profiling canon i950

mnogueira said:

Hi,

I've recently bought the Canon i950 and am very happy with the
results, except on black and white photos which get a blueish tone.

I've profiled my monitor with spyder and this helped to get even
better pictures on the printer (at least, more truethfull to what I
was seeing in the monitor).

I am now thinking of profiling the printer and have two options:

get printfix from colorvision or

get qimage and profile prism

Have any of you had experience with both, and what is your feeling
for the best approach?

Are the extra 200 USD that one pays for printfix really necessary?

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mnogueira said:

Hi,

I've recently bought the Canon i950 and am very happy with the
results, except on black and white photos which get a blueish tone.

I've profiled my monitor with spyder and this helped to get even
better pictures on the printer (at least, more truethfull to what I
was seeing in the monitor).

I am now thinking of profiling the printer and have two options:

get printfix from colorvision or

get qimage and profile prism

Have any of you had experience with both, and what is your feeling
for the best approach?

Are the extra 200 USD that one pays for printfix really necessary?

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Joe Wilson said:

Personally, I wouldn't mess with the scanner based approach. While
some get okay results, it is hit or miss and a lot depends on your
scanner.

I'd spend $50 and have drycreekphoto.com create a custom profile
for you. It will be much more accurate and much more affordable
than purchasing good equipment to do it yourself.

You will immediately see a benefit from your $50.

Joe...

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hcho said:

I'm in pretty much the same boat as you are. However, I was getting
a green tint rather than a blue on on my i950. I managed to find a
workflow in Photoshop to push the images to more of a blue tint,
and have decided I can live with it. The tint is subtle enough that
you would only really notice when viewing next to a truly neutral
print.

As far as profiling, I think it is a mistake to invest too much
into a printer that is worth only $250. Sure, it produces nice
color prints, but longevity is an issue. I balk at sinking as much
into profiling gear as the printer, itself. Besides, the results
from Printfix and Profile Prism are spotty, at best. If you insist
on profiling, your money is better spent on a custom profile from
Cathy or Drycreek.

Alternatively, if you do a lot of B&W printing, you might just
consider buying one of the new HP printers with the grey
cartridges. You won't be able to produce better B&W prints from any
color inkjet printer. You should be able to pick up the HP for not
much more than you would pay for Printfix.

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