Canon MP760 Color Management

[Bruce]

I've had the MP760 for about three months, and it works very nice. Colors
I see on the screen have been colors that print out. I've never done color
management because I'm generally satisfied with what prints out. I have
read articles and threads in the past on color profiles, but I've never had
the need to do such tedious (and possibly expensive) tweaks. I may now.

I recently changed all cartridges (OEM), including yellow, and installed a
different (ViewSonic A90).

Using the MP760 scanner, I placed a cd on the platten and scanned in the
label (a graphic) using the Sure Thing CD Labeler application. The colors
on the label were medium red lettering with a medium yellow background. My
monitor displayed the red and yellow fairly well, although a little
brighter than actual. The print out red was more brown, and the print out
yellow was also more brown, almost a mustard color.

I decided to try to match my monitor's color profile to the MP760's color
profile. The MP760 gives six color profiles:
CNB6hCA0
CNB6hCB0
CNB6hDB0
CNB6hEB0
CNB6hED0
CNBJPRN2 (default)

I went to my monitor's (listed as Default Plug and Play) color profiles,
and there were none set; I have not installed the ViewSonic drivers since
the monitor plugged and played, but I will do that tomorrow. I hit the ADD
profiles button, and a long list of ICM's and ICC's appeared. All of the
above MP760 profiles were listed, but when I tried to add them, I was told
I couldn't because it was a printer color profile and could not be
associated with a monitor. I always thought that you were supposed to
match the printer profile with the monitor profile. Am I mistaken?

Also, is there a scanner profile for the MP760? I can't find it if there
is.

Thanks

 

[Bruce]

I recently changed all cartridges (OEM), including yellow, and
installed a different (ViewSonic A90) "monitor".

 

[Roy]

I went to my monitor's (listed as Default Plug and Play) color profiles,
and there were none set; I have not installed the ViewSonic drivers since
the monitor plugged and played, but I will do that tomorrow. I hit the ADD
profiles button, and a long list of ICM's and ICC's appeared. All of the
above MP760 profiles were listed, but when I tried to add them, I was told
I couldn't because it was a printer color profile and could not be
associated with a monitor. I always thought that you were supposed to
match the printer profile with the monitor profile. Am I mistaken?

Also, is there a scanner profile for the MP760? I can't find it if there
is.

Thanks

Yes. You are mistaken.

It is a common mistake, and is widely believed, and advocated, by those with
only very little knowledge of Colour Management.

A Calibrated Monitor Profile is for correcting the colours shown by the
Monitor. Getting this correct is the hardest and most important part of
Colour Management.

A Printer Profile is for correcting the colours on the Print, so that they
are correct. You need one of these for each Paper & Ink combination you use
in the Printer.

A Scanner Profile corrects the Colours of the image it has just scanned.

These Profiles are designed to counter-act any inherent Colour Bias within
those Hardware items.

sRGB and Adobe RGB are the most commonly used Working Space Profiles, these
are the Profiles which define the Colours in your Image. They are
internationally agreed Standards, and are not dependant on any Hardware.
When you save your Image one of these should be tagged onto it, depending
upon which you have selected as your Working Space.

Your Input and Output Profiles (Scanner, Monitor, etc) will adjust the
colours produced by your hardware, so that they will be the correct colours,
as defined by the Working Space Profile.

To find out which Profile is for which Hardware, go to your OS Profile
Folder (XP is C \ Windows \ System 32 \ Spool \ Drivers \ Colour),

Right Click on a Profile > Properties
Profile Information will name the Hardware (if any) it is designed for.
Associate Device will tell which piece of hardware (if any) YOU have
associated it to.

Have a read at www.computer-darkroom.com, or some of the other Colour
Management sites.


Roy G

 

[cu]

I've had the MP760 for about three months, and it works very nice.

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could you please let me know what this printer is really like?
I am looking at the MP range: 750 to 800, thanks for any advice!
Allen

 

[Michael Johnson, PE]

.....(snipped the rest).
could you please let me know what this printer is really like?
I am looking at the MP range: 750 to 800, thanks for any advice!
Allen

I have been using an MP780 for about 6-7 months and find it to be a
great multifunction device. the document feeder works very well and is
extremely convenient when batch scanning and faxing multi-page
documents. It is also very economical to operate when using compatible
cartridges. I haven't found anything to complain about since I've owned
it. One other feature that is very useful is that it allows multi-page
scans to be saved as a single PDF file right from the scanning software.
This makes it very convenient to archive or email multi-page documents.

 

[cu]

I have been using an MP780 for about 6-7 months and find it to be a
great multifunction device. the document feeder works very well and is
extremely convenient when batch scanning and faxing multi-page
documents. It is also very economical to operate when using compatible
cartridges. I haven't found anything to complain about since I've owned
it. One other feature that is very useful is that it allows multi-page
scans to be saved as a single PDF file right from the scanning software.
This makes it very convenient to archive or email multi-page documents.

Hmm, thanks very much Michael!
Allen

 

[PCLIVE]

Bruce

Check your cartridges. Make sure NONE of them are listed as "Photo
cartrdiges. You can recognize these by "BCI-6PC". The "P" indicate
Photo. The "C" indicates the color

The large black will be BCI-3eBk

 

[Bruce]

(e-mail address removed) (PCLIVE) wrote in @fe03.news.easynews.com:

Bruce,

Check your cartridges. Make sure NONE of them are listed as "Photo"
cartrdiges. You can recognize these by "BCI-6PC". The "P" indicates
Photo. The "C" indicates the color.

The large black will be BCI-3eBk.

No photo carts.

6BK, 3eBK, 6Y, 6M, 6C

Thanks,
Bruce