Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Photokina week is crazy, and we all get a little crazy too, dealing with it. I did not mean to imply that you are not free to ask questions where ever you like; I was just observing that the forum in question has a very high 'bad/irrelevant answer' ratio, and a lot of rants, and I don't quite understand why people would attempt to get technical answers there...

 I initially posted here and read your response with interest. I sent
you a direct reply to you on the 24/9/08 but did not get a reply I
have subsequently reviewed this & noted I made a mistake with your
address by placing a double TT in the address. I appologise for any
offence I may have caused you or your company. 
I trust you will accept my regret so I will push on with resolving the
issue that has arisen from my lack of under standing of this Colour
management process, and we can move forward.

Wow... not being a head of state, I'm not used to quite that level of formality and diplomacy. But yes, lets look at your problem, either here, or off list, which ever proves more appropriate.

Now in the advanced section of the R290 driver to switch to no colour
management I must first select ICM is this correct?

If you are on a PC, and there is a setting named ICM, then its a pretty sure shot that choosing that, and an "off" or "none" setting within it, is the right answer.

In this section I also have drop down menus for  Paper & Quality, here
is an option for Draft, Photo  & Photo RPM 
What are the Pro & cons for selecting here Photo RPM & not Photo?
And what selection would you make?

Be careful not to mistake media setting options with ICM profile options. If you have another place to define your paper type, and this is a list of ICM (aka:ICC) profiles, then choose "none" or "off" instead. If you can choose both the none/off option, AND paper names, then this sounds like a media type list, and you chould choose an appropriate media type here...

As I have Spyder3Print and not spyder3 elite can i still print the
image in question from with in this program or am I restricted to the
16 set images on the last screen of the profiling process?

SpyderProof in Elite is just for seeing the matrix of 16 sample images with and without calibration, through your display profile. SpyderProof in Print is for seeing the matrix with and without softproof of your printer profile, and for actually printing any or all of them through that profile as well. There is no option in either application, at this time, for printing your own images. Sorry...

 The sky image you refer to is image #10 yes.

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The one that comes to mind is the one of the Adobe Church. This was shot at about 8000 feet above sea level, in low humidity, with a clear sky, so its about as intense a sky gradient as you can ask for. It was added to the matrix to attempt to address the lack of sky blues in the previous (PDI) test image we provided. It also has some other virtues, but thats the key one for this case.

 I do Sincerely appreciate your help in this education process.

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My pleasure...