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I'm usng Win XP SP# and have just upgraded from Spyder3Print to SpyderPRINT (4.0) because my Spectro wasn't recognized.  It fixed the Spectro problem, but I'm having issues with my target measurement files.  Questions...

1.  I printed targets under Spyder3, upgraded to the prog to fix the spectro issue, and have now read the targets with SpyderPRINT.  Are the targets printed under the 2 program versions the same or do I need to reprint?

2.  I've moved an older target measurement xml file from Spyder3's Data/Print folder to the Data/Print in SpyderPRINT.  But, SpyderPRINT doesn't see them for profile building, it only sees a) those you pre-loaded (e.g. EpsonR4800EnhMatte Colors.xml) and b) those I just created with SpyderPRINT.  Are measurement files created by the 2 program versions compatible or do I need to reread the old target prints? 

3.  Finally, where do the xml files created under SpyderPRINT reside?  I can't find them on my boot drive.

Thanks.

On Apr 21, 2012, at 1:39 PM, edknightphoto wrote:

> I'm usng Win XP SP# and have just upgraded from Spyder3Print to SpyderPRINT (4.0) because my Spectro wasn't recognized. It fixed the Spectro problem, but I'm having issues with my target measurement files. Questions...
> 

It shouldn't have mattered, for that - but perhaps it was a driver issue. (You must be using Windows)

> 1. I printed targets under Spyder3, upgraded to the prog to fix the spectro issue, and have now read the targets with SpyderPRINT. Are the targets printed under the 2 program versions the same or do I need to reprint?
> 

They should be fine - no need to reprint.

> 2. I've moved an older target measurement xml file from Spyder3's Data/Print folder to the Data/Print in SpyderPRINT. But, SpyderPRINT doesn't see them for profile building, it only sees a) those you pre-loaded (e.g. EpsonR4800EnhMatte Colors.xml) and b) those I just created with SpyderPRINT. Are measurement files created by the 2 program versions compatible or do I need to reread the old target prints? 
> 

That's because the Data/Print folder is the starting point, where the installer puts the files, but it's "not"
the final working location, where ongoing measurement files that you create are stored.

You need to put them in the "working" folder.

Just run SpyderPRINT and use the File:Open Data command. It will open up the -working- folder.
Then copy your older measurement files into THAT folder. Then they'll show up in SpyderPRINT's
popups.

> 3. Finally, where do the xml files created under SpyderPRINT reside? I can't find them on my boot drive.
> 

See my answer to #2, above. It's buried in your user account and normal searches won't find them
on your drive.



David Miller
Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
Datacolor

Thanks for the quick response, David! All files found & usable for profiling.

Agree the Spectro was a driver issue, just thought the prog upgrade would refresh the driver & it did.

Thanks, again

--- In datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com, David Miller <dm2363@...> wrote:

>
> 
> On Apr 21, 2012, at 1:39 PM, edknightphoto wrote:
> 
> > I'm usng Win XP SP# and have just upgraded from Spyder3Print to SpyderPRINT (4.0) because my Spectro wasn't recognized. It fixed the Spectro problem, but I'm having issues with my target measurement files. Questions...
> > 
> 
> It shouldn't have mattered, for that - but perhaps it was a driver issue. (You must be using Windows)
> 
> > 1. I printed targets under Spyder3, upgraded to the prog to fix the spectro issue, and have now read the targets with SpyderPRINT. Are the targets printed under the 2 program versions the same or do I need to reprint?
> > 
> 
> They should be fine - no need to reprint.
> 
> > 2. I've moved an older target measurement xml file from Spyder3's Data/Print folder to the Data/Print in SpyderPRINT. But, SpyderPRINT doesn't see them for profile building, it only sees a) those you pre-loaded (e.g. EpsonR4800EnhMatte Colors.xml) and b) those I just created with SpyderPRINT. Are measurement files created by the 2 program versions compatible or do I need to reread the old target prints? 
> > 
> 
> That's because the Data/Print folder is the starting point, where the installer puts the files, but it's "not"
> the final working location, where ongoing measurement files that you create are stored.
> 
> You need to put them in the "working" folder.
> 
> Just run SpyderPRINT and use the File:Open Data command. It will open up the -working- folder.
> Then copy your older measurement files into THAT folder. Then they'll show up in SpyderPRINT's
> popups.
> 
> > 3. Finally, where do the xml files created under SpyderPRINT reside? I can't find them on my boot drive.
> > 
> 
> See my answer to #2, above. It's buried in your user account and normal searches won't find them
> on your drive.
> 
> 
> 
> David Miller
> Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
> Datacolor
>