Datacolor User to User Support Group.

The test in question was already covered by my post.

C. D. Tobie
WW Product Technology Mngr.
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
DataColor.com
CDTobie@DataColor.com

On Nov 15, 2008, at 11:51 AM, Fred Björkstén <bjorksten.fred@...>  
wrote:

> Thank you David for the comment, which was not an answer to my  
> question. I would still like to test the device.
>
> The driver color management definitely is turned off, but there  
> could of course be something wrong with driver software. Perhaps I  
> should reinstall it.
>
> Fred
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Miller
> To: colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 6:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [colorvision_group] Re: Self Diagnostic
>
>
> On Nov 15, 2008, at 7:24 AM, fred_bjorksten wrote:
>
> > I am another one who would like to check on the device. The reason  
> is
> > that I am getting too much magenta into my prints. Various efforts  
> to
> > identify the cause have failed. Whites are OK. If I print one of the
> > Spyder 3 test charts using the profile I previously made with  
> Spyder 3
> > Print, would it be possible to measure with the device a few color
> > chart rectangles (samples) to see if they have the right color?
> >
> >
> >
>
> If you're getting too much magenta: that implies you're not building,
> creating, or using the profiles properly.
>
> Usually, a printer will have a green cast when it's running
> uncalibrated. The profile will compensate for this by adjusting
> the image more towards magenta when you make the print. The two
> effects (uncalibrated green cast from the printer, plus magenta
> cast coming from the profile to offset this) cancel each other out.
>
> Magenta cast in your PRINTS through the profile implies that when
> you're printing, your driver is not running with color management
> turned off. So you get the profile adjustment, without the
> uncalibrated driver to balance it off, and the result is a magenta
> print.
>
> David Miller
> Senior Software Developer, Digital Color Solutions
> Datacolor
>
>
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