Media settings and ICC profiles - why both matter for great prints
Media settings and ICC profiles - why these are two different aspects of high quality printing, where you set them and what do they mean...
Keith looks at what the terms mean and how it affect you if you use OEM (Canon-Epson) paper or third party paper.
It varies with different printing software, but even if setting the paper automatically sets a profile, you need to appreciate they both have different jobs to do.
Keith has a longer look at profiles and media settings at:
• Media settings or profiles for your printi...
The original [2005] article also looks at using cheap 3rd party inks in a printer and the difficulties of getting good results
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