New Spyder3Print Version a Must for all Users
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The Public Beta of Spyder3Print, version 3.5PB for Mac and Windows, is now available from our website as a free upgrade to all registered PrintFIX PRO or Spyder3Print owners. This update offers significant improvements in speed, workflow, and convenience. Changes are largely in three areas:
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- Increased Measurement Speeds: Each measurement is now four times as fast, so overall read times are significantly reduced for all targets.
- New Easy Profiling Options: Users can choose from three different target sizes to produce profiles in a streamlined interface for simpler, faster printer profiling.
- Improved Workflow for Advanced Profiling Process: Changes to the advanced workflow include eliminating the need to step backwards when adding the Extended Grays target to the High Quality Color target, plus allowing the user to print and measure both targets as a composite target.
No matter how you use Spyder3Print we are sure that this upgrade will make your process faster and more convenient, so be sure to try it. These Public Beta Installers will remain on our website until all user input has been reviewed and updated Help files have been added, at which point Final v3.5 Installers will be made available. These Public Betas support all ten Spyder3Print languages.
For a detailed independent review of Spyder3Print v3.5 by an industry expert, see North Light Images product review at: http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews/profiling/spyder3print.html
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Expert Advice
The Inside Scoop on Spyder3Print's new 500 Patch Target
If you build profiles with Spyder3Print, then v3.5's new 500 Patch Target (combining the 225 patch color target with the Extended Grays target, for a total of approximately 500 patches) will be of interest to you. When selected in either the Easy Profiling mode, or the Advanced mode, the 500 patch target option will allow you to print both pages together, without backing up to select a second target. Once printed, you will be able to read them as a single seamless operation. And once finished, the single .xml measurement file will be used to build your profile, so you won't have to sort through your measurement sets, trying to match the correct pair of targets for a composite profile.
Photoshop Tip of the Month
Troubleshooting Tip
By now you've heard the tip that if Photoshop starts acting weird, the first thing to do is delete Photoshop's Preferences file and restart Photoshop. This will build a factory-fresh set of Preferences that will usually cure the problem. Now, Photoshop can make this "trashing-the-Prefs" routine even easier. Just hold the Shift-Option-Command keys (PC: Shift-Alt-Control) when you first launch Photoshop, and you'll be greeted with a dialog box asking you if you want to delete the Photoshop settings file. Click OK, and Photoshop will then build a new, factory-fresh set of Prefs for you.
Featured Photographer
Catherine Hall
Catherine Hall has been capturing the world through her camera since she was sixteen. She thoroughly enjoys sharing experiences and creating imagery with all people, from upscale New York City brides to Tibetan monks in the Indian Himalayas.
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Catherine's official study of photography began at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo where she graduated summa cum laude and first in her class. She furthered her studies in Photography and Art History at Oxford University in England and as an attendee to the Eddie Adams Workshop. Her work has earned many scholarships, grants, and sponsorships from organizations including Adobe, Epson, Kodak, Tamrac, B & W, National Geographic Traveler, WPPI, and Julia Dean & Associates.
Catherine has continued her education by working with the industry's top photographers, such as Afghan Girl photographer Steve McCurry, and working with prestigious agencies such as Getty Images as a photographer, photo editor, and grants consultant. She teaches at top international workshops and serves as a master class instructor, print and album judge at international tradeshows.
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Self-portrait: Catherine Hall
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Catherine's award winning images have been exhibited in galleries in Paris, New York City and the San Francisco Bay area. They have appeared in Times Square on the NASDAQ and Reuters screens, in PDN, National Geographic Traveler, Rangefinder, The Sydney Morning Herald, American Photo, The Tribune, The New York Times, Camera Arts, Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, Elegant Bride, and in promotional materials for fifteen international non-profit organizations.
Catherine has been trusted to capture weddings worldwide and premiere events by NYC's top events planners. She is also deeply involved in photojournalism, commercial, editorial, and advertising work. As the director of photography for the John Deere Place campaign, she photographs Americans from all walks of life in settings that tell their stories. Other clients include Reuters, NASDAQ, News Corp, FOX, MySpace, Expedia, Evite, Ticketmaster, and Goldman Sachs. She divides her time between New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area.
To see more of Catherine's work, please go to catherinehall.net and catherinehall.net/weddings (wedding photography).
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Recent Coverage
We are constantly working to make color management more effective, affordable and easy to use. Here are some of our most recent sightings:
Spyder3Elite
Datacolor Spyder3 - Charming Color Into Compliance (The Imaging Resource)
An Unblinking Eye On Color Accuracy (MacLife)
DCR Workshop: Color Management, Part I (Digital Camera Review)
First Looks: Datacolor Spyder3Elite (PC Magazine Singapore)
Spyder3Print
Spyder3Print review (V3.5) (Northlight Images)
Spyder3Studio
Spyder3Studio Versus ColorMunki (Chasseur d'Images)
Read more reviews at: http://spyder.datacolor.com/reviews.php.
