Hello,
I’m very sure i buy the TurboPrint XL edition.
But i want to know :
1. Can i install Pre canned icc profiles from the paper manufacturers? If so how?
2. I Know i can install home made icc profiles with my own color spectronometers (Xrite Colormunki Photo and DataColor Spyderprint).
I know i have to print the profiles with Turbo-print. I don’t know how to dissable the color management to prefent double icc processing.
3. If i have my home made profiles. Where can i store them on my computer?
Regards,
Ron
TurboPrint XL How to install icc profiles
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Re: TurboPrint XL How to install icc profiles
Hello,
ICC profiles that are available from paper manufacturers will not produce good results as they are designed for use with the original manufacturer printer drivers. It is important that the ICC profiles where created by printing a color chart with the TurboPrint driver.
The reason is that color reproduction is dependent not only on paper and ink but also on the driver / RIP software: different printer drivers have different color output, depending on halftoning algorithm, linearisation, use of light (photo) inks vs. regular inks, black generation etc.
The procedure is explained in the TurboPrint PDF manual. Generally, you have to add a new profile entry in TurboPrint Control, dialog "Profiles" and then click the button "Import color data" to add the profile. This will create a new paper / media type entry in the print dialog.
https://www.turboprint.info/support/viewtopic.php?t=8028
Importing ICC profiles is supported in TurboPrint Studio, however the profiles must be created specifically for TurboPrint (this applies to almost all printers, only with certain Canon imagePROGRAF, Epson SureColor and HP DesignJet printers it is possible to use ICC profiles that were created for the manufacturer driver).1. Can i install Pre canned icc profiles from the paper manufacturers? If so how?
ICC profiles that are available from paper manufacturers will not produce good results as they are designed for use with the original manufacturer printer drivers. It is important that the ICC profiles where created by printing a color chart with the TurboPrint driver.
The reason is that color reproduction is dependent not only on paper and ink but also on the driver / RIP software: different printer drivers have different color output, depending on halftoning algorithm, linearisation, use of light (photo) inks vs. regular inks, black generation etc.
The procedure is explained in the TurboPrint PDF manual. Generally, you have to add a new profile entry in TurboPrint Control, dialog "Profiles" and then click the button "Import color data" to add the profile. This will create a new paper / media type entry in the print dialog.
There is a tutorial for the Windows version "PrintFab". TurboPrint works the same but the dialogs look a bit different:2. I Know i can install home made icc profiles with my own color spectronometers (Xrite Colormunki Photo and DataColor Spyderprint).
I know i have to print the profiles with Turbo-print. I don’t know how to dissable the color management to prefent double icc processing.
https://www.turboprint.info/support/viewtopic.php?t=8028
You can store them anywhere - e.g. in the "Documents" directory - and select then in the TurboPrint profile management dialog, see 1. and 2.3. If i have my home made profiles. Where can i store them on my computer?