Canon Pro9000/i9900 recommend ink mfg.

[Grandad35]

...snip...This brings up a question. If we use the profiles provided for Pro9000 and use them on i9900 will the i9900, with inks formulated for Pro9000, print just like a Pro9000 does? It should. Profiles for i9900 are for the older ink. Profiles for Pro9000 are for the newer ink. If an i9900 uses newer ink that is formulated for Pro9000 and profiles from Pro9000 it should print just like a Pro9000.

A printer profile is specific to a printer, paper and ink combination. The word "printer" includes not only the hardware, but also the printer's internal RIP software that separates the three R/G/B color values into eight (C/M/Y/K/PM/PC/R/G) ink colors. If the internal software is the same, you should be able to use the other printer's profiles. However, it is very possible that Canon tweaked the RIP around the new ink colors so that the profiles cannot be interchanged.

Remember that you can buy a custom profile for your specific printer/ink/paper combination for only $35.

 

[mikling]

The question of profiles and RIP is not really akin to horsepower. The horsepower analogy is correct for 300dpi vs 360 dpi or pages per minute. However when it comes to color, the analogy is closer to one of steering. If the inks are not matched to the printer RIP it is more like driving with a car that constantly pulls to one side. That might be good if you are constantly steering in one direction; in an oval for example. However, a steering that drives straight and true and a correct profile is like driving a car whose steering is perfectly aligned. This is better suited for all uses.

I believe this will give the reader a better perspective on what is being discussed.

 

[leo8088]

Grandad, thanks for answering my question. I thought it might be possible to take an OEM provided Pro9000 profile and use it as a custom profile in an i9900. I thought ICC profiles are formatted with an international open architecture format. Whether it will work well or not may be a question but I thought the printer driver would not complain that it is not a correct profile to use.

 

[leo8088]

Mikling, my horse anology is not about profiles or the RIP software of a printer. I was referring to gamut of ink. Read my post again. I think I was very clear about that.