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A few comments: If you want to fully make use of the gamut of your printer, you should prepare your files in ProPhoto RGB instead of Adobe RGB. Current inkjet printers already exceed Adobe RGB, and ProPhoto is a larger space that can accommodate the whole gamut of your printer. An inexpensive...

What are you trying to achieve? AdobeRGB.icc is not a printer profile, and I do not see how it would make sense to use it as such. The profile you select in the printer driver should describe the gamut of the printer/paper combo you are using, which is for sure not AdobeRGB.

That is the idea, or at least as close as possible. In practice there will always be perceived differences between screen and print, especially if you do not have full control of the viewing conditions of the print. In theory you‘d have a viewing booth/room, with only neutral colored walls and a...

I am afraid Adobe is right, you do need a measuring device to properly calibrate and profile your monitor. And doing that is important for any kind of image editing, but especially for printing. Personally I am using an Eizo monitor with a built-in measuring device, so I cannot recommend a...

I had my printing done in a shop for quite some time before getting my own printer. I‘d say with some experience you can get your images print-ready with soft-proofing. But still, I think printing at home will yield better results. From the shop you might go with an acceptable but not perfect...

If you decide to try Unique calibration with third party inks, I‘d be very interested to hear if and how well it works.

Good morning, Just joined the forum, after reading it is the right place for tinkerers and nerding out about anything printer-related. I mostly do portrait, street and travel photography as a hobby. In 2017 I bought my first and still current printer, a Canon PRO-1000, and I‘d say this...

Yes, I would say that also the internal color calibration aims at print head degradation. While print head alignment covers the physical position of the print head, internal color calibration covers the amount/mix of ink that is applied, which it seems may also be affected by print head aging...

I‘d say that the internal color calibration can support those proper profiling methods, by keeping the printers output stable over time. Also it can help less ambitious users who want to use generic ICC profiles to achieve better results. What is your view on what the internal color calibration...

Canon does recommend running the internal color calibration once you have setup the printer (provided it has that feature of course). I don't think it will make or break your prints, but if you are after the last bit of color accuracy it can be a valuable tool. Personally I have also long lived...

Hi, Since the Canon documentation of the internal color calibration is pretty scarce, especially when it comes to concepts and workflows, I tried to fill that gap and collect all the information I found in a blog post. Some of the information is from the Canon documentation, some from forums or...