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Printing tweets (Pixma Pro-100)

tweetprinter
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Hey everyone, so I run a business printing tweets (it's called Framed Tweets), and after going to Fedex Office for a year, I just got a Pixma Pro-100 to print at home instead.

 

Problem is, the tweets I'm printing aren't nearly as crisp and clear as the prints I was getting from Kinko's. The text is a hair less-sharp, and the colors are less vibrant.

 

Does anyone have any ideas for the best settings to print a tweet? I'm working with a Mac and 100 lb, 275 gsm cardstock, by the way.

 

So you have an idea of what I'm talking about (left is Fedex's print, right is Pixma Pro 100)  [Mod Note: Image removed per forum guidelines - inappropriate language].

 

 

1 ACCEPTED SOLUTION

The ICC profiles are intended to produce accurate color (as close as possible to the calibration color swatches) on a particular media type (surface). You could start with the Canon paper profile that you think is closest to your media type (card stock is probably conidered a matte surface)  and then in the printer driver adjust colors. 

Screen Shot 2018-02-27 at 4.49.10 PM.jpg

John Hoffman
Conway, NH

1D X Mark III, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, LR Classic

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The ICC profiles are intended to produce accurate color (as close as possible to the calibration color swatches) on a particular media type (surface). You could start with the Canon paper profile that you think is closest to your media type (card stock is probably conidered a matte surface)  and then in the printer driver adjust colors. 

Screen Shot 2018-02-27 at 4.49.10 PM.jpg

John Hoffman
Conway, NH

1D X Mark III, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, LR Classic

Wow, this worked like a charm! Thank you so much John, you're a hero!

Glad to be of help. 

John Hoffman
Conway, NH

1D X Mark III, Many lenses, Pixma PRO-100, Pixma TR8620a, LR Classic
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