Printing greeting cards with the Canon G550/650/640 Settings and media choices

Keith looks at using the Canon G550 A4/letter 6 ink 'megatank' printer to produce high quality greeting cards.

The video covers preparing images to print, printer and media settings and how to address colour management concerns.

The G650 is the same printer (but with a scanner), In the US the 650 is the G620 Wireless MegaTank Photo Printer.

Custom profiles ensure optimal colour reproduction and black and white printing.

00:00 Start
00:42 Types of media
01:21 A 310gsm card and paper tray capacity
01:37 Double sided needs double sided media
02:05 Using correct inkjet media
02:47 Loading media
03:40 Using a template
04:28 Borderless printing
05:20 Setting the front image position
06:52 Print settings
07:20 Colour settings
08:40 Printer media settings and quality
10:10 Print area on the card
10:40 Paper feed
11:11 Print times and quality
14:10 Borderless printing and printer cleaning
16:13 Colour management choices
16:35 Comparing test prints
16:53 Using Canon printer colour
17:35 Using a profile
20:10 Print quality and settings

The card templates are discussed and available for download at:
https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/g...

Printer test images are discussed and available for download at:
https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/p...

Profiles (Mac) for the following card Paper Spectrum card types have been produced:
310 'etching'
300 Lustre
300 Matte (double sided)
300 Semigloss
240 photo glossy

Contact me directly via the Northlight site if you want to experiment with a profile? I also have profiles for Canon PT-101, LU-101 and Fine Art Rough

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