Damien Symonds

That is an EXCELLENT monitor. Don't change it. What troubles are you having with calibration, exactly?

May I have a link to your current screen's specs?

No.

I'm not aware of that, sorry, but I'm not using the latest version.

Oh yes, this is EXCELLENT focus! Well done, to you and your camera.

Gee, I hope that won't be necessary.

Yes, small prints first.

Did you look through the files? This is oft-discussed.

Ok, so you should simply be able to select all the layers except the Background layer, and Ctrl G to group them. Then drag the group to the little page-with-its-corner-turned-up icon at the bottom of the layers panel, to make a copy of it. Then go to the Canvas Size dialog, click in one of the top squares of the three-by-three grid, then double the height of the document. Then, with the Move Tool selected, and the copied group still highlighted, drag all the layers down.

Spyders are irritating like this. Have you tried completely uninstalling then reinstalling the software?

Do your cloning on a new blank layer above the D&S layer. Why is it a bad idea that it brings along the existing layer mask? Can't you just paint it more or less as needed?

Gosh, a 20x30 canvas is very expensive, I wouldn't leave this to chance. How is your screen looking different from your pro lab prints, exactly?

Sorry, I can't view that link.

Oh yeah, it's probably the 4GB of RAM Well, that sucks, but you'll probably have to save jpeg versions of your PSD files in order to be able to place them.

Can you do this for me?

Troubleshooting after my own heart

Oh, gee. Can you do this for me? http://www.damiensymonds.net/art_tscs000.html

Please read the instructions again. The 100% crop isn't the right size.

Have you searched X-Rite's site for this error? They have a fairly good library there.

Ok, I see. How big is the file you're placing? In megabytes, I mean?

No, not at all. That shouldn't make any difference. Something is strange here. Why can I see a black shape in your layers panel thumbnail, but I can't actually see it on your image?

The best I can suggest is a brown Solid Color layer set to "Darker Color" blend mode, and painted on gently with a low-opacity brush. But I'm not convinced it's necessary.

Are you sure you need to? May I see the whole photo for context?

May I see a screenshot of that error message?

No, this is completely unacceptable. Find a new lab.