RMM
Fan of Printing
Hi Everyone!
I'll have to admit (ashamed) that I have been lurking here on these forums nearly every day for the past few months, soaking it in, learning from all of the fantastic information that is available on this forum. (Special thanks to mikling, websnail, pharmacist, ghwellsjr!)
Because of all of you, over the past few months I have forgone my HPs that I used to refill and have bought several Canon IP4700s, a IP4600, IP4300, MX860, and lastly a Pro9000 (not MKII), all of which I have been refilling with Hobbicolors ink with good satisfaction. The only thing I haven't been completely satisfied with until the Pro9000 was the Hobbicolors Pigment ink, it is pretty good but not as good as the Canon Original IMO. So I ordered some KMP from Octoinkjet which I will try as soon as my PGI cartridge is empty.
I come to you now to ask your advice. I flushed and refilled all eight of the original Canon cartridges on the Pro9000. I printed a few test images and a nozzle check, everything is working fine there. The images have a magenta cast when compared to those I have printed from my IP4300 with Hobbicolors. To put it this way: everyone looks tan. The pinks look too dark (more reddish than pink).
The white spaces look a little reddish/tan. I could make this go away but then the blacks were bluish.
I spent hours yesterday trying to remedy the problem using the print driver. I could get the flesh tones to be decent, but then my blacks began looking slightly blue in the light... I tried a number of different combinations but it always seemed I was robbing Peter to pay Paul. I couldn't get it all right. I tried playing with the intensity/brightness/contrast as well as different Canon paper profiles.
I am using Kirkland Glossy 4x6 paper (the newest stuff) and HP Advanced 8.5x11" Glossy Paper. They both have the color shift (which has not been as pronounced on my 4 color Canons).
Can I fix this using print driver settings or should I invest in something like Profile Prism?
For those of you who have Profile Prism is it too difficult to use? Can I make it work with the built in scanner in my MX860 or HP C7280?
I appreciate all of your time. Now that I have soaked in a little more information I'm hoping that I can begin contributing more with my own experiences.
I'll have to admit (ashamed) that I have been lurking here on these forums nearly every day for the past few months, soaking it in, learning from all of the fantastic information that is available on this forum. (Special thanks to mikling, websnail, pharmacist, ghwellsjr!)
Because of all of you, over the past few months I have forgone my HPs that I used to refill and have bought several Canon IP4700s, a IP4600, IP4300, MX860, and lastly a Pro9000 (not MKII), all of which I have been refilling with Hobbicolors ink with good satisfaction. The only thing I haven't been completely satisfied with until the Pro9000 was the Hobbicolors Pigment ink, it is pretty good but not as good as the Canon Original IMO. So I ordered some KMP from Octoinkjet which I will try as soon as my PGI cartridge is empty.
I come to you now to ask your advice. I flushed and refilled all eight of the original Canon cartridges on the Pro9000. I printed a few test images and a nozzle check, everything is working fine there. The images have a magenta cast when compared to those I have printed from my IP4300 with Hobbicolors. To put it this way: everyone looks tan. The pinks look too dark (more reddish than pink).
The white spaces look a little reddish/tan. I could make this go away but then the blacks were bluish.
I spent hours yesterday trying to remedy the problem using the print driver. I could get the flesh tones to be decent, but then my blacks began looking slightly blue in the light... I tried a number of different combinations but it always seemed I was robbing Peter to pay Paul. I couldn't get it all right. I tried playing with the intensity/brightness/contrast as well as different Canon paper profiles.
I am using Kirkland Glossy 4x6 paper (the newest stuff) and HP Advanced 8.5x11" Glossy Paper. They both have the color shift (which has not been as pronounced on my 4 color Canons).
Can I fix this using print driver settings or should I invest in something like Profile Prism?
For those of you who have Profile Prism is it too difficult to use? Can I make it work with the built in scanner in my MX860 or HP C7280?
I appreciate all of your time. Now that I have soaked in a little more information I'm hoping that I can begin contributing more with my own experiences.
