Datacolor SpyderPRINT

I am sorry, you would not be able to use this to calibrate a dye sub printer. In fact I have not seen an option that would.

According to the manufacturer the software is now 64 bit and compatible with Catalina.

DataColor has not released a driver update foe Windows 8.1 on their website yet.

Hi Philip, Use the SpyderPRINT software that is included with the SpyderPRINT

Included in the SpyderPRINT is:-SpyderPRINT Spectrocolorimeter and Base-SpyderGuide-6? USB cable-SpyderPRINT Software CD-Quick Start Guide (in 10 languages)-1-year warranty (for countries of the EU, the period is 2 years)-Free Online Support

Printer Profiling and Monitor Calibration are two separate things. Best print results come from using both.Monitor calibration uses hardware and software magic (magic, stuff I couldn't explain even if I understood) to bring your monitor color display as close to true and accurate as possible. Printers can't do true and accurate.Each combination of printer, paper and ink needs its own profile. These profiles have file extensions of either .icm or .icc, no real difference between the two, just different names for the same thing.In use, the SpyderPrint software sends a print job to the printer consisting of many different color squares, there are selectable options for number of squares and pages used.The Spectrocolorimeter is then used to read the colors that actually printed and compares what the printer actually did print with what the printer was told to print, software analyzes the differences and generates what is essentially an error correction file which is the icc/icm profile for that specific printer/ink/paper combination. Then, in your post processing software (I use LightRoom, can't speak to others), use the 'Soft Proofing' function to preview print output using the appropriate icc/icm profile. When your monitor is calibrated and you soft proof with an appropriate icc/icm, when you finally click 'Print', what comes out of your printer matches what you saw on screen. Being as how profiling and calibration are two completely separate things, any complete profiling solution should work fine with any complete calibration solution. I use SpyderPrint with a Canon Pro 100, an X-Rite calibration system was included with my NEC monitor.Once set up, right from the very first print, EVERY print has looked exactly how it looked on the monitor. Whatever calibration solution you use, give it complete control of monitor color management but soft proof in your post processing software.Don't give soft proofing to monitor color management.

Enter an answer to this questionOn checking further on the Mfr's website, it is compatible up to OS 10.11. So it will work

I use it on an Epson but see no reason why it shouldn't work on your Canon.