topic Re: Pixma 100 Brightness and contrast values in Professional Photo Printers

Pixma 100 Brightness and contrast values

srresquire — Fri, 23 May 2014 18:30:31 GMT

Hi all,

Looking for some guidance here. I had a pro 9000 for years and finally had to give it up ...when printing with it what I saw on my screen very closely resembled what I got out of the printer. I now own the Pixma pro 100 unit, and I am very excited and pleased to be able to own such a sophisticated device. I now notice that when I print images what I get out of the printer is much darker than what I am seeing on the screen. I used both the print pro application as well as the image garden application with the same results. I then printed out the range of photos on the correction section of printer pro and discovered I need to input a correction factor of +30 brightness +10 contrast to achieve a good print. What I am wondering is why did it work with the old printer, but now I have to put in the correction? I used a Huey screen calibration device, and have tried to set the printer profile to use the profile associated with the Huey device , and I have found no change in my output. I am using a windows 8.1 system, and I am thinking that I must not have some kind of profiling set up correctly. I am wondering if anyone else has this issue, and maybe someone can guide me through selecting the appropriate monitor and printer profiles to ensure constant output. Now that I have "dialed in" the corrections the prints are fine but I am thinking I shouldn't have to do this and that I have something set up incorrectly in the software....From what I read it seems like I might be "double profiling" but there are so many places in both the windows and Canon software I am afraid I may have missed a setting somewhere.. Any thoughts?

Re: Pixma 100 Brightness and contrast values

ebiggs1 — Tue, 27 May 2014 15:56:57 GMT

"... I have "dialed in" the corrections the prints are fine ..."

This is where I would leave it and move on. You will only frustrate yourself and spend a lot of time and money and do no better.

Yes, I bet everybody has experienced the same things you are. I really have my doubts that any the "devices" sold to make your prints better actually work. The bottom line is, brightness, contrast and grey-scale. Get these three right and you are about as good as it gets. And you don't need any add-ons to accomplish this.

I am on my third Canon Pixma Pro and all three of them are different. All three of them, a 9000, a 9500 II and now the Pro-100 are fantastic printers. Now that you have yours working, be thankful and go make some great prints.

Re: Pixma 100 Brightness and contrast values

srresquire — Tue, 27 May 2014 17:35:05 GMT

Thanks. I think you may be right.