Announcing Spyder3Print v3.5 Public Beta 2
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The second Public Beta of Spyder3Print v3.5 is now available from our Downloads Section. This version offers a number of improvements made with the feedback from those who tested the first Public Beta. These include clarifications to the Workflow Options (as illustrated) so that users will be more clear on the the difference between the Advanced Workflow (offering all the features from previous versions) versus the Easy Workflow (with its more simplifed set of steps). This version makes measuring even faster, adding to the measurement speed increases in the first Public Beta. And finally, Public Beta 2 allows Non-Administative Users on the Mac to run the software from their Non-Admin User accounts, a feature recently added to Spyder3Pro and Elite software as well.
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The second Public Beta also offers significantly faster download times, due to decreased Help file sizes. If you use Spyder3Print or PrintFIX PRO, please download this new software version, and give it a try (using your existing software serial number). Finalized translations for changes to the application and it's help files will be added before the Final Release version is produced.
Expert Advice
Saving Even More Time with CheckCAL™
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Spyder3Pro™ and Spyder3Elite™ use ReCAL™ to provide fast recalibration of displays. But to save even more time users with stable, consistant displays can choose the CheckCAL option. CheckCAL measures a basic series of color patches, and compares them to your previous calibration. It then displays Current, Previous, and Target values for items that may be included in your target such as Gamma, Whitepoint, White and Black Level, and Ambient Light. CheckCAL takes less than a minute, and saves time for displays that are consistant and stable, and which prove to not need recalibration frequently. For displays which are less stable, and which tend to fail the CheckCAL diagnostic, running ReCAL initially, and skipping the CheckCAL step may actually save time.
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Photoshop® Tip of the Month
Resizing Paths Trick
If you've drawn a path, and want it bigger, smaller, etc., get the Path Component Selection Tool (the solid black arrow tool--but NOT the Move tool), and when you click on your path, look up in the Options Bar. You'll see a checkbox for "Show Bounding Box". Click on it, and a Free Transform like bounding box will appear around you path, enabling you to click and drag your path to your desired size.
Featured Photographer
Lewis Kemper
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Lewis Kemper is a celebrated nature and
outdoor photographer who has spent more than 30 years capturing the natural beauty of North America and its national parks. His work has been published in magazines including Backpacker, National Geographic Traveler, American Photographer and View Camera. He is a contributing editor to Outdoor Photographer and PCPhoto magazines. Kemper is a member of Canon's Explorers of Light program and is a much sought-out instructor at venues such as the Palm Beach Photographic Centre, Santa Fe Workshops and the Lepp Institute.
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Self-portrait: Lewis Kemper
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Lewis Kemper has trekked across and photographed 47 states, from Alaska to Florida, and from Costa Rica to the Arctic. His stunning, color-rich images have appeared in publications, galleries and hang on the walls of a growing list of private collectors. Kemper indulges the eye with nature and landscape, sea and shore in a sublime play of light and color. "I have always been attracted to the colors of the world around me. Even in high school during my very first photography class that was taught in black and white, I was out shooting color slides!" he shares. "The richness of natural light and its play on the subject has always been my source for inspiration; I feel I can only capture that in color."
To see more of Lewis' work, please go to http://www.lewiskemper.com.
Testimonial
"One of the best digital color control products is the Datacolor Spyder3, specifically Datacolor's Spyder3 Studio. I use this on my workstation monitor, plus the monitor attached to a printer, and I calibrate monthly. I know photographers who do this print test process because they've not mastered a system that works. Maintaining integrity of the look, from vision to final print, is imperative. Proper color system calibration can be a huge time-saver, not to mention far less hassle without surprises. If you don't calibrate your system it's like using a film camera and not knowing the ISO of the film, then trying to make proper exposures – everything is a guess!"
-Lewis Kemper
Seminars
David Ziser's Digital Master Class
David's workshops always receive "rave reviews." You will eat, sleep, and breath Digital Photography for 4½ days - over 40 hours at David's workshop for only $795. Here is the low down:
- World class photography including directional lighting, sensible posing, good composition.
- Profit & Sales building software "Power Tools". David will show how to get the most out of LumaPix:FotoFusion software, Photoshop, and many more.
- Solutions oriented marketing techniques that will add substantially to your bottom line.
- Easy color management; fine art printing; archival, museum quality digital output.
This educational experience is the most exciting and complete digital workshop being offered anywhere. The week will detail David's entire digital "Salesflow/Workflow" solution! The Summer Master Class is scheduled for July 7-11 and the Fall Master Class is scheduled for September 15-19th. These are 4 1/2 day intensive workshops and are held in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky area.
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Focus On Nature - Photography Workshops in Iceland
FOCUS ON NATURE is a new International Photography Academy based on workshops in Iceland by instructors known worldwide. The wonder of Icelandic scenery speaks for itself with fantastic shape and color, dramatic weather and unique lighting conditions. Photographers come from around the world to witness these natural wonders.
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Color Folio Practical Color Management Training
The world of digital printmaking is new, complex and often frustrating. Many people want to learn more about it and some want to master the process themselves so they can take complete control of their art. We can help!
Color Folio's strong commitment to providing ongoing education in the field of digital printmaking can greatly speed your learning process. Through our curriculum of lectures, seminars and workshops, as well as one-on-one training, we have helped hundreds of students learn the finer points of digital printmaking. Whether you simply want to understand the basics to increase your appreciation of digital prints or whether you seek to make your own prints, we have a class for you.
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Recent Coverage
We are constantly working to make color management more effective, affordable and easy to use. Here's what other people around the web have to say about our products:
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Color Correction with the Datacolor Spyder 3 Studio
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Review of Datacolor's Spyder3Print (Perpetual Visions)
