Damien Symonds

No, if you have CC, conversion shouldn't be necessary. What file format are the photos?

Ok, may I see a screenshot of the error message?

https://www.damiensymonds.net/2010/06/faq-help-my-raw-files-wont-open.html https://www.damiensymonds.net/dng-video

3% opacity.

Yeah, you removed too much for sure. It's really only the lower circle that needed to go. Download PSD

Holy crap! No, that's awful. You have to leave SOME shape there!

https://www.damiensymonds.net/calibration.html

https://www.damiensymonds.net/2015/04/the-handyman-method.html

I'm pretty sure Brian would tell you that your hard drive is just too small to have sufficient capacity to run the CC suite well

It sounds like it's doing everything right. Are you following my instructions here? https://www.damiensymonds.net/cal_S5P_mac.html The "Target" of 120 is not important. What's important is the "Current" number. What does yours say?

Then can you do it too? https://www.damiensymonds.net/thread1.html

That means your monitor is too bright. Are you following the calibration instructions on my site?

Is it the Spyder5Pro?

@cathm, please report in!

https://www.damiensymonds.net/thread1.html

We still haven't discussed this. It's the dimly-lit elephant in the room. You MUST get better light in there.

2 or 3 is a bare minimum. More is better. Did you read these guidelines?

For whatever it's worth, I like the brightness of that one.

Yeah, it really sounds like you need better room light.

@cathm, talk to me about your calibration problems. In what way does your screen not match your prints?

I'm going to show you what I did, and you can play with the settings to your taste, and let me know if you like the outcome. Download PSD

Gee, now I feel embarrassed, because Hue/Sat was what I was going to suggest first. Was yours anything like this?

https://www.damiensymonds.net/scanning-guidelines-for-old-photo-restoration.html

Ok, let me know when it arrives.

Are these prints from a pro lab?