What do the numbers in Canon ICC printer profile names mean?

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In Lightroom’s Print module, Canon paper profiles can appear with names like: - Canon Pro 100s 1/2 Photo Paper Pro Platinum - Canon Pro 100s 3 Photo Paper Pro Platinum What do the numbers such as “1/2” and “3” mean in these Canon profile names, and how do they relate to paper type or print settings?
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Hope this helps - Asked my Canon Rep as I was also interested and this is what he sent me;

The ICC profiles installed for your printer and Canon photo paper appear as follows.

CANON - PRINTER MODEL < PAPER TYPE> PRINT QUALITY

(For example: Canon Pro9000 PR1)

(1) Printer model name

(2) Media type

Each letter pair represents its respective Media type.

PR = Canon Photo Paper Pro and Pro II

SP: = Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy

MP: = Canon Matte Photo Paper

SG: = Canon Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss

GL: = Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II

PT: = Canon Photo Paper Pro Platinum

(3) Print quality

The numbers correspond to the numbers on the print quality slide bar in the [Custom Quality] dialog box opened from the [Main] tab of the printer driver. The lower the number, the finer the quality.

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In Canon’s ICC profile names, the parts generally mean: - printer model: e.g. Canon Pro-100s - media code: e.g. = Photo Paper Pro Platinum - number: print quality setting So in your examples, “1/2” and “3” refer to Canon’s print quality levels for that paper/printer combination, not different paper types. Canon’s media codes include, for example: - PT = Photo Paper Pro Platinum - MP = Matte Photo Paper - SG = Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss - GL = Photo Paper Plus Glossy II The quality number matches the quality options in the Canon printer driver’s Custom Quality settings. Lower-numbered settings are finer/higher quality. A profile labeled “1/2” is used for the driver quality settings 1 or 2, while “3” is for quality setting 3. When printing from Lightroom, choose the profile that matches both: 1. the exact paper type, and 2. the print quality setting selected in the Canon driver.

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