Monitor to printed photo calibration?

[waltgary]

Thanks JRW. I assume the poor luck I've had in the past with aftermarket papers was due to incorrect ICC profiles. I think I will try a quality aftermarket photo paper again and see if I can get better results. I should be able to figure out how to do that. That and monitor calibrations when the Spyder arrives.

One final question. I've got PS Elements 11. I see the references to "softproofing" but I'm not sure what that means or if it available in PSE? thanks, gary

[waltgary]

PS: I'm going to find out if my PSE 11 will allow softproofing but so far haven't come up with a definitive answer. gt