GettingtheMostFromYourPrinterWithCustomProfiles

Nowthatyou’vemadethedecisiontotrynewpapertypestotakeyourprintingtothenextlevelofquality,it’simportanttoknowhowtousethepaperprofileswithyourprinter.

You’llfindtwoversionsofthisdocument,thisonefortheWindowsoperatingsystem,andanotherforWindows.ThePhotoshopandLightroomsettingsareidenticaloneachplatform,buttheprinterdialogsvarywidelyfromoneoperatingsystemtoanother.

Togetstarted,makesurethatyouhavedownloadedtheappropriatepaperprofilesforyourprinterandpapercombinationfromthewebsite.You’llfindlinkstoeachpaperbyselectingthePRODUCTSICCPROFILElinkontheInkpressPaperhomepage,orbyclickingherehttp://inkpresspaper.com/papers_p1.asp

InstallingProfiles

SelecttheInkpressorInkpressProbuttonstogototheproductdescriptionsandselectthepapertypebyclickingonMOREINFO.Intheexampleshownhere,we’veselectedtheInkpressGlossypaper.Belowtheproductdescription,you’llseealistofprintersthatcurrentlyhaveprofilesavailable(ifyoudon’tseeyourprinterlistedhere,letusknow).Alongwiththeprinternameisthemediasettingyoushoulduse.

Atthebottomofthescreenaretwolistboxes,oneforMacintosh,theotherforWindows,whereyou’llselecttheprofileforyourspecificprinter.Choosingtheprinterfromthelistwillautomaticallystartadownloadtoyourcomputer.

Next,movethefileyoujustdownloaded,whichwillhaveanamesimilartoinkpressglr1900.icctothefollowinglocation:

Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color

YoucanalsorightclickontheprofileandselectInstallfromthepop‐upmenu.

Thiswillmaketheprofileavailabletoallapplicationsthatsupportcolormanagement,includingPhotoshop,Lightroom,Aperture,andothers.

UsingYourProfiles

Whenyou’rereadytoprintfromPhotoshop,selectthePrintcommandfromtheFilemenu.You’llseeasimilardialogtotheoneshownbelow:

ThefirststepistobesurethatyouhavePhotoshopsettomanagecolor.DothisbyselectingtheColorHandlingpop‐upmenuashighlightedintheabovescreenshot.

Thenextstepistoselecttheprofileyouwanttouse.Inthisexample,I’veselectedInkpressProSilkyfortheHPZ3100:

AllInkpressprofilesarecreatedwiththePerceptualRenderingintent,butalsoworkwellwithRelativeColorimetric.

WhenyouclickthePrintbutton,you’llbetakentotheprinterdialog.Hereyouneedtomakesurethattheprinterisnottryingtocontrolcolorandthatyouhavetheappropriatepapertypeselected.Sinceeachprinterhandlesthisdifferently,you’llseescreenshotsforEpson,Canon,andHPprinters:

EpsonPrinters

Epsonprintershavedifferentdriversbasedonthemodelofprinteryouown.Forthesmallerprinters,youneedtostartontheAdvancedtabandselectthePaperOptions.Here,I’musingEpsonLusterasthemediatype.ThisissetbasedonthemediasettinglistedontheInkpresswebsiteforthepaperyou’reusing.TheothercriticalsettinghereisColorSetting.YouwanttosetthistoOff(NoColorAdjustment)becausePhotoshopishandlingallcolor.

Next,intheColorManagementoptions,selecttheICMradiobutton.Intheoptionsbelowtheradiobutton,select“Off(NoColorAdjustment)”.

TheotherprinterdialogyoumightseewithEpsonisshownbelow.Here,allthesettingsaredonefromtheMaintab.Onceagain,you’llselecttheappropriatepaperfromtheMediaTypelist,andthenunderMode,selectCustom.Finally,select“Off(NoColorAdjustment)”fromthepop‐uplist.

CanonPrinters

ForCanon,you’llneedtousetwotabsintheprintdriver.ThefirstoptionissetontheMaintabwhereyou’llselecttheMediaType.ThisissetbasedonthemediasettinglistedontheInkpresswebsiteforthepaperyou’reusing.ThenextsettingisontheColorOptionspanel.

Now,selectManualastheColorIntensitysettingandclickonSet.IntheManualColorAdjustmentwindowthatopens,select“None”astheColorCorrection.

HPPrinters

ForHPprinters,setthepapertypebyselectingtheFeaturestab.SelectthePaperTypepop‐upandchoosetheappropriatemediafromthelist.ThisissetbasedonthemediasettinglistedontheInkpresswebsiteforthepaperyou’reusing.

NowselecttheColortab,andfromtheColorManagementpop‐upselect“ApplicationManagedColors”.

That’sit!You’rereadytoprinthighqualityimageswithyourprinterandInkpresspapers.