Datacolor User to User Support Group.

On Mar 11, 2010, at 3:59 PM, "emaq72" <emaq72@...> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> My printer is the HP Officejet J6410 all-in-one model.  I am  
> interested in obtaining the spyder product for printer profiling.
>
> Following various instructions on doing profiling, to set up the  
> printer, it is specified that Color Management should be turned to  
> off.  In the tab for this control of my printer I cannot find any  
> means to turn this off and infact I can only see two options which  
> are either colorsmart/sRGB or Adobe RGB (1998).  I have the latest  
> driver from HP installed on my computer and use Photoshop CS3 to  
> process my photos on Win XP.
>
> So in this case, can a correct profile be obtained?  If so, what  
> settings shall I use in PS and the printer dialogue both when  
> printing the targets and also when profiling is complete and I want  
> to print my photos.
>
> Look forward to your reply.
> Thanks
> Emann
>
>
>
>
>
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>
> All in ones are a compromise in many ways. But I've found it fairly  
> easy to profile them, if you print from an application with color  
> management. Choose either of the settings (I'd prefer AdobeRGB) and  
> print the targets. Then choose the profile in Photoshop (or other  
> color managed app) and print using the same driver setting as when you  
> built the profile. Should do the trick.
> 
> C. D. Tobie
> Global Product Technology Mngr.
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> Datacolor.com
> CDTobie@...
> 
> On Mar 11, 2010, at 3:59 PM, "emaq72" <emaq72@...> wrote:
> 
> > Dear all,
> >
> > My printer is the HP Officejet J6410 all-in-one model.  I am  
> > interested in obtaining the spyder product for printer profiling.
> >
> > Following various instructions on doing profiling, to set up the  
> > printer, it is specified that Color Management should be turned to  
> > off.  In the tab for this control of my printer I cannot find any  
> > means to turn this off and infact I can only see two options which  
> > are either colorsmart/sRGB or Adobe RGB (1998).  I have the latest  
> > driver from HP installed on my computer and use Photoshop CS3 to  
> > process my photos on Win XP.
> >
> > So in this case, can a correct profile be obtained?  If so, what  
> > settings shall I use in PS and the printer dialogue both when  
> > printing the targets and also when profiling is complete and I want  
> > to print my photos.
> >
> > Look forward to your reply.
> > Thanks
> > Emann
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
>

>
> 
> On Mar 12, 2010, at 5:44 AM, emaq72 wrote:
> 
> > Can you kindly confirm the following steps please in view of my lack  
> > of experience:
> >
> > 1. Print target with Photoshop color management off and printer  
> > driver on AdobeRGB and profile.
> 
> Correct
> >
> > 2. Install profile in photoshop.
> 
> Well, the profile will automatically show when you print from  
> Photoshop, its just a matter of selecting it.
> >
> > 3. Print photos with printer driver as AdobeRGB but the photoshop  
> > manages color or some other setting here in the application?
> 
> Photoshop manages color is a Photoshop printing setting, in the driver  
> you would choose the same setting as when you printed the targets.  
> That should work for most simple drivers (like all-in-ones and  
> lunchbox printers). If not, you might have to resort to more advanced  
> settings to fool the system into not doing another transform. But that  
> all depends on the driver, the OS version, and the Photoshop version,  
> etc...
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Global Product Technology Manager
> Digital Imaging & Home Theater
> CDTobie@...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Datacolor
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