Video: Canon G550 ccStudio profiles
Canon G550 ccStudio profiles
Making icc printer profiles with ccStudio
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Video: ccStudio profiles for the G500 series
Keith looks at making icc printer profiles with the Canon G550 (G500 series). Making ccStudio profiles for improved colour and B&W prints (38mins).
Making printer icc profiles for the Canon G550 printer with the ccStudio printer profiling software and spectrophotometer ( ex i1Studio / Colormunki ).
Testing PermaJet 250gsm Artist Watercolour paper, using custom ccStudio profiles to get round the limitations of the printer driver when using third party papers.
Video index
00:00 Start
01:00 Testing a small printer
01:45 Colour management issues
03:19 Paper – artist watercolour 250gsm
03:58 Profiling with the i1Studio/ccStudio
06:37 Who is this kit for
07:10 Printing a first target
09:28 Print settings
10:36 What media settings to use
12:30 Loading the art paper
16:35 Paper drying
17:21 Measuring the target
18:37 Not measuring the colour of your desk
20:44 Creating the second target
21:58 Printing the second target
23:59 Measuring the second target
25:00 Other profiling options
26:00 The importance of your profile names
28:48 Printing a test image with the profile
30:00 The problems in evaluating prints
33:08 Printing with just the printer driver
34:20 What using a profile changes
The G650 is the same printer (but with a scanner), In the US the 650 is the G620 Wireless MegaTank Photo Printer.
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https://www.permajet.com/product/artist-watercolour-250/
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