Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Thank you for your reply.  My lighting is a compact flourescent made 
by Philips and has a very high CRI=82 and is 5000k. After work I'm 
going to profile the monitors again and also compare some prints with 
a professional profile, which I was never too keen on.  

--- In colorvision_group@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
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> In a message dated 3/1/06 9:30:55 AM, jonathanwilliams306@... 
writes:
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> > I have two computers (one old and one new)sitting on the same 
desk. One
> > goes on the web and the new one is strictly for photo editing.  
Both
> > monitors which are LCDs, have been profiled and they look the 
same, so
> > I assume that the Spyder worked.  Gamma 2.2 and 6500K.  Photos on 
both
> > LCDs look good with what I consider good color.
> > 
> > So far, so good...
> 
> > I have also profiled both Ilford Classic Pearl, Classic Smooth 
Pearl
> > and Colorlife paper for my Canon i9100. I used Perceptual when 
making
> > the proiles.  Amazingly all the profiles are very consistant, but 
all
> > are yellowish.  I have to add +5 blue to the profile to make it 
come
> > out close to the monitors.  It's not a big deal, but I figured 
that
> > everything would match closer than it is.
> > 
> Canon i9100 printers use dye ink, and are prone to color shifting 
under 
> differing light sources (illuminant metamerism, for short). You 
don't mention what 
> kind of light source you are viewing your prints under, but 
whatever it is, 
> with this printer, your choice of final color balance and 
neutrality tweeks will 
> be slightly different under other types of lighting. The fix, and 
you note, 
> is quite straightforward, which is good, as the issue can't be 
eliminated 
> without removing all illuminant metamerism from all colorant/media 
combinations.
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision Business Unit
> Datacolor Inc.
> CDTobie@...
> www.colorvision.com
>