Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Hi david & dave,
Is it ok to ask questions about PFP2.0 here so that others can also 
view it? Anyway, here it is.

what's the effect of the extended grey/gray(?) patches on the color 
profiles? does it make for more details and graduations in the 
gray/black areas?


in PFP2.0, I don't understand the 'Open Profile' function. WHen i 
activate it, i get to choose from a range of my existing profile but 
i then get windows xP then asks me to choose a software/application 
to use the profile - which of course stops me from using it further.


Thank-you.

Regards,
Ed.

>Hi david & dave,
>Is it ok to ask questions about PFP2.0 here so that others can also
>view it?

(I think at this point, it's OK, but I'll let David T answer if he's
willing. Plus, I'm too busy to answer today..:-)

>what's the effect of the extended grey/gray(?) patches on the color
>profiles? does it make for more details and graduations in the
>gray/black areas?

I'll let David T answer that one.

>in PFP2.0, I don't understand the 'Open Profile' function. WHen i
>activate it, i get to choose from a range of my existing profile but
>i then get windows xP then asks me to choose a software/application
>to use the profile - which of course stops me from using it further.

Oh, that one's easy. It's just a shortcut command for you to open the folder
on your system that contains the profiles you've built! It's not for PFP
functionality, this is just a convenience. Maybe it should be named "Open
Profile Folder..." instead, and it wouldn't have been confusing that way.
(But then the menu commands start to get "long"...)

This command is for techies, who might want to use a 3rd party profile editor
to actually look at the contents of the profile; or to find and copy it to
another location. You don't need to use this command as part of the normal
workflow of -building- profiles in PFP; and you also don't need to do
anything special to "install" the profile; once it's created and in the
right place (which is the folder that "Open Profile" opens up for you),
all color managed applications on your system should have access to it.

Best regards,,
-- 
David Miller
Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
ColorVision

Yes, Pls rename it 'Open Profile FOLDER'. It would help 
tremendously. Otherwise it would suggest that a profile can be 
accessed and something can be done to the profile......

Thank-you.

Regards,
Ed.




--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, David Miller <dm2363@...> 
wrote:
>
> >Hi david & dave,
> >Is it ok to ask questions about PFP2.0 here so that others can 
also
> >view it?
> 
> (I think at this point, it's OK, but I'll let David T answer if 
he's
> willing. Plus, I'm too busy to answer today..:-)
> 
> >what's the effect of the extended grey/gray(?) patches on the 
color
> >profiles? does it make for more details and graduations in the
> >gray/black areas?
> 
> I'll let David T answer that one.
> 
> >in PFP2.0, I don't understand the 'Open Profile' function. WHen i
> >activate it, i get to choose from a range of my existing profile 
but
> >i then get windows xP then asks me to choose a 
software/application
> >to use the profile - which of course stops me from using it 
further.
> 
> Oh, that one's easy. It's just a shortcut command for you to open 
the folder
> on your system that contains the profiles you've built! It's not 
for PFP
> functionality, this is just a convenience. Maybe it should be 
named "Open
> Profile Folder..." instead, and it wouldn't have been confusing 
that way.
> (But then the menu commands start to get "long"...)
> 
> This command is for techies, who might want to use a 3rd party 
profile editor
> to actually look at the contents of the profile; or to find and 
copy it to
> another location. You don't need to use this command as part of 
the normal
> workflow of -building- profiles in PFP; and you also don't need to 
do
> anything special to "install" the profile; once it's created and 
in the
> right place (which is the folder that "Open Profile" opens up for 
you),
> all color managed applications on your system should have access 
to it.

> 
> Best regards,,
> -- 
> David Miller
> Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
> ColorVision
>