Datacolor User to User Support Group.

This is my problem:
I tried to profile two different paper that are:

1) Canon Mate Photo Paper
2) Epson Premium semigloss Photo Paper
 
For both the paper I printed out and measured, with the colorimeter, n° 4 A4 targets with 729 color patches.
The profile I get for Canon paper has a strong Magenta dominant while the profile for Epson paper has a strong
yellow dominant.
To a visual inspection, under the natural light, the targets do not look clearly poor in red/magenta or yellow so to justify the dominant I get in the profiles.
I also checked on the screen if perhaps there were mistakes between the target patches and what have been measured, but also here I didn't find problems.

I'm 99% sure:
a) I printed out correctly the targets because I followed strictly what is recommended in the DataColor video titled: "Turning off 
color management: Canon 9500, Windows XP" even if I have a Canon Pixma iP6600D.
b) I calibrate my colorimeter before the measurement and  its white-base  is "immaculate"

I'm using: 
SpyderPRINT 4.2.3
Canon Pixma iP6600d with original Canon Ink
The most updated Canon driver for my printer.

Does anybody, in this forum, has suggestion/advice to overcome this problem that is driving me crazy.
Many thanks in advance for the attention.
Regards,

On Mar 12, 2013, at 5:48 AM, Paolo Cavestro <belpicio60@...> wrote:

> 
> This is my problem:
> I tried to profile two different paper that are:
> 1) Canon Mate Photo Paper
> 2) Epson Premium semigloss Photo Paper
> For both the paper I printed out and measured, with the colorimeter, n° 4 A4 targets with 729 color patches.
> The profile I get for Canon paper has a strong Magenta dominant while the profile for Epson paper has a strong
> yellow dominant.
> To a visual inspection, under the natural light, the targets do not look clearly poor in red/magenta or yellow so to justify the dominant I get in the profiles.
> I also checked on the screen if perhaps there were mistakes between the target patches and what have been measured, but also here I didn't find problems.
> I'm 99% sure:
> a) I printed out correctly the targets because I followed strictly what is recommended in the DataColor video titled: "Turning off 
> color management: Canon 9500, Windows XP" even if I have a Canon Pixma iP6600D.
> b) I calibrate my colorimeter before the measurement and its white-base is "immaculate"
> I'm using:
> SpyderPRINT 4.2.3
> Canon Pixma iP6600d with original Canon Ink
> The most updated Canon driver for my printer.
> Does anybody, in this forum, has suggestion/advice to overcome this problem that is driving me crazy.
> Many thanks in advance for the attention.
> Regards,
> 
> 

I can look into this for you - can you send your measurements file or files to look at?

Use the File:Open Data command in SpyderPRINT to open the folder that contains your
measurement files; they're all small text files with .xml extensions.

Find one that you've created and attach it to an email to me at: dmiller@datacolor.com
and I'll get back to you directly on it.

David Miller
Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
Datacolor

Hi David,
thanks a lot for your attention I appreciate it very much.
Annexed you will file the two . xml  files.
Best Regards,
Paolo

From: David Miller <dm2363@...>
To: datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: [datacolor_group] SpyderPrint wrong profiles because strong Magenta and Yellow dominant

  

On Mar 12, 2013, at 5:48 AM, Paolo Cavestro <mailto:belpicio60%40yahoo.com> wrote:

> 
> This is my problem:
> I tried to profile two different paper that are:
> 1) Canon Mate Photo Paper
> 2) Epson Premium semigloss Photo Paper
> For both the paper I printed out and measured, with the colorimeter, n° 4 A4 targets with 729 color patches.
> The profile I get for Canon paper has a strong Magenta dominant while the profile for Epson paper has a strong
> yellow dominant.
> To a visual inspection, under the natural light, the targets do not look clearly poor in red/magenta or yellow so to justify the dominant I get in the profiles.
> I also checked on the screen if perhaps there were mistakes between the target patches and what have been measured, but also here I didn't find problems.
> I'm 99% sure:
> a) I printed out correctly the targets because I followed strictly what is recommended in the DataColor video titled: "Turning off 
> color management: Canon 9500, Windows XP" even if I have a Canon Pixma iP6600D.
> b) I calibrate my colorimeter before the measurement and its white-base is "immaculate"
> I'm using:
> SpyderPRINT 4.2.3
> Canon Pixma iP6600d with original Canon Ink
> The most updated Canon driver for my printer.
> Does anybody, in this forum, has suggestion/advice to overcome this problem that is driving me crazy.
> Many thanks in advance for the attention.
> Regards,
> 
> 

I can look into this for you - can you send your measurements file or files to look at?

Use the File:Open Data command in SpyderPRINT to open the folder that contains your
measurement files; they're all small text files with .xml extensions.

Find one that you've created and attach it to an email to me at: mailto:dmiller%40datacolor.com
and I'll get back to you directly on it.

David Miller
Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
Datacolor