Printing with ICC Profiles. Canon 8747B002

Printing with ICC Profiles

When the image data has a specified input ICC profile, you can print by using the color space (Adobe RGB or sRGB) of the data effectively.

The printer driver setting procedure varies depending on the application software used to print.

Specify an ICC Profile from the Application Software and Print the Data

When you print the editing and touch-up results of Adobe Photoshop, Canon Digital Photo Professional, or any application software that allows you to specify input and printing ICC profiles, you print by effectively using the color space of the input ICC profile specified in the image data.

To use this printing method, use your application software to select color management items and specify an input ICC profile and a printing ICC profile in the image data.

Even if you print using a printing ICC profile that you created yourself or one for special Canon paper, be sure to select color management items from your application software.

For instructions, refer to the manual of the application software you are using.

1. Open the

printer driver setup window

2. Select the manual color adjustment

On the Main tab, select Manual for Color/Intensity, and click Set....

The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens.

3. Select color correction

Click Matching tab, and select None for Color Correction.

4. Set the other items

If necessary, click Color Adjustment tab, and adjust the color balance (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) and adjust Brightness, Intensity, and Contrast settings, and then click OK.

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5. Complete the setup

Click OK on the Main tab.

When you execute print, the printer uses the color space of the image data.

Specify an ICC Profile with the Printer Driver, and then Print

Print from an application software that cannot identify input ICC profiles or does allow you to specify one by using the color space of the input ICC profile (sRGB) found in the data. When printing Adobe RGB data, you can print the data with the Adobe RGB color space even if the application software does not support Adobe RGB.

1. Open the

printer driver setup window

2. Select the manual color adjustment

On the Main tab, select Manual for Color/Intensity, and click Set....

The Manual Color Adjustment dialog box opens.

3. Select color correction

Click Matching tab, and select ICM (ICC Profile Matching) for Color Correction.

4. Select the input profile

Select an Input Profile that matches the color space of the image data.

• For sRGB data or data without an input ICC profile:

Select Standard.

• For Adobe RGB data:

Select Adobe RGB (1998).

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Important

• When the application software specifies an input profile, the input profile setting of the printer driver becomes invalid.

• When no input ICC profiles are installed on your computer, Adobe RGB (1998) will not be displayed.

5. Select the rendering intent

Select the coloring adjustment method in Rendering Intent.

• Saturation

This method reproduces images even more vividly than the Perceptual method.

• Perceptual

This method reproduces images by focusing on color tints that most people prefer. Select this method to print photos.

• Relative Colorimetric

When image data is converted to the color space of the printer, this method converts the image data so the color reproduction approximates the shared color regions. Select this method to print image data with colors that are close to the original colors.

• Absolute Colorimetric

When Relative Colorimetric is selected, white spots are reproduced as white spots of the paper

(background color). However, when Absolute Colorimetric is selected, how the white spots are reproduced depends on the image data.

Important

• When Windows XP SP2 or Windows XP SP3 is used, this function is disabled.

6. Set the other items

If necessary, click Color Adjustment tab, and adjust the color balance (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) and adjust Brightness, Intensity, and Contrast settings, and then click OK.

7. Complete the setup

Click OK on the Main tab.

When you execute print, the printer uses the color space of the image data.

Related Topics

Setting the Print Quality Level (Custom)

Specifying Color Correction

Adjusting Color Balance

Adjusting Brightness

Adjusting Intensity

Adjusting Contrast

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