scho Posted April 16, 2008 Share #21 Posted April 16, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) No, not really. Try "Repair Disk Permissions" with "Disk Utility." Barring that, perform a "Get Info" on a CS3 image file and reassign "Open with" to Photoshop CS3 by way of the "Change All..." button. geoff Tried both, still no joy. If CS3 is running then dbl clicking a file in the finder will open the file. If CS3 is not running then dbl clcking the file in the Finder will open CS3, but the file itself will not open. Weird. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted April 16, 2008 Posted April 16, 2008 Hi scho, Take a look here Powermunki - anyone seen this at PMA or so?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
geoff Posted April 17, 2008 Share #22 Posted April 17, 2008 Tried both, still no joy. If CS3 is running then dbl clicking a file in the finder will open the file. If CS3 is not running then dbl clcking the file in the Finder will open CS3, but the file itself will not open. Weird. Carl, OK, try it with a new preference file. With Photoshop CS3 not running, move the file "Adobe Photoshop CS3 Prefs.psp", located at ~User/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CS3 Settings, out onto the Desktop and restart the application. If that doesn't work, I personally would reinstall Photoshop CS3 to make sure all the components are preset and intact. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted April 17, 2008 Share #23 Posted April 17, 2008 Carl, OK, try it with a new preference file. With Photoshop CS3 not running, move the file "Adobe Photoshop CS3 Prefs.psp", located at ~User/Library/Preferences/Adobe Photoshop CS3 Settings, out onto the Desktop and restart the application. If that doesn't work, I personally would reinstall Photoshop CS3 to make sure all the components are preset and intact. Thanks Geoff, but that didn't work either. I'll try a CS3 re-install next. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted April 17, 2008 Share #24 Posted April 17, 2008 Thanks Geoff, but that didn't work either. I'll try a CS3 re-install next. Spent two hours on the phone with both Adobe and Apple support. Bottom line after fiddling with system files and re-installing CS3 is no change, still can't open CS3 files from the finder. I'll just live with it for awhile and maybe go back to an earlier backup if things get worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted April 21, 2008 Share #25 Posted April 21, 2008 Problem solved. It was a conflict between ColorMunki and CS3. The Xrite ColorMunki installer puts a ProfileSetterCS3.plugin file in the Applications>CS3>Plugins folder. If this file is present then one cannot open CS3 image files from the finder either by dbl clicking or drag/drop. Removing the plugin restores normal file handling with CS3. Nasty little bug. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venkman Posted April 21, 2008 Author Share #26 Posted April 21, 2008 Guys, I bought one today and am currently profiling. So far, it looks really neat. Let's see how the prints will come out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted April 21, 2008 Share #27 Posted April 21, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I've had mine a week and while it was working it produced some great profiles. Today it keeled over dead - no power. Back it goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magd0328 Posted April 21, 2008 Share #28 Posted April 21, 2008 Interesting - thanks for the warning. I am having some problems with the screen profiles. Dark greens, cyans, sometimes extreme purples don't look quite right and can make images look posterised. And no, this is not because I have been incorrectly editing all my previous pictures: I have checked on a number of sites with some high end photography and notice the problem cropping up repeatedly. Let's see what the first software update yields. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
photolandscape Posted April 21, 2008 Share #29 Posted April 21, 2008 This looks like a really interesting development--potentially. I have spent the past three years upgrading, profiling, re-profiling, getting a great monitor, working on the lighting in my office--you name it--and I still don't get a satisfactory match between my screen (NEC 2690 with NEC-branded Eye-One device and NEC software ) and print output (Epson 3800). For example, profiling the monitor by the book, using Epson's profile or a custom profile for, let's say, Premium Luster--I still don't get a good match--and believe me I've tried just about every setting on the monitor profile. I had an Epson 4000 and finally gave up on it, thinking it was the problem, but while the 3800 is a bit better, it's not acceptable at this point. I'm picky, but not that picky. (I know it's possible to get a pretty much dead-on match--something I achieved with a Mitsubishi CRT and and Epson 2200 five or so years ago.) So for those of you who have the Munki--is there any hope for me? Does it really get the job done (glitches aside?) I'm more than happy to shell out the $500 for something that actually works. Please keep us posted on this. It sounds promising. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venkman Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share #30 Posted April 22, 2008 Well, here's my story from last night: I have a NEC 2690 WUXI which is the european model without the hardware calibration. So far, I had that calibrated with a Spyder. I'm using one of Canon really cheap printers (IPF 4300) and plan to upgrade it soon to a 9000 or 9500 - hence the need for more advanced color management than the Spyder. My findings: - monitor calibration gave me a calibration that was remarkably off my previous (Spyder) one. - print calibration is incredibly fast and easy. - test prints looked extremely odd in the Canon preview but came out nicely, very close to the monitor view and I was impressed of the pretty good print I got from that cheap printer. It was an eye opener for me how easy color management can be. Very satisfying experience. Dirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericperlberg Posted April 22, 2008 Share #31 Posted April 22, 2008 Well, here's my story from last night: I have a NEC 2690 WUXI which is the european model without the hardware calibration. So far, I had that calibrated with a Spyder. I'm using one of Canon really cheap printers (IPF 4300) and plan to upgrade it soon to a 9000 or 9500 - hence the need for more advanced color management than the Spyder. My findings: - monitor calibration gave me a calibration that was remarkably off my previous (Spyder) one. - print calibration is incredibly fast and easy. - test prints looked extremely odd in the Canon preview but came out nicely, very close to the monitor view and I was impressed of the pretty good print I got from that cheap printer. It was an eye opener for me how easy color management can be. Very satisfying experience. Dirk Just wondering if you guys know about and are using soft-proofing before printing? It's one of the most important things you can do with the printer profiles you generate from your new Munki. If, on the off chance that you don't know what soft-proofing is, here are 2 articles describing soft-proofing, why its very important to use and how to use it. 1) Using soft-proofing from Luminous Landscape 2) A pdf file from the late Bruce Fraser on soft-proofing This file will either download or open up in a new window depending on how your browser handles pdf files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venkman Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share #32 Posted April 22, 2008 Eric, I am softproofing in CS3, but my goal is to have a profile that is good enough to have a quick print without having to twiddle over the complete image again. Thanks for the links tho Dirk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted April 23, 2008 Share #33 Posted April 23, 2008 I've had mine a week and while it was working it produced some great profiles. Today it keeled over dead - no power. Back it goes. Returned my defective ColorMunki (would no longer power up) and I'm waiting for the replacement to arrive. Any further word on when the next software update is due? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scho Posted May 5, 2008 Share #34 Posted May 5, 2008 CM software version 1.02 now available. Supposedly fixes a couple of bugs, including the CS3 conflict, but I haven't tested it yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magd0328 Posted May 12, 2008 Share #35 Posted May 12, 2008 Have downloaded the update. Can't tell you whether it has fixed my problem with optimisation of printer profiles, as the new install can't find any of the profiles I have made and I can't be bothered to create a new profile right now. The update has also changed the monitor profile. I know this is not just drift as I re-profiled just before upgrading and saw no change in the profile. Downloaded the new version, profiled again and there was a clear increase in posterisation in the deep blue/greens which I had noticed in the first iteration. I know that linearising your monitor can lead to posterisation if the monitor's intrinsic response curve is a long way from the optimum, but the results can look quite ugly. Well, at least my Munki is still working. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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