Precisely what I was thinking as you were beginning to explain Jose. ICC profiles are specific not only to the ink but also in combination with the paper itself. This is why each paper type has its own individual profile. If it didn't take into account the papers own colour temperature/hue then clearly we'd use the same ICC profile on every paper type so long as it was using the same ink. Clearly this is not the case, thus why each paper/ink combination needs its own separate ICC profile for calibration to work. I guess during LR soft proofing, they could tick the " simulate paper and ink " box but I find it isn't very useful personally.
This came about because one individual wanted to create over 10 different Monitor Calibration Profiles or settings. Each at a specific white balance to supposedly match the color of the paper's base color. My head blew up at the thought.
@@cheo1949 A printer has maximum control when deep or vivid colors are printed, it has no control over presented color in white areas, because no ink is printed on the paper in white areas, so if the paper has a mellow yellow cast you cannot compensate for this even if your photograph has a very bluish cold crisp white area that you wish to print. ICC calibration setups cannot compensate for paper whites.
My printer has two options to choose from to either print as canon colour sync or automatic. But under automatic I can also choose from a whole bunch of colours. What colour setting do i choose to print from?
I have a feeling you are on MAC? If so I have no idea. I use Windows 10. You need to print through your editing app with correct color managed workflow. Meaning you turn off color management in the driver and then let say workshop control and in the PS print module choose to let workshop control co or and choose the ICC profile for the paper your are printing in and the recommended type of paper type in the driver. Your monitor must be calibrate or you may not get a close match.
@@cheo1949 Yes it does, when the lit environment has a dramatic color characteristic, say if the room was lit with strong 2500 lumen light, it would cause the screen to look comparatively blue white even if had been calibrated to be a neutral white on screen. This is why light levels should always be subdued to avoid surrounding light from altering the color impression that our mind takes when competing light sources are present.
