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Are my old PFP profiles created with a PC still good into a Mac? Or should I re-read all the 
patches and prolife again and again?

On Feb 13, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Michele Berti wrote:

> Are my old PFP profiles created with a PC still good into a Mac? Or  
> should I re-read all the
> patches and prolife again and again?
>
>
>

I would start over completely - reprint a new set of targets on the Mac,
remeasure, and build a separate set of profiles. Label the target prints
so that you can tell them apart from your older PC target prints.

The reason? There may be differences in how the Mac driver for the  
printer
works. Uncalibrated, it may not print exactly the way that the PC driver
does. Better to make sure, by completely redoing profiles separately
for the Mac.


David Miller
Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
Datacolor

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, David Miller <dm2363@...> wrote:
>
> 
> On Feb 13, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Michele Berti wrote:
> 
> > Are my old PFP profiles created with a PC still good into a Mac? Or  
> > should I re-read all the
> > patches and prolife again and again?
> >
> >
> >
> 
> I would start over completely - reprint a new set of targets on the Mac,
> remeasure, and build a separate set of profiles. Label the target prints
> so that you can tell them apart from your older PC target prints.
> 
> The reason? There may be differences in how the Mac driver for the  
> printer
> works. Uncalibrated, it may not print exactly the way that the PC driver
> does. Better to make sure, by completely redoing profiles separately
> for the Mac.
> 
> 
> David Miller
> Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
> Datacolor
>

oh my god .... :-(

On Feb 13, 2008, at 3:53 PM, Michele Berti wrote:

> --- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, David Miller <dm2363@...>  
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Feb 13, 2008, at 2:14 PM, Michele Berti wrote:
> >
> > > Are my old PFP profiles created with a PC still good into a Mac?  
> Or
> > > should I re-read all the
> > > patches and prolife again and again?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I would start over completely - reprint a new set of targets on  
> the Mac,
> > remeasure, and build a separate set of profiles. Label the target  
> prints
> > so that you can tell them apart from your older PC target prints.
> >
> > The reason? There may be differences in how the Mac driver for the
> > printer
> > works. Uncalibrated, it may not print exactly the way that the PC  
> driver
> > does. Better to make sure, by completely redoing profiles separately
> > for the Mac.
> >
> >
> > David Miller
> > Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
> > Datacolor
> >
>
> oh my god .... :-(
>

Well, here's a suggestion you can try:

Pick an image that you like, and do a test print through it, on the PC,
using the profile you'd already built with the Windows version. (Use
the PDI image, for example, if you like).

Then, physically copy the profile that you built over to your Mac.

Put it in either: your home folder:Library:ColorSync:Profiles, or in
the main :Library:ColorSync:Profiles folder on your boot drive.

The profile should then show up in Photoshop.

Do a test print of the same image, on your Mac, using the profile
that you copied over from your PC.

Compare the two.

Do they match? Then go ahead and use the profiles that you built
on the PC on your Mac. (This would save you a lot of time and
effort).

If they don't match: (presumably, the Mac print would be "off"):
then go ahead, follow my earlier suggestion, reprint your
targets and build new profiles for the Mac.


Best regards,


David Miller
Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
Datacolor