Creating+Custom+Profiles+for+Non-Canon+Papers

=Creating Custom Profiles for Non-Canon Papers=


 * Note from Lou Dina about drying time:** Just a caution to those building custom profiles or reading test charts with a densitometer or spectophotometer. Canon inks DEFINITELY need to dry overnight before reading test charts and profiling. They seem to take a lot longer than Epson inks to cure. The very good news is that Dmax goes up with drying time. Old test charts that read about 1.60 density after 30-60 minutes increased to 1.66 or so after extended drying time. I reread some old test charts and found darker blacks across the board after prints dryed overnight or even for a few days.

There are reports of problems making good n-color profiles using some RIP software packages for ink limiting and linearization, but you can make good custom profiles by profiling the printer as an RGB device (using either the regular 8 bit OS level driver or the 16 bit Photoshop Export Plug-in) with all good quality profiling tools.

Recommended targets from Bill Atkinson are available [|here]. If you are using the Eye One spectrophotometer, download the "Eye One Pro Targets" file. Recommended target is the 1728 patch target divided into two separate files--"RGB 1728 Eye-One Target_1_2.tif" and "RGB 1728 Eye-One Target_2_2.tif". If printing these on roll paper, create a custom page size which is 16 inches wide and 10.4 inches high and name it "Eye One Target". You can do this by clicking on "Size Options" on the Page Setup tab. The targets will print in Landscape format using the minimum amount of roll paper. **Note:** If you are using the Profilemaker Measure Tool, be sure to set the Eye-One reading mode to "Spectral". Otherwise, the software won't be able to correct for optical brighteners in the paper that read in the UV region.

16 Bit Photoshop Export Plugin
Steps to make and use a profile:


 * 1) Open your target in Photoshop (make sure you don't assign a profile to the target, must be untagged RGB)
 * 2) Open the 16 bit Export plugin
 * 3) Select media type (see Suggested Media Types for Non-Canon Papers below for how to make the right choice)
 * 4) Set Output Profile to "None (No Color Correction)"
 * 5) Print the target
 * 6) Make the profile and install it
 * 7) Print from the plugin using the same media type and settings (see below), and select your new profile as the Output Profile

Recommended Settings in the Export plugin:


 * Main Tab
 * High Accuracy 600 PPI
 * Highest Gradation 16 bit
 * 2400X1200 dpi, 16 pass
 * "Set Configuration" to Bicubic
 * "Set" button (below Media Type) - choose Unidirectional (//Optional--may improve print quality at expense of speed//)
 * Page Tab
 * Borderless printing unchecked
 * Enlarged/Reduced printing unchecked
 * Media Size - select correct size; if printing on roll paper with 1728 Atkinson target as above, select your previously created "Eye One Target" custom media size as described above
 * Layout - Center
 * Roll paper options - set width of roll paper if using roll paper to print target
 * Color Settings Tab
 * All settings should be at 0 (click Defaults)
 * Tone Curve - Click on this button, then click Defaults to make sure no tone curve settings are accidentally applied **Note:** //One poster discovered that he had forgotten to do this, thus invalidating his profiles!!!//

8 Bit Operating System Level Driver
Steps to make and use a profile (directions for Windows, will vary some for Mac):


 * 1) Click Start Menu -> Printers and Faxes
 * 2) Right click "IPF5000 Printer" and select Properties
 * 3) Click on Color Management Tab, click "Manual", then click "Apply", then "OK" (not clear if this step is required, done for safety)
 * 4) Right click "IPF5000 Printer" and select Printing Preferences
 * 5) Main Tab Settings
 * 6) Media Type - see Suggested Media Types for Non-Canon Papers below for how to make the right choice
 * 7) Select Advanced Settings from dropdown box
 * 8) Print Priority - Image
 * 9) Print Quality - Highest (600 dpi)
 * 10) Check "Unidirectional Printing" (//Optional--may improve print quality at expense of speed//)
 * 11) Color Mode - Color
 * 12) Color Settings
 * 13) Click "Defaults" on Color Adjustment Tab
 * 14) On Matching tab, set "Matching Mode" to OFF, then click OK **Note:** //If this step is not done, you may inadvertantly limit the gamut of your profile.//
 * 15) Page Setup Tab
 * 16) Page size - set correct size; choose "Eye One Target" if you are printing to roll and have created a custom page size as described above; the custom page size can be created using "Size Options" on this tab.
 * 17) Borderless printing Unchecked
 * 18) Enlarged/Reduced Printing Unchecked
 * 19) If Using Roll media, set Roll paper width to correct width
 * 20) Layout Tab
 * 21) Print Centered Checked
 * 22) Click the Profiles tab and Choose "Add". Create a name for your profile, e.g., "Eye-One Target" and save it. This way you can go back and print the target again to create another profile (but you will need to change the media type if it is for a different paper)
 * 23) Click "Apply", the "OK" to save your Printing Preferences
 * 24) Print the target as follows:
 * 25) Open your target in Photoshop (make sure you don't assign a profile to the target, must be untagged RGB)
 * 26) Choose File -> Print With Preview
 * 27) Select Color Management from the dropdown box below the preview image
 * 28) Under Color Handling select "No Color Management" (**Note:** Photoshop CS5 no longer has this option. For workaround see this FAQ.)
 * 29) Scale should be 100%
 * 30) Click Printer and select the IPF5000
 * 31) Click Page Setup and set the Orientation, Page Source and Page Size
 * 32) Click Print
 * 33) Make the profile and install it
 * 34) Print from Photoshop as follows:
 * 35) Select "Let Photoshop Determine Colors"
 * 36) Select the Printer Profile you just created
 * 37) Select the desired rendering intent (be sure to use Black Point Compensation for Relative Rendering Intent)
 * 38) Printer driver settings need to be the same as when the profile was created for Media Type, Print Quality, Color settings (steps 5.1, 5.4 and 5.6)

=Suggested Media Settings for Non-Canon Papers=

See FAQ on Determining the Optimal Media Type.

Comments from users on Media Types they have used successfully with various papers:


 * I have used the Canon semi-gloss Heavyweight profile for Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl with good results. My dealer then did a custom profile for me for this paper, and the change was minimal. The Glossy Heavyweight pro. works also.
 * The media settings definitely have an important impact on the amount of ink applied to the paper. As a test, I've printed out a 1728 patch target on Epson Premium Luster using a few different media settings. Its pretty different, even when using the Heavyweight Semi-Gloss Photo Paper and Semi-Gloss Photo Paper. I haven't yet tried the Photo Paper Plus settings, but nailing the optimal media setting is crucial to building an effective output profile. For instance, the Heavyweight setting gave me significantly less color than the Semi-gloss Photo setting.
 * For Epson Enhanced Matte cut sheets I select "matte photo paper", which has given excellent results with custom profile. However, with roll version of Epson Enhanced Matte you must use the Premium Matte setting. When using the Matte Photo setting, the 16bit plug in doesn't see the roll and all roll options are grayed out.
 * I finally figured out that for cut sheet, Photo Paper Plus worked best for glossy papers and Photo Paper Semi-Gloss worked best for Satin/luster papers and tha the corresponding profiles were decent in the absence of paper manufacturers' or custom profiles. Since the driver won't allow Photo Paper Plus selections for rolls, you have to select Heavyweight Glossy or Heavyweight Semi-gloss to use roll paper.
 * "I use a lot of Kodak Professional Lustre (in rolls) and have found that the Ilford Gallerie Smooth Pearl profile is pretty good with this paper on the 5000. Might have to tweak the saturation/contrast sliders a little, but color is remarkably good. For rolls, I'm using the HW semi-gloss media setting." --Tony Bonanno



Current Recommendations for Media Type Setting for Non-Canon Papers for iPF5000

 * Note:** The recommendations listed below are very rough, and often reflect individual users experiences. Another good way to choose the best Media Type is to see what Media Type has been used by Booksmart Studio for their generic profiles, or to see what the third party paper manufactuer has used as a Media Type for their generic profiles.


 * ===Paper=== || ===Cassette=== || ===Manual=== || ===Roll=== || ===Source=== ||
 * Glossy || Photo Paper Plus || Photo Paper Plus || Heavyweight Glossy Photo Paper || Consensus ||
 * Satin/Luster || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Heavyweight Semi-Gloss Photo Paper || Consensus ||
 * Crane Museo II || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Crane Museo Max || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Crane Museo Silver Rag || Special 5 || Special 5 || Special 5 || Crane ||
 * Epson Enhanced Matte (AKA Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Matte) || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Epson Premium Luster || Special 5 || Special 5 || Special 5 || John Hollenberg ||
 * Epson Premium Semi-Matte || Special 5 || Special 5 || Special 5 || Booksmart ||
 * Epson Sommerset Velvet || Premium Matte || Premium Matte || Premium Matte || [|Scott Martin]+++ ||
 * Fredrix 901 Glossy Inkjet Canvas ||  || Semi-Glossy Photo Paper || Semi-Glossy Photo Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Fredrix 901WR ||  || Canvas Matte 2 || Canvas Matte 2 || Booksmart ||
 * Hahnemuhle Bamboo || Premium Matte || Premium Matte || Premium Matte || Booksmart ||
 * Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl || Special 5 (+) || Heavyweight Semi-Gloss Photo Paper or Special 5 (+) || Heavyweight Semi-Gloss Photo Paper or Special 5 (+) || Consensus ||
 * Hahnemuhle German Etching || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Hahnemuhle Museum Etching || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Hahnemuhle Natural Art Duo || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308 || Premium Matte Paper (++) || Premium Matte Paper (++) || Premium Matte Paper (++) || Booksmart ||
 * Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Pearl 320 || Special 5 || Special 5 || Special 5 || Booksmart ||
 * Hahnemuhle Torchon ||  ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Hahnemuhle William Turner || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Harman FB Al Gloss ++++ || Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss ||  || Scott Martin ||
 * Ilford Smooth Pearl || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss ||  || Booksmart ||
 * Inkjetart Micro Ceramic Luster ||  || Semi-Glossy Photo Paper || Semi-Glossy Photo Paper || Inkjetart ||
 * Innova Smooth Cotton || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Innova Soft Texture || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Innova Cold Press || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Innova Fibaprint Ultrasmooth || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Innova Smooth Cotton Duo || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Innova Soft Texture Duo || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Innova F-Type Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss ||  || Booksmart ||
 * Innova F-Type Gloss Warmtone || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss ||  || Booksmart ||
 * Innova F-Type Semi-matte || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss ||  || Booksmart ||
 * Innova F-Type Gloss V2 || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss ||  || Booksmart ||
 * Intellicoat Siena Glossy || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss ||  || Booksmart ||
 * Intellicoat Siena Luster || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss ||  || Booksmart ||
 * Intellicoat Torino UV Matte Canvas ||  || Matte Canvas 2 || Matte Canvas 2 || Booksmart ||
 * Kodak Professional Luster ||  ||   || Heavyweight Semi-Gloss Photo Paper || Tony Bonanno ||
 * Legion Digital Rag ||  || Fine Art Paper || Fine Art Paper || Legion ||
 * Legion Photo Matte || Matte Photo || Matte Photo || Matte Photo || Legion ||
 * Legion Photo Silk ||  || Heavyweight Semi-Gloss Photo Paper ||   || Legion ||
 * Legion Premium Canvas ||  || Canvas Matte 2 || Canvas Matte 2 || Legion ||
 * Legion Somerset Enhanced Textured ||  || Canon Fine Art Textured ||   || Legion ||
 * Legion Somerset Enhanced Velvet ||  || Canon Fine Art Textured ||   || Legion ||
 * Lexjet Instant Dry Satin Canvas ||  || Canvas Matte 2 || Canvas Matte 2 || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Premium Archival Matte || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Professional Semimatte || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Sunset 300g ESatin ||  || Heavyweight Semi-gloss Photo Paper || Heavyweight Semi-gloss Photo Paper || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Sunset 300g Gloss ||  || Heavyweight Glossy Photo Paper || Heavyweight Glossy Photo Paper || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Sunset Air Dried Fibre Gloss ||  || Heavyweight Glossy Photo Paper || Heavyweight Glossy Photo Paper || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Sunset Air Dried Fibre Gloss Natural ||  || Heavyweight Semi-gloss Photo Paper || Heavyweight Semi-gloss Photo Paper || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Sunset Air Dried Fibre Matte ||  || Fine Art Heavyweight Photo || Fine Art Heavyweight Photo || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Sunset Air Dried Fibre Satin ||  || Heavyweight Semi-gloss Photo Paper || Heavyweight Semi-gloss Photo Paper || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Sunset Cotton Etching ||  || Fine Art Heavyweight Photo || Fine Art Heavyweight Photo || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Sunset Hot Press Rag ||  || Fine Art Heavyweight Photo || Fine Art Heavyweight Photo || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Sunset Select Matte Canvas ||  || Canvas Matte 2 || Canvas Matte 2 || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Sunset Textured Fine Art ||  || Fine Art Heavyweight Photo || Fine Art Heavyweight Photo || Lexjet ||
 * Lexjet Universal Photo Canvas Matte ||  || Canvas Matte 2 || Canvas Matte 2 || Lexjet ||
 * Moab Entrada Bright White || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Moab Entrada Natural || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Moab Kayenta || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Booksmart ||
 * Moab Kokopelli Satin || Special 5 || Special 5 || Special 5 || Booksmart ||
 * Moab Lasal Photo Gloss || Special 5 || Special 5 || Special 5 || [|Scott Martin] ||
 * Moab Lasal Photo Matte || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || Premium Matte Paper || [|Scott Martin] ||
 * Red River 68 lb. UltraPro Gloss || Photo Paper Plus || Photo Paper Plus ||  || Red River ||
 * Red River 62 lb. UltraPro Satin || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss (Red River) || Heavyweight Semi-Glossy (Booksmart) || Red River or Booksmart ||
 * Red River 66 lb. Polar Gloss || Photo Paper Plus || Photo Paper Plus ||  || Red River ||
 * Red River Polar Matte || Premium Matte || Premium Matte || Premium Matte || Booksmart ||
 * Red River 66 lb. Polar Satin || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss || Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss ||  || Red River ||
 * Red River Aurora Fine Art White ||  || Fine Art Watercolor || Fine Art Watercolor || Red River ||
 * Red River Aurora Fine Art Natural ||  || Fine Art Watercolor || Fine Art Watercolor || Red River ||

+ One poster reported that Canon recommended Special 5 for Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl. It may be that the total ink limit for Special 5 and Heavyweight Semi-Gloss Photo paper are the same.

++ Explanation of this setting by Kirk Thompson: "Using Firmware 1.23 & plug-in 2.03, the two media settings "Premium Matte" & "Fine Art HW" lay down same ink densities & yield the same DMax (1.66) on HPR 308. Presumably there's a difference in platten gap for the two media settings; but to my eyes & loupe, this has no detectable difference in image quality. The advantage of the Premium Matte setting is that it allows printing from the cassette, & thus avoids the requirement for a wider border when paper is loaded through the tray. If you don't want to print on HPR from the cassette & don't mind leaving a full 1" border, the FA-HW is an equally good setting. Some people have had trouble loading HPR 308 from the cassette, but I have not."

+++ Scott Martin of [|Onsight] sent in this information: "Somerset Velvet responds better with the "Premium Matte" media selection instead of the "Fine Art Textured" recommendation from Legion. Fine Art Textured appears to put down too much ink - some of the dots bleed and touch each other resulting in mottled, inconsistent smooth areas. Premium Matte produces the same DMax but has smoother areas of solid color. It's a subtle difference that would be lost to many but significant for some."

++++ Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss produced a significantly larger gamut than Special 5

For Epson Premium Luster, John Hollenberg found Special 5 to produce a significantly larger gamut than the Photo Paper Plus Semi-Gloss that was used by Booksmart Studio to produce their profile. This was based on a recommendation from a tech at Lexjet who does all their profiling.

Note: **Lexjet Sunset Air Dried Fibre Gloss is rumored to be the same paper as Innova F-type Gloss**



Current Recommendations for Media Type Setting for Non-Canon Papers for iPF5100/6100
Note:** When there is a link for the source, it points to the relevant forum thread, which may contain more information.


 * ==Paper== || ==Cassette== || ==Manual (top feed)== || ==Roll== || ==Source== ||
 * Breathing Color Chromata White Canvas Matte* || Special 8 || Special 8 || Special 8 || Lou Dina ||
 * Canon HeavyWeight Fine Art 330gsm++ || Special 10 || Special 10 || Special 10 || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * Crane Museo II || Special 6 || Special 6 || Special 6 || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * Crane Museo Max || Special 6 || Special 6 || Special 6 || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * Crane Portfolio Rag || Special 6 || Special 6 || Special 6 || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * Epson Enhanced Matte || Special 9 || Special 9 || Special 9 || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * Epson Exhibition Paper ||  || Heavyweight Semi-Gloss Photo Paper 2 || Heavyweight Semi-Gloss Photo Paper 2 || [|Scott Martin] ||
 * Epson Premium Glossy || Glossy Photo Paper || Glossy Photo Paper || Glossy Photo Paper || Lou Dina ||
 * Epson Commercial Proofing Paper Semimatte || Comm Proofing || Comm Proofing || Comm Proofing || Lou Dina ||
 * Epson Velvet Fine Art + || Special 10 || Special 10 || Special 10 || Lou Dina ||
 * Fredrix Matte Canvas 901WR* ||  || Special 8 || Special 8 || Lou Dina ||
 * Hahnemuhle Baryta ||  || Heavywght SemiGlos Photo Paper 2 || Heavywght SemiGlos Photo Paper 2 || Color HQ and [|here] ||
 * Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl || Special 3 || Special 3 || Special 3 || [|Scott Martin] ||
 * Hahnemuhle PhotoRag 308g || PremMatteP || PremMatteP || PremMatteP || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * Ilford Gold Fiber Silk || Special 5 || Special 5 || Special 5 || Lou Dina ||
 * Innova Smooth Cotton || Special 8 || Special 8 || Special 8 || Lou Dina ||
 * Kirkland Glossy || Glossy Photo Paper || Glossy Photo Paper || Glossy Photo Paper || Lou Dina ||
 * Lexjet Archival Matte || Matte Coated 170 || Matte Coated 170 || Matte Coated 170 || Lou Dina ||
 * Lexjet Sunset Photo Semimatte || PhotoPaperPlusSG || PhotoPaperPlusSG || PhotoPaperPlusSG || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * Moab Entrada Natural or BW || Special 6 || Special 6 || Special 6 || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * PremierArt Smooth Fine Art 205g || Special 9 || Special 9 || Special 9 || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * PremierArt Smooth Velvet 300g || PremMatteP || PremMatteP || PremMatteP || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * Red River Aurora FA Matte || Special 8 || Special 8 || Special 8 || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * Red River UltraPro Satin || PhotoPaperPlusSG || PhotoPaperPlusSG || PhotoPaperPlusSG || [|Lou Dina] ||
 * Somerset Photo Enhanced Velvet Radiant White || Special 7 || Special 7 || Special 7 || Lou Dina ||

Note on settings posted by Lou Dina. All media settings for iPF6100 used PS Plugin at highest quality (32 Pass when available, otherwise 16 Pass), 16 bit, Unidirectional and bicubic interpolation. Media settings were determined by printing a chart with 21 gray steps and 21 color patches, and inspecting with a spectrophotometer and visually for best overall Dmax and color gamut. Settings which showed visual defects such as pooling, mottling, bleeding, etc., were rejected. Profiles built with above settings seem to give consistent results when used with the driver or the plugin, as long as the same quality settings are used. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT PROFILING TARGETS DRY COMPLETELY BEFORE PROFILING, (24 HOURS MINIMUM FOR MATTE FINE ART PAPERS, AND 8 HOURS MINIMUM FOR PHOTO PAPERS. FOR MORE INFO, READ THE FOLLOWING LINK: http://canonipf.wikispaces.com/Printer+Targets+Dry).

+ Epson Velvet Fine Art also does great with the PremMatteP media setting. Special 10 edges it out, but not by much. This paper looks great with the Canon inks and has good Dmax and color gamut, especially for a matte fine art paper. Unfortunately, it is limited to 13 X 19 inch sheets maximum. Surface also scuffs easily.

++ Canon HW FA 330gsm paper has a very weak Dmax, but prints look better than expected based on measurements alone. Not a good choice for images that require a deep, rich black. Inexpensive paper and good for proofs. Good reds. Paper is coated on both sides. Special 10 has a wider gamut and more saturated colors than the HWFA330 media setting.


 * Breathing Color and Fredrix Matte Canvas can use either the Canvas Matte2 or Special 8 setting, which are very close.