Aftermarket ink and ICC profile services - any luck

[BD]

Hey, all.

So I have a Canon Pixma iP5000, which I set up with some Hobbicolors
ink last month. The results were unsatisfactory, but at the same time I
haven't done any real compensation for the color differences in my
software.

I've seen some services online, with which you download a test image,
print it, snail-mail it to the provider, and they return an ICC profile
for your setup.

I could see an investment in an ICC creation system making sense if I
were going to have all sorts of variations which would need profiling,
but if I intend to basically 'dial in' on one kind of ink, one kind of
paper... has anyone made use of these ICC profiling services? Looks
like about a $40 price tag per profile, which would seem a sound
investment for all the annoyance it would save...

BD

 

[measekite]

Hey, all.

So I have a Canon Pixma iP5000, which I set up with some Hobbicolors
ink last month. The results were unsatisfactory,

tally will tell dispute your claims but I beleive you.

 

[BD]

tally will tell dispute your claims but I beleive you.

Why do you even respond to me? You should know all I'll do is slag you.
Until you can explain to me what mountain biking in the Santa Cruz
mountains has to do with printer ink, then shut yer trap!

 

[measekite]

It is possible that the same relabeler has multiple suppliers and that
could account for different posters making different claims.

Also it is possible that different posters are associated with different
relabelers and that could account for different claims both pro and con.

I am not associated with any relabeler so I can say that none of them
adhere to what I construe and good professional business practices that
include fully disclosing what is being offered for sale prominently.

 

[Frank]

Why do you even respond to me? You should know all I'll do is slag you.
Until you can explain to me what mountain biking in the Santa Cruz
mountains has to do with printer ink, then shut yer trap!

hehehehe....good one BD!
He probably prints using his mountain bike.
Frank

 

[BD]

:

It is possible that the same relabeler has multiple suppliers and that
could account for different posters making different claims.

It is also possible that your insistence on saying the SAME THING time
after time after time like a zealot has reduced your value on this
forum to absolutely zero.

 

[Burt]

:

It is also possible that your insistence on saying the SAME THING time
after time after time like a zealot has reduced your value on this
forum to absolutely zero.

To the contrary, BD, MK has been the best thing to happen to aftermarket ink
sales. He has kept this subject alive for two years and, with zero
credibility, has convinced many participants that aftermarket inks are worth
a try. Of course, when they try them they confirm their suspicion that he's
full of crap and that there are good products out there that produce
excellent prints and save you a ton of money. He's either a very clever
promoter of aftermarket inks or is the poster boy for the rule of unintended
consequences.

 

[Burt]

Hey, all.

So I have a Canon Pixma iP5000, which I set up with some Hobbicolors
ink last month. The results were unsatisfactory, but at the same time I
haven't done any real compensation for the color differences in my
software.

I've seen some services online, with which you download a test image,
print it, snail-mail it to the provider, and they return an ICC profile
for your setup.

I could see an investment in an ICC creation system making sense if I
were going to have all sorts of variations which would need profiling,
but if I intend to basically 'dial in' on one kind of ink, one kind of
paper... has anyone made use of these ICC profiling services? Looks
like about a $40 price tag per profile, which would seem a sound
investment for all the annoyance it would save...

BD

BD - ask Taliesyn what settings he uses on his ip5000 with hobicolor inks.
I use MIS inks in my i960, but my first prints were made with the OEM carts
that came with the printer. With OEM carts the prints were oversaturated
and leaned to the red or magenta. I did lots of experimenting with various
settings and ended up setting the color setting to manual and got much
better results. I also sometimes set the magenta to a -6 or -8 and/or
reduce the intensity to that level also. When I began refilling with MIS
inks I found that the colors were extremely close to OEM and produced the
same oversaturated prints with a bit too much red tone. No better or worse
than the OEM inks.

Leave all special effects settings off as well and manage all those
functions with your photo software. Also, none of your settings will work
if you are using Canon's easyprint software as it overrides any settings you
do in the driver software. I am using photoshop elements. I think Taliesyn
uses Qimage if I recall correctly. There are so many variables that you
must control to duplicate someone elses results!

 

[BD]

To the contrary, BD, MK has been the best thing to happen to aftermarket ink
sales.

Interesting point.

 

[Ian Moore]

Hi, have just got mail order RX700 via mail order but european
specifications with non-english CDs, can download drivers etc but would
appreciate it if anyone had english CD iso.

cheers
Ian

 

[Ian Moore]

Sorry clicked to quick while reading ICC profile.

Ian