If you would have bought one massive amount of the same paper, says 200 sheets of the 4x6 paper, It would have been worth it to get it profiled, even if you needed 20-25 sheets of 4x6.
If you have several different packs of different brands and if you tend to not stick to a single brand, you...
It really depends on the profiling package you are using. A scanner based software like Profile Prism will do just fine with 5x7 or even 4x6.
If you are using a spectro, some software will only let you use 8.5x11 and up. The Colormunki software in theory needs 8.5x11 but i've been able to use...
I've "forced" ink into dry sponges a few times by blowing on the refill hole with the vent covered with my thumb. i usually stabilize the ink bottle with a small u-clamp and do this right over the bottle so I do not waste any ink.
I do this three four times and usually all is good. Any you...
I'm using Linux, but maybe this little piece of info will help you. Argyll needs it's own driver, it can't use the one that comes with the colormunki software. Maybe look in the device manager to see which driver is being used.
I just found something interesting today.... there is a company on alibaba selling "single use chips" for CLI-42. They also sell the full inkset with grays, but i'm not sure I would trust ink from China...
If the chinese are now able to make one-use chips maybe ARC or resetters are around the...
You're probably right about wanting to get as good an output as possible without profile.
BUT how does this inkset do with other papers, like Canon, HP or Epson? A lot of people will also buy whatever is on sale buy one get one free at staples. That's usually how I get my hands on matte paper...
from Canon's web site:
The Optimum Image Generating (OIG) System utilizes two major technologies implemented in the PIXMA PRO-1 Professional Inkjet Printer. The first is a sophisticated mixing balance of inks determined from numerous ink combinations and advanced analysis. During this analysis...
Smile, I would say it depends what kind of expectations you have. A 25$ profile done remotely by someone on the web should give better results with 3rd party ink than trying to adjust colors with drivers or by trying to use profiles made for OEM ink.
This is where end user expectations come...
Someone at another forum had mentioned having a bit of luck with plain elmer's glue. If you search "photo paper" and "PVA" you get a ton of results. One form of PVA is white glue...
I diluted a bit of glue with distilled water and coated some cover stock paper I had... I then left it in the...
This might be interesting.. it's a patent for coated paper for inkjet printing
http://www.google.com/patents/US5985424
There are links to a ton of other related patents.
I'm not a chemist or scientist (just an IT guy!) but maybe someone here can summarize.
It's funny that you ask that Grey, I had been asking myself the same question this week.
I heard that some papers may have kaolin clay (china clay) as part of their coating. I found this interesting as I have a ton of the stuff here. :)
I just don't know how it's used yet, and in conjunction...
I might be going to the US at the end of the month, i'll keep an eye open, I thought the current aggressive prices in the states were mail in rebates. I don't think they would respect those for a US bought printer brought back to Canada
I wonder if there are ever going to be any rebates on the PRO-100 in Canada as we can see in the US. I would love to have a backup for my aging IP4500! Right now, if I had to buy a new printer, I would probably get an Epson 1430, because of the price.
Mikling, you're in Toronto, no? I think...
I'm surprised that they wasted 15 carts in cleanings and that the waste pad is only at 4.1%.
If you're not satisfied with the service center, why not simply contact canon directly and complain?
http://www.canon-europe.com/Support/Consumer_Products/Telephone_Numbers/telephone_numbers.aspx
Some aftermarket inks, even if especially formulated for Canons can have slightly different color but it shouldn't be way off.
Can you maybe link to the ink? We'd be able to see if it's at least safe for your printhead. If it's not, I highly recommend you look at other vendors.
If it is, and...