i1Profiler version issue and i1Pro2

[Onslow]

Morning All,
I have an i1Pro2 that I use occasionally to measure spot colours for my model paint hobby.
It used to do this fine.
Stupidly, today I opened i1Profiler and without thinking downloaded and installed the latest version. This now only supports Spot Colour Compare using the i1Pro3. 
I have lost the original software disc. I have a backup from when it worked but that would be a last ditch option as not knowing what files to bring back, I would need to bring back the partition. That would cause major issues with other software I have.
I went to the Xrite site for discontinued products. The oldest version available was 3.7.1 That still has the issue. Does anyone know what version number I need to backdate to?
Any thoughts on this?

Reagrds
John

[Czornyj]

Morning All,
I have an i1Pro2 that I use occasionally to measure spot colours for my model paint hobby.
It used to do this fine.
Stupidly, today I opened i1Profiler and without thinking downloaded and installed the latest version. This now only supports Spot Colour Compare using the i1Pro3. 
I have lost the original software disc. I have a backup from when it worked but that would be a last ditch option as not knowing what files to bring back, I would need to bring back the partition. That would cause major issues with other software I have.
I went to the Xrite site for discontinued products. The oldest version available was 3.7.1 That still has the issue. Does anyone know what version number I need to backdate to?
Any thoughts on this?

Reagrds
John

1) google previous versions until you find the one that works, for example here's 3.1.1:
https://xritephoto.com/ph_product_overview.aspx?ID=2630&Action=Support&SoftwareID=2107

2) download excellent CT&A from Babelcolor - unfortunately it's discontinued, but as long as it works it's free to use, and much more convenient than i1Profiler
https://babelcolor.com/download.htm

[PhilipCummins]

Seems you would do it the other way via the Measure Chart approach, see here.

Spot Color Compare & ColorPicker looked to be only ever supported on i1Pro 3, checking the Release Notes here it states for 3.6.0 "Adds a spot color comparison tool that lets i1Pro 3 and i1Pro 3 PLUS users measure and compare two colors." so could be a bug perhaps that the i1Pro 2 worked. Since it was introduced in 3.6.0 you could try the older versions, you can find all of them here.

[Kyle D Jackson]

Hi, I have v3.30 and v3.71 here (Windows .exe). If either of any use just PM me.

Edit: if I can find the box with the original CD in storage, it might have an even older version.

Cheers

[digitaldog]

+1, CT&A from Babelcolor is the way to go for this task.

[Onslow]

1) google previous versions until you find the one that works, for example here's 3.1.1:
https://xritephoto.com/ph_product_overview.aspx?ID=2630&Action=Support&SoftwareID=2107

2) download excellent CT&A from Babelcolor - unfortunately it's discontinued, but as long as it works it's free to use, and much more convenient than i1Profiler
https://babelcolor.com/download.htm

I shall check BabelColor out.Thank you.
John

[Onslow]

Seems you would do it the other way via the Measure Chart approach, see here.

Spot Color Compare & ColorPicker looked to be only ever supported on i1Pro 3, checking the Release Notes here it states for 3.6.0 "Adds a spot color comparison tool that lets i1Pro 3 and i1Pro 3 PLUS users measure and compare two colors." so could be a bug perhaps that the i1Pro 2 worked. Since it was introduced in 3.6.0 you could try the older versions, you can find all of them here.

XRite support suggested the same technique. It works.
Thank you.

[Onslow]

Hi, I have v3.30 and v3.71 here (Windows .exe). If either of any use just PM me.

Edit: if I can find the box with the original CD in storage, it might have an even older version.

Cheers

The issue has a workaround. thank you though.

[Onslow]

+1, CT&A from Babelcolor is the way to go for this task.

Thank you for the suggestion. I shall actually look into this.

[Kyle D Jackson]

The issue has a workaround. thank you though.

That's good news, especially because i1Profiler really sucks from what little I've seen of it. I only have it because the Eizo that replaced my NEC didn't come with a colorimeter (despite the ridic price) so I picked up an Xrite i1Display Pro. When I actually checked the bundled i1Profiler software once to see what it could do for me, it was a useless piece of crippleware with most basic features locked behind a demo wall.