Color Management of the Printer
Color management has been correctly performed for a newly purchased printer, and it is adjusted to produce appropriate print results. However, due to a large amount of output or long periods of use, there may be substantial transition from the newly purchased state. In that case, by performing calibration of the printer using Color Management Tool Pro, you can make it closer to the newly purchased state. In addition, even when you are using a printer that cannot be calibrated, you can print in a way suitable for the current state by creating an ICC profile.
Printer Calibration and ICC Profile Creation
Printer Calibration
This is the function for reducing changes in the color reproduction due to an environmental change or lapse of time, and for reducing differences in the color reproduction between one printer and another when using more than one printer. When you perform calibration with any of genuine Canon paper, it will be applied to the printer output on other paper as well.
ICC Profile Creation
ICC profiles can be created individually for the paper to be used. As for the printer that has transitioned from the newly purchased state, you can make the print result closer to that originally intended by creating an ICC profile suitable for the printer's current state.
About Color Management Tool Pro
Color Management Tool Pro is a Canon application that offers a printer calibration function and ICC profile creation function.
Although ICC profiles can be created in applications supplied with measuring instruments, you can create ICC profiles more suitable for your Canon printer using Color Management Tool Pro.
Note
- Color Management Tool Pro can be downloaded from the Canon website.
- To use Color Management Tool Pro, a commercial measuring instrument is required. See Help of Color Management Tool Pro for supported measuring instruments.
Printer Calibration Function
For some Canon printers, printer calibration can be performed by using Color Management Tool Pro. The flow of printer calibration is as follows.
- Print a chart.
- Calibrate the measuring instrument.
- Enter print settings.
- Measure the chart.
- Calibrate the printer.
Specify print settings according to the printer and paper to be used, then print a chart.
Prepare a measuring instrument.
Enter the print settings described in the printed chart.
Calibrate the printer based on the measured data.
ICC Profile Creation Function
In Color Management Tool Pro, users can create custom printer ICC profiles. The flow of ICC profile creation is as follows.
- Print a chart.
- Calibrate the measuring instrument.
- Enter print settings.
- Measure the chart.
- Create an ICC profile.
Specify print settings according to the printer and paper to be used, then print a chart.
Prepare a measuring instrument.
Enter the print settings described in the printed chart.
Create an ICC profile from the measured data.
See Help of Color Management Tool Pro for details on the operation procedure.
