How can I match prints to my display after switching to third-party ink on a Canon Pixma Pro-1?
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I use a Canon Pixma Pro-1 with Canon Glossy II paper and a 27-inch iMac display. With the original Canon inks and the correct ICC profiles, my prints looked excellent.
After switching to third-party Nanodigital ink, the colors changed, so I created a custom printer profile with a ColorMunki. Now the prints match the calibrated monitor better, but I dislike the monitor calibration because reds look too yellow to me.
If I switch the display back to the iMac’s default display profile, the prints still seem to follow the calibrated workflow rather than what I see on the uncalibrated display.
Is there a way to adjust the monitor calibration target or profiling settings so the monitor looks better to me while still keeping accurate print matching?
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You will have to calibrate your monitor and your printer! I do not know if the latter is possible with Colormunki, but e.g. i1Basic Pro2 can be used to measure colors on your reference color chart printouts, and it can create a profile for your printer and inks.
Then you will have a calibrated monitor + a calibrated printer, and so your color flow is complete.
Now, seeing tints on your monitor: this is a monitor calibration issue. You can calibrate your monitor to various viewing conditions, contrast, color temperature, backlight compensation, etc. Check in Colormunki's advanced settings whether that is possible (e.g. setting white point coordinates). You can end up with a monitor that is tuned to your viewing preferences, and still you will see the proper colors on your printouts. However, watch out, because your eyes may cheat you, and an absolute-value spectrophotometer may be a better judge of colors than your eye. :-)
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For reliable print matching, you need both a calibrated/profiled monitor and a profiled printer/ink/paper combination. Once you changed inks, the old Canon profiles were no longer valid, so creating a new printer profile was the right step.
What you should not do is try to print to an uncalibrated or default iMac display profile. The goal of color management is accuracy, not matching an arbitrary screen look.
If the monitor now looks too warm or the reds seem yellow, that points to the monitor calibration target/settings, not the printer profile. Check whether your ColorMunki software allows advanced display settings such as white point, luminance/brightness, contrast, ambient light compensation, or rendering options. A different white point or calibration target may give you a screen appearance you prefer while keeping the workflow accurate.
Also remember that prints and monitors will never look identical: monitors emit light, paper reflects it, and printers have a smaller gamut than displays. Rendering intent can also affect color shifts, especially in saturated colors.
In short: keep the custom printer profile, recalibrate the monitor with better target settings, and use proper color-managed printing rather than the default display profile.
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