Dull and washed out prints with Pro 100 on Mac

[TallCoolOne]

Hey all,

I have seen similar posts but this just starting happening to me recently and nothing I have tried fixes it. The prints from my Pixma Pro 100 are washed out now, they used to be great. I do understand how to use the color profiles etc, if I reboot into Windows with the equivalent printer settings it looks great still, just on Mac they are yellowish and washed out. I think it started after upgrading to Big Sur, I upgraded again to Monterey and it still has the issue. I tried resetting the print system and reinstalling the drivers, still washed out.

I have driver version 16.50.0.0. I usually print from Photoshop with PS managing color, and using the Canon profiles with the Canon photo papers. I also tried with ColorSync and the Canon profile, it was even worse.

Please save me from having to boot into Windows to print!

Thanks all!

[jrhoffman75]

I just re-read the whole thread to refresh myself. You said it prints correctly from a Windows computer, so printer problems can be eliminated. 

I would verify that the Mac display settings are correct for photo printing, which would be to disable any automatic features like auto brightness True Color or Night Shift. 

[TallCoolOne]

Wouldn’t that only affect how it looks on my screen though? I don’t think it would make a difference in the printout, other than the print wont match what’s on the screen. But yeah I can try turning True Color off. 

thanks for all your help!

[jrhoffman75]

It will affect how it looks on the screen and will affect how it prints if you are editing your prints and adjusting them. That is why the process for the test image is to print without making any adjustments.

I am at a loss since 1. printer apparently prints correctly for you on Windows and 2. I can get correct prints from my MacBook Air with Monterey 12.1 and Ps 23.1 and similar correct prints using my Windows computer.

[TallCoolOne]

I tried it from my work laptop after installing the drivers and it prints just fine. Maybe a system nuke and reinstall is the answer...

thanks anyway!