Red River Paper
Color Profile Usage
Canon Printers / Photoshop CS3
Color profiles are pieces of software that bypass your printer color management in an attempt to
reproduce better color gamut and print quality for a specific paper, printer and ink set. If you are
unfamiliar with profiles or Photoshop, read all support documents carefully before beginning.
NOTE! Due to the technical nature of color management, Red River Paper cannot offer
technical support for these profiles beyond the documents and links included with each profile.
To begin:
Install the Red River profiles on your computer. The ICC files must be placed in the proper
folder for Photoshop to see and use them. Mac users will have to manually place the file in one
of the folders below.
Operating System ICC File Location
Mac OS 9.2.2 System Folder/Colorsync Profiles
Mac OSX Library/Colorsync/Profiles
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When you are ready to print, choose File > Print (Command +P). The Print dialog will appear as
below.
1) Set Color Handling to Photoshop Manages Color
2) Choose your paper’s profile from the Printer Profile drop down
3) Select rendering intent – Relative Colorimetric or Perceptual. See your individual profile
instructions for help
4) Check Black Point Compensation
Click Print
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Once in the Print dialog, make sure to choose your printer in the Printer drop down menu at the
top. Now, go to the Print Settings menu.
1) Set your media type. Check the profile instructions for recommendations
2) Set Print Mode to “Printing a top-quality photo”
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Next, go to the Color Management menu
1) Color Correction to None.
Click Print. You print is now managed using an ICC profile via Photoshop’s color management.
For further help on color profile usage, please go to www.redriverpaper.com/profiles
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