Datacolor User to User Support Group.

I am using Spyder 3 Print 4.0 and print with a Canon ipf8100. I am trying to profile Epson Premium Luster and I have printed the Media Setting Check print using the Special media types 1 thru 5 -5 being maximum laydown of ink-which use photo black ink.The gentleman in the bottom strip on the right looks too dark but I can`t see a difference between setting 1 and 5. Setting 5 puts down more ink than 1.When I print an image using a profile made with setting 3 for instance- aren`t shadow details defined by me in photoshop and not the profile anyway?

Wouldn't a good alternative be to not use the profile in the printer 
but have the
program doing the printing use the new profile?  In my case, I always 
print with
photoshop, so I have photoshop use its profile, the one that I 
created.  I realize
that not everybody uses photoshop though.

Jim H.

At 06:19 AM 2/14/2013, you wrote:
>I am using Spyder 3 Print 4.0 and print with a Canon ipf8100. I am 
>trying to profile Epson Premium Luster and I have printed the Media 
>Setting Check print using the Special media types 1 thru 5 -5 being 
>maximum laydown of ink-which use photo black ink.The gentleman in 
>the bottom strip on the right looks too dark but I can`t see a 
>difference between setting 1 and 5. Setting 5 puts down more ink 
>than 1.When I print an image using a profile made with setting 3 for 
>instance- aren`t shadow details defined by me in photoshop and not 
>the profile anyway?
>
>
>
>--

James R. Holtzman
Empirical Technology
Carmichael, CA  95608
(916) 487-9712
emptech@...
http://www.emp-tech.net

Sorry, but this is incomprehensible to me. Perhaps you could reword it with a few more references to what each item means, so that we could respond?

On Feb 14, 2013, at 1:47 PM, James R. Holtzman <emptech@...> wrote:

> Wouldn't a good alternative be to not use the profile in the printer 
> but have the
> program doing the printing use the new profile? In my case, I always 
> print with
> photoshop, so I have photoshop use its profile, the one that I 
> created. I realize
> that not everybody uses photoshop though.

C. David Tobie
Global Product Technology Manager

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