Got it! I'll stick with the Canon profiles and won't tinker with the linearization part and custom profiles. Many thanks for your thorough and thoughtful replies. I do have a much better understanding for my purposes.
Thanks. I'm beginning to understand this cryptic and confusing subject. The step I was missing when selecting "Photoshop Manages Color" was that I overlooked the Color Management tab of the i960's default properties. When I checked that tab, "Automatic" is selected which allows Windows to select...
I have not had my Canon i960 profiled and would use the Canon i960 SP1 profile when printing on Photo Paper Plus Glossy paper IF I let Photoshop Manage Color. What I'm saying is that I get better results if I select "Printer Manages Color" in Photoshop CS3 and select "Auto" for Color Adjustment...
I print color photos up to 8x10 with a Canon i960 from within Photoshop CS3 on a Windows XP Pro system. I regularly calibrate my monitor with Pantone's Eye-One Match system. Without exception, every tutorial I've read so far recommends letting Photoshop Manage Color when printing, being sure to...