Varios Papers on the Same Printer!

[seawolf66]

Ok lets see if I can get this one straight :

My printer is a Canon i960 which I have no complaints With :[BUT]

There are so many papers to day Its not funny , But in my printer it only allows me to choose the following paper grades:
Plain Paper === Photo Paper Pro === Photo paper Plus Glossy == Matte Photo Paper
=== Glossy Photo Paper ==== High Res Paper::

Now I am going to print on any of the following So which setting do I use:
#1 Supreme Glossy by Brilliant = what setting
#2 Lustre Paper by Brilliant = Same
#3 Ultra Gloss II -255gsm- by Lumijet by Hahnemuhle (now)
#4 Masters Canvas -350gsm- By lumijet by Hahnemuhle ditto
#5 Smooth Heavy Weight Matte paper -200gsm- by Illford Galerie


I guess I spend to much time thinking about this stuff ,But I want my fotos be the best I can reproduce when printing them, or should I just contact Canon : :confused:

[seawolf66]

Before you say check with Canon do not:

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any confusion regarding your paper selection for your i960.

Unfortunately, the paper selections in our printer driver are for Canon

paper types only. You will need to check with the manufacturers of the

other papers to determine the correct settings for your i960.

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[dwhistance]

For each of your chosen papers first check on the manufacturers website to see whether they have a generic profile for your printer with the relevant paper.

In most cases you will find that they will (if they recommend that paper for your printer). With the profiles you will generally find instructions about the printer settings to use with the profile and how to set them up in the printer driver/Photoshop.

If the paper manufacturer doesn't provide profiles for your printer with that paper you are left with two choices, either use someone else's profile - you may be able to find someone who will send you one on one of the printer specific forums in which case they should also tell you the setting they used - or make/buy your own. To do this you will either need the relevant hardware/software or alternatively contact one of the many firms who provide this service. In either case you will probably need to experiment with the various paper settings to arrive at one that works best on your paper before profiling.

Hope this is helpful.

David Whistance

[Photojeep]

Seawolf,
I do not use and have never used a Canon printer however I believe they probably work like the Epson in this regard.

The list you shared above, when used from within Photoshop and using Photoshop's color managed printing process, will only tell the printer the QUANTITY of ink to lay down. NOT the colors. The individual ICC profiles from the paper manufacturers will do that.

When printing from Photoshop CS3:

1. Select "photoshop manages colors"
2. Then select the appropriate profile so the color will match your calibrated monitor. 3. When you get to the printer selection (in windows) or "print settings" (in Mac) and select the paper type, you are telling the printer how much ink to lay down only.
4. Select "no color adjustment", Or whatever Canon's software Canon's software calls it. This tells Canon's software to stay out of the color process.

I hope this makes sense. The printer manufacturers could not possible make all of the ICC profiles for all of the different papers available.

My suggestion is to go to the paper manufacturer's website and download their ICC profile for your painter along with any associated PDF files. These PDF files will specify how the profile is to be used with your particular printer.

Photojeep