Printer profiles make better prints, but where to get them and what to use

ICC printer profiles help you make better prints, but are the ones from printer manufacturers any good? Should you get custom profiles, or choose paper suppliers who provide profiles...

Keith looks at the different sources of profiles, including the option of making your own.

If the printer manufacturer doesn't provide profiles, then consider paper suppliers who do - there is often little to be gained by using big name paper brands - many of the suppliers Keith has used are every bit as good as the top brand names, and provide free custom profiling.

00:00 Start
00:45 Profiles for printers
01:10 What the profiles do
02:52 Are printer manufacturers' profiles good enough
04:13 Using 3rd party papers
04:30 Why profiles are provided
05:15 What about custom profiles
06:09 Making your own profiles
07:53 Choosing 3rd paprty paper suppliers
09:07 Are custom profiles better
10:25 Marketing at work
11:20 It's the paper, not the name on the box
13:28 Black and white and profiles
14:40 Rendering intents
15:44 Profiles - just use them...

For an example of making your own profiles - this time for the ET-8550, see:    • Epson ET-8550 printer profiling Makin...