Canon IP 4600

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9 Apr 2009 - 3:08 PM

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I have recently bought a Canon Pixma IP 4600. Initial prints from it show the following trends.
1. Printing from Easy Photo Print EX produces pale, low saturation prints cf the monitor. Activation of the Vivid option improves this.
2. Printing from DPP also tends towards pale unsaturation.
3. Printing from Elements 7 with elements controlling the colour and profile set to IP4600 pr1 gives better satuaration, but greens tend to too red and dull.
I am setting Adobe RGB colour space and using Canon paper and ink.
Can anyone advise on best settings in Elements and in the printer properties to give optimum results.

thanks in advance

cameracat (e2 Member)

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9 Apr 2009 - 6:07 PM

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Quote: Adobe RGB image being printed by an SRGB printer

What John said.......

Plus monitor calibration, That is absolutely vital.......!

Don't expect a precise match with a monitor, Even when calibrated the temprature of paper & display screens are never going to be identical, However the results should be close.

My experience of Canon printers is this, You plug them in, Run the software, Start printing perfect results everytime.......

RogBrown (e2 Member)

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9 Apr 2009 - 11:15 PM

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I bought an IP 4600 recently too, & the results using Easy Photo Print & cheapo Tesco paper are mind-blowing. Can't be bothered with all that messing around printing from Elements!

RogBrown (e2 Member)

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10 Apr 2009 - 1:24 AM

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Hi Jas
The paper I'm using is Tesco Premium Photo Lightweight Glossy inkjet paper - from memory, about £4 for 30 sheets.

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10 Apr 2009 - 5:55 PM

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Did you install the Adobe RGB patch from my link ?.

tomcat (e2 Member)

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11 Apr 2009 - 7:16 PM

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Quote: I bought an IP 4600 recently too, & the results using Easy Photo Print & cheapo Tesco paper are mind-blowing. Can't be bothered with all that messing around printing from Elements!

Mr Brown,you are a genius
Purchased the iP4600 this afternoon(The only one in town so I paid about an extra £10 above W.E listing))
Popped to Tescos and purchased to different types of glossy photo paper(very reasonably priced too).
Set it all up and have just run off half a dozen images(A4) using Easy Photo-print)
The results are as you describe "mind blowing"
To be honest tried a sample shot in CS,but whatever I enabled/disabled the colour rendition was well out.
Ran same image through Easy-Print and it came out perfect.
I think I read somewhere that Keith stated the Canon software was very good

The next time I am passing I'll put one over the bar for you

All ther best

Adrian

Just Jas

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11 Apr 2009 - 9:45 PM

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Quote: My wife gets me some when she goes shopping so I dont even have to pay for the paper

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With me it's the other way around.

I buy the paper and have to do the wifes prints for her.

My daughters as well, when she borrows my digicam!.

jas

Kris_Dutson

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11 Apr 2009 - 9:56 PM

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Mine produces excellent results printing from PS CS3 using Fuji Satin.