Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Dave, you're making it more complicated than it should be.

Using a profiling software like PrintFix Pro is a really great way to get
all of your work 'in line', or calibrated in an extreme way.  Don't worry
about LAB, RGB, CMYK, etc.  All of your devices, scanner, camera, monitor,
printers, work within their own rules.  Again, don't worry about that.

If you have a product that can profile each of your input and output
devices, so they can all relate to each other's color gamut, you have the
ability to get the same work coming into your camera as it goes out to your
printer, as it is displayed on your screen.

I too am new to PrintFIX pro, but I'm not new to profiling.  I consider it a
lot like a jet airline pilot.  They have to trust their instruments, and it
seems like in fact many modern airliners are really pretty automatic.  I use
profiles in the same way.  I look at my display, knowing my printer can't do
flourescent colors, and has trouble with lime green and fire engine red.
Considering these, I can make a few minor tweaks in my image, but basically
I trust that what I've scanned and have on my display is going to be very
close to my print, as long as I use the same settings every time.  Trust the
instruments.

There are products out there that allow you to read a specific color and
incorporate it into your work, but I don't think you need anything like
that. 

Take the time to build the 729 patch profile, take your time and make sure
you have your monitor calibrated, and if you have scanner/camera targets
make sure to incorporate these into your workflow.  You'll be ok.  A few
prints after you get all these profiles in one place, you will know whether
you have to tweak anything.  I have found that I have to reduce red
saturation in photoshop by about 7%, and things are perfect.  (this is using
a different profiler, and I've just built my first Print Fix pro profile, so
I'll report back if there are more tweaks I've found).

-kris moler, co-moderator

p.s. - Utah is probably the most beautiful landscape I've ever traveled
through.  You've got great subject matter, maybe you could share some of
your work in the photo gallery?  :)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of davedoughman
> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 3:58 PM
> To: colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [colorvision_group] New to Profileing - Very Pleased 
> with PrintFixPro
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> A couple questions from a new profiler and of course new to 
> PrintFix Pro
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> 1. Can PrintFixPro help me make B&W profiles for the Epson 
> 2200? Used to tweak Epson 2400 B&W printing?
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> 2. I live in Utah and photograph the great parks here. Each 
> park has a slightly different color red rock. Some lean 
> towards red/blue and others towards red/brown. Is there a way 
> to read a sample rock (I would pick up in the parks) to 
> determine it's color balance then I should be able to set 
> that color in Photoshop using the eye dropper. I tried to 
> read my GretagMacbeth Color Checker and found I could only 
> read in LAB not REB. LAB info is foreign to me and I don't 
> know how to use it for what I'd want to do
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> Any thoughts on the above would be appreciated
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> Dave
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