Damien Symonds

Are you sure you're viewing at 100% in both cases??

It matters a LOT. And those numbers are vague suggestions only. Please don't wait a moment longer to take the Print Sharpening Class. It will blow your mind.

Yeah, the pattern was my concern. As long as the pattern disappears, we're rosy. For the colour, just add a new blank layer, then use the eyedropper tool to sample a bit of good colour, then add a Solid Color layer of that colour (the blank layer will turn into the SolCol layer automatically) and set its blend mode to "Color", then mask it on.

Ok, I need to see a 100% crop of an area where it doesn't disappear.

Does this happen even if you save at Level 12?

May I see screenshots for this?

Hi Janet, just to check, have you read this article?

Yes, it's always been my feeling that the X-Rites are a bit easier to use than the Spyders.

Other people have reported this too. I've never been able to figure out why it does that to some people, I'm sorry. Ultimately, this is what matters. I'm glad you got a better result.

Yeah, maybe that's so. How many prints are you comparing in total? Also, how's the light in your room?

Any luck?

Sorry to harp on about this, but do you have this turned on?

Yes, they've always jumped. Relax.

No, it's right, but you didn't actually mention that you'd done it?

Hang on, did you add the levels layer over the top of all the other layers in the PSD, and check that way?

No, that's correct. Relax.

That should be high enough not to cause change. How were you checking for clipping?

You need to do this as soon as you launch the software. Don't wait until you get all the way to the placing-the-calibrator part.

Can you tell me the exact filename of the file, including the extension?

I'm sorry Eddie, this all starts with raw processing. You'll have to wait.

What quality level did you save the jpeg at?

This is all that matters. Numbers are meaningless. I think it looks good too.

These pieces look obviously stretched. I think it would look better if they looked like real puzzle piece shapes. And yes, the pen tool.

This is ridiculous. You're WAY off track here. Tell me about your room lighting, darn it.

How does it look to you?