [colorvision_group] And the black tile is... ?
2006-08-10 by David Miller
... The black tile is just there to keep curious minds awake at night...:-) But you don t need to do anything with it. Beta versions of the original PFP
Re: [colorvision_group] Graphical Gamut Viewer
2006-08-10 by David Miller
... It s a useful way to check the overall shape of the profile once it s been built, among other things. It s a fairly technical tool that can provide a
Yellow Cast
2006-08-10 by Terry Ritz
I ve just started working with PrintFix Pro and have profiled Museo Silver Rag and Innova Soft Texture Art. For the SR I used the 225 patch sheet and for the
Graphical Gamut Viewer
2006-08-10 by ed_limmy
Hi David and others, How useful is a graphical gamut viewer for PFP generated profiles? Would it help me to check if I have made a good and correct readings of
And the black tile is... ?
2006-08-10 by bmarcy1
I ve followed the white tile thread to find out that each spectro is factory calibrated to it s own white tile (which is not 255 white) but there is also a
Re: [colorvision_group] neutral greys
2006-08-09 by David Miller
... But how can I resist...? :-) I would recheck your prints of both the lower-res patch targets. (Based on recent postings here, it s possible that you may
Re: [colorvision_group] neutral greys
2006-08-09 by Myron Gochnauer
David, Thank you for your offer of help, but I finally managed to produce two profiles that are vastly better than anything I ve managed before. I used the
Re: [colorvision_group] New to the Group, and new Spyder2Pro user
2006-08-09 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Its not suprising that your old CRT is darker than a new LCD; glad to hear that you managed to match them other than that... ... Monitor calibration works
Re: [colorvision_group] Spyder2PRO using Ambient but LCD has no Contrast control
2006-08-09 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Not exactly, you need to specify your brightness control on your LCD as being a backlight control (since thats what it really is), and then use it to
New to the Group, and new Spyder2Pro user
2006-08-09 by Edward Henry
I just purchased the ColorVision Spyder2PRO and must say I am VERY impressed. I have a new Dell 2405 wide screen monitor and a old Store display Sony Trinitron
Spyder2PRO using Ambient but LCD has no Contrast control
2006-08-09 by clickcardio
I have a LCD with only Brightness and RGB controls but no Contrast control for White Luminence (right?). I used the Ambient light feature of PRO and it said I
RE: [colorvision_group] PrintFix Pro profile problems
2006-08-08 by Paul Nieuwenhuize
Thank you to David Miller from ColorVision. And to all of you who suggested the obvious from the start. David took one look at my measurements and pointed out
matching prints to screen
2006-08-08 by Keith Cooper
Hi I get quite a lot of people write to me, asking questions about the PF PRO after I wrote a review and article about it earlier this year. Of course this
RE: [colorvision_group] PrintFix Pro profile problems
2006-08-07 by Paul Nieuwenhuize
Thanks to all the replies so far and I appreciate the suggestions you all have made. Most of you have indicated that the process is normally- measure, profile
Re: [colorvision_group] neutral greys
2006-08-07 by David Miller
... No problem there... ... Send a .zip file of you measurements to me at davem@colorvision.com and I ll have a look at them for you...:-) ... You can t tell
Re: [colorvision_group] Good News !!!!
2006-08-07 by David Miller
... Hi Ghi! Sorry it took a week to answer your post...:-) ... Glad to hear it! ... What kind of display are you using? And how old is it? ... That -probably-
Re: [colorvision_group] Larger Square patch?
2006-08-07 by David Miller
... We ll take a look at this and let you know. If there s something in the Windows version that s preventing the margins feature from working correctly, then
Re: [colorvision_group] PrintFix Pro profile problems
2006-08-07 by David Miller
... Paul, (Having also read the other responses on the list, to your original message: I also wanted to thank the others for answering as well: Tom, Ghi, Bill,
Re: PrintFix Pro profile problems
2006-08-06 by Chuck Warner
Paul, I also had great results out of the box with no further adjustments with my PFP. I tried both the mid and large target and the results were nearly
Re: PrintFix Pro "no adjustments"
2006-08-06 by Bill Hansen
PFP is a wonderful profiling application - by far the easiest and the best I ve used, and I ve used several other applications (though never the several
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: PrintFix Pro profile problems
2006-08-06 by Ghi Stecyk
hey Paul. how about trying out the other modes instead of the Expert Mode. i use the 224 patch reading and the results i got were amazingly close, with the
Re: [colorvision_group] Re: PrintFix Pro profile problems
2006-08-06 by Tom Green
Hi Ed, The two 729 patch profiles that I have made did not need any adjustments and the prints are great. My experience has been the opposite from you and
Re: [colorvision_group] PrintFix Pro profile problems
2006-08-06 by Tom Green
I am also a new print fix pro user and have nothing but praise for what colorvision has achieved. I printed the small target and got the same dark results you
Re: PrintFix Pro profile problems
2006-08-06 by ed_limmy
HI Paul, 1) another suggestion - use several same paper underneath the patch print. THe lights from the PFP is quite bright and what s underneath the patch
RE: [colorvision_group] Re: PrintFix Pro profile problems
2006-08-06 by Paul Nieuwenhuize
Thanks for your reply Ed. Yes I have been using the same paper as I have a 30 mt roll. And yes I did let it dry for that time. In fact I have re measured over
Re: PrintFix Pro profile problems
2006-08-06 by ed_limmy
HI Paul, I ve got the PFP for 2 weeks now. I ve only printed 2 prints so far and I also could not match the prints to the softproof. With me the exposure and
PrintFix Pro profile problems
2006-08-06 by Paul Nieuwenhuize
Hi all. As a new print fix pro user I am finding I cannot achieve the results I was expecting. I am presuming that I am doing something wrong, but of course I
Re: Larger Square patch
2006-08-05 by ed_limmy
Hi Bill, I m not too keen on going outside of PFP to print the patches in case i make a mistake in some settings some where........ I think the most important
Re: Larger Square patch
2006-08-04 by Bill Hansen
Ed - Have you thought of printing the target on a larger sized sheet of paper? You could then upsize the target in PS or in Qimage (be careful not to use any
Re: Larger Square patch?
2006-08-04 by ed_limmy
Hi David, I have already set the margins to zero where then the printer driver then reset it to the minimum. What I mean is that there is still a lot of white
Re: [colorvision_group] Larger Square patch?
2006-08-04 by Ronald Janowsky
... I m having exactly the same problem. If ve set the margins to 3mm each side and I m getting a large white border 12mm left and right, 25mm top and 32 mm at
Re: [colorvision_group] Larger Square patch?
2006-08-04 by David Miller
... The only control we have over that is the margins. If you make them as small as possible, for instance: 0; then you should be able to get the targets to
Re: [colorvision_group] Larger Square patch?
2006-08-04 by CDTobie@aol.com
... still a pretty tight fit when the spectro is placed on top of it. With proper margins, most users find them quite easy to read... ... squares. Could this
Larger Square patch?
2006-08-04 by ed_limmy
Hi David, I have minimise the margins as much as possible but the patches are still a pretty tight fit when the spectro is placed on top of it. There is a lot
Re: [colorvision_group] Is the white tile dedicated to the spectro?
2006-08-03 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Yes, each spectro is calibrated to its own white tile. ... has the same serial no. Why would it be necessary to have a dedicated white tile when the
neutral greys
2006-08-03 by Myron Gochnauer
I ve been using PFP since it came out. With a little fussing, repetition and tweaking I get fairly decent results with a variety of papers on an Epson 2200
Software wishlist
2006-08-03 by ed_limmy
Hi david, It would be great to have the similar function to Photoshop s Hue/saturation functionality added in the adjustment slider section. This way if only
Re: [colorvision_group] Is the white tile dedicated to the spectro?
2006-08-03 by David Miller
... Yes...:-) ... No. Every white tile is a little different; if they were all exactly the same, it would be too expensive to manufacture them. Each spectro is
Is the white tile dedicated to the spectro?
2006-08-03 by ed_limmy
Hi David, Is the while calibration tile dedicated to my spectro? I noticed it too has the same serial no. Why would it be necessary to have a dedicated white
Re: Spectocolorimeter consistent?
2006-08-02 by ed_limmy
Hi David, Thanks for the assurance. Ed.
Re: [colorvision_group] Checking for correct measurement
2006-08-02 by CDTobie@aol.com
Currently the only way to check if the patches have been read correctly is to bring up the measured patches to the screen within PFP and compare that with the
Re: [colorvision_group] Spectocolorimeter consistent?
2006-08-02 by CDTobie@aol.com
... generated by the printfix pro but keeping at one patch and reading a number of times - every read produces a different value although the reader was not
Re: [colorvision_group] Spectocolorimeter consistent?
2006-08-02 by David Miller
... Ed, Sorry that I haven t had time to answer all of your posts; I ll try to work backwards through them, over the next couple of days. Extremely small
Spectocolorimeter consistent?
2006-08-02 by ed_limmy
How consistent or stable is the Printfix Pro s spectrocolorimeter? WHile I really don t know anything currently about the figures generated by the printfix pro
Re: [colorvision_group] Use a free tool from GretagMacbeth in conjunction with PrintFix Pro
2006-08-02 by Yahoo-Groups
Normally I don t reply to myself, but I just put it all up to my web space including some screen shots under these URL: