Acquiring printer profiles

Acquiring printer profiles

Th us far, we’ve shown you how to set your camera to the Adobe RGB color space, calibrate your display, and specify Adobe RGB as the color space for Photoshop. Next you’ll learn how to acquire the proper printer profi le(s) so you can incorporate color management into your specifi c printing
scenario.
 

To download the printer profi le for an inkjet printer:

Most printer manufacturers have a website from which you can download either an ICC profi le for a specifi c printer/paper combination or a printer driver that contains a collection of specifi c ICC printer/paper profi les. Be sure to choose a profi le that conforms to the particular printer/paper combination you will be using.
 
1. On the following page, we step you through a few pages on the websites for two manufacturers of widely used printers: Epson, focusing on the Stylus Photo R series (Epson.com) (A–C, next page) and Canon (Canon.com) (D–F, next page).
Another option is to also download an ICC profi le for a specifi c printer/paper combo from the website for a paper manufacturer, such as ilford.com or crane.com/museo.

Note: Th e profi les for the newest printer models may not be available yet on these sites. Check back periodically.
 
2. After visiting the website, install the profi le you downloaded by following the instructions that
accompany it. On pages 404–405, we’ll show you how to use the profi le to soft-proof a document onscreen.