Canon owners using Kirkland paper: What "Media Type" used for WYSIWYG?

[l_d_allan]

I'm mostly using CostCo's 8.5x11" Kirkland paper, but I'm not sure what "Media Type" is best with this paper. I'll be doing some trial and error, but would appreciate the shared experience from others who have been down this path. My primary monitor is a Samsung 24" SyncMaster 245bw that has been calibrated with a Spyder-3.

Which of the Canon "Media Type" / papers do you find give the most accurate WYSIWGY rendition to what you are seeing on your monitor?

Can "Media Types" from other paper vendors can be made part of this drop-down combo-box? If so, is there a better choice?

The info sheet that came with the Kirkland paper mentions "... select the highest quality gloss photo paper available in your printer settings dialog box ..." I suppose this narrows it down to:
* Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II
* Canon Photo Paper Pro II
* Glossy Photo Paper (Canon or generic?)
and maybe:
* Canon Photo Paper Pro Platinum
* Canon Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss

 

[fotofreek]

For my printers (BCI-6 carts) I've used the Glossy Photo paper setting. About seven years ago, when I purchased my first Canon i960 printer I ran a comparison test with various printer settings, OEM ink, Image Specialist ink, the Canon paper samples that came with the printer, and the original Costco Kirkland glossy photo paper. The IS ink/Kirkland photo paper/glossy photo paper setting seemed to be the best to me.

 

[Mowerman90]

I see from your signature you have PS CS5. That means you can easily use profiles with your printer and PS. See the sticky post at the beginning of this forum for info on how to do it. It will make a difference.

 

[l_d_allan]

For my printers (BCI-6 carts) I've used the Glossy Photo paper setting.

Thanks, I'll give that a try. I've been using Plus Glossy II.

I see from your signature you have PS CS5. That means you can easily use profiles with your printer and PS.

That had been my thinking ... that a profile would compensate for whatever paper you are using. Which may be true, but my perception is that I may get better results from selecting the Media Type that best matches Kirkland, which isn't necessarily what I've been using. Then make a profile for that combination.

 

[pharmacist]

Note: using the glossy photo paper (generic) will omit the usage of the red and green cartridges. Only Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II and Canon Photo Paper Pro II will render your Pro 9000 to use these two pantone colours. And you must choose the high quality printing option as well either to get these two colours into action.

 

[l_d_allan]

Note: using the glossy photo paper (generic) will omit the usage of the red and green cartridges. Only Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II and Canon Photo Paper Pro II will render your Pro 9000 to use these two pantone colours. And you must choose the high quality printing option as well either to get these two colours into action.

That is Very Good Information to have. Thanks!.

I'm curious how you determined this was going on. Service manual? Info from Canon? Observation? If so, what is your "experimental design"?

My perception is that you are Very Careful in your detective work to figure out how all this works. Your contributions to this forum have been "a shining light in the murky fog" of otherwise questionable observations tainted by speculation, wishful thinking, self-interest, etc.

It is consistent with my obervations. When I was just "flailing away", almost none of the CLI-8G Green and CLI-8R Red was used up. I don't recall what I did, but I was surprised to have an empty Red and low Green a week ago. I think I semi-inadvertently switched to Pro Plus Glossy II Media Type and High Quality.

But that's a good thing to be using the Red and Green! For best gamut, I think I want the printer to use all 8 colors. The Pro 9000-2 sure uses a disproportionate amount of PM PhotoMagenta and PC PhotoCyan. I believe this is related to the printer having the printer have the potential for better flesh tones, since a lot of the pictures I am printing lately are of people.

 

[fotofreek]

Since my i960 printers have only six colors that setting isn't an issue. Hope I didn't lead you astray! I've been lazy regarding custom profiles. The IS inks and Kirkland paper work quite well with the canon profiles that came with the printer. Each canon printer I've used seems to have a somewhat different color rendition. There is even some difference between two i960's!

 

[ghwellsjr]

Note: using the glossy photo paper (generic) will omit the usage of the red and green cartridges. Only Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy II and Canon Photo Paper Pro II will render your Pro 9000 to use these two pantone colours. And you must choose the high quality printing option as well either to get these two colours into action.

That is Very Good Information to have. Thanks!.

I'm curious how you determined this was going on. Service manual? Info from Canon? Observation? If so, what is your "experimental design"?

Several years ago when I had an eight-color i9900 printer, I ran some test to see when the red and green inks were used. You can read about it here. I don't know if your printer works the same way though.