Printing problems with Canon Pro9000ii
Just got a Canon Pro9000 mark ii and I can't get the print colors to match the monitor on my MacBook Pro when printing from Aperture 2.1.4. I'm getting the dreaded "magenta tint" and the printed photos are darker than the screen photo. Perhaps somebody with the same or similar setup can help.
Here are the facts:
1. I'm running Snow Leopard 10.6.1. I've installed the new 10.26.0.0 Canon Pro9000ii driver for SL with the appropriate color profiles for various kinds of Canon papers.
2. My monitor is calibrated using a Spyder Pro2 with ColorEyes Display Pro software.
3. I use a Nikon D300 and shoot RAW in Adobe RGB. I use Nikon Capture NX2 for PP and save to a TIFF that I then import to Aperture for cataloguing and some additional PP.
4. I am using Canon Platinum Pro paper, so I use the Canon Pro9000 Mark II series PT1 profile.
5. I've tried printing in Aperture 2 using both the ColorSync Profile settings "System Managed" and the "Output Profile" PT1. For PT1, I have to uncheck the "Black Point Compensation" box or the thumbnail has a purple cast. The thumbnail looks like the screen photo, but the printed results under either setting (SM or OP) are virtually the same. Curiously, there appears to be no way to turn off printer color management in the dialog box that comes up when you click on "Print Settings" in Aperture.
6. I've tried printing in Photoshop CS3 using both "No Color Management" and "Photoshop Manages Colors" plus the PT1 profile. When using "Photoshop Manages Colors," the thumbnail on the print page matches the screen colors with the "Working RGB" or "Adobe RGB" profiles, but shows a magenta cast when I select the Canon Pro9000 mark ii PT1 profile. The printed results for "NCM" and for "PMC" with various profiles under the "Printer Profile" tab show the same magenta cast and darkened image.
7. With CS3, I've been able to access the printer dialogue box and select "Color Matching" and then select "ColorSync" and the PT1 profile instead of "Canon Color Matching." This has the effect of turning off any of the printer's "Color Options."
8. I've run the printer maintenance utility to ensure that the nozzles are clean and aligned.
There must be something I'm missing here, but I'm not sure what it is. I think the magenta (or red) cast is because both the application and the printer are doing color management, but I've done everything I know to do to turn off printer color management.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
greg
Here are the facts:
1. I'm running Snow Leopard 10.6.1. I've installed the new 10.26.0.0 Canon Pro9000ii driver for SL with the appropriate color profiles for various kinds of Canon papers.
2. My monitor is calibrated using a Spyder Pro2 with ColorEyes Display Pro software.
3. I use a Nikon D300 and shoot RAW in Adobe RGB. I use Nikon Capture NX2 for PP and save to a TIFF that I then import to Aperture for cataloguing and some additional PP.
4. I am using Canon Platinum Pro paper, so I use the Canon Pro9000 Mark II series PT1 profile.
5. I've tried printing in Aperture 2 using both the ColorSync Profile settings "System Managed" and the "Output Profile" PT1. For PT1, I have to uncheck the "Black Point Compensation" box or the thumbnail has a purple cast. The thumbnail looks like the screen photo, but the printed results under either setting (SM or OP) are virtually the same. Curiously, there appears to be no way to turn off printer color management in the dialog box that comes up when you click on "Print Settings" in Aperture.
6. I've tried printing in Photoshop CS3 using both "No Color Management" and "Photoshop Manages Colors" plus the PT1 profile. When using "Photoshop Manages Colors," the thumbnail on the print page matches the screen colors with the "Working RGB" or "Adobe RGB" profiles, but shows a magenta cast when I select the Canon Pro9000 mark ii PT1 profile. The printed results for "NCM" and for "PMC" with various profiles under the "Printer Profile" tab show the same magenta cast and darkened image.
7. With CS3, I've been able to access the printer dialogue box and select "Color Matching" and then select "ColorSync" and the PT1 profile instead of "Canon Color Matching." This has the effect of turning off any of the printer's "Color Options."
8. I've run the printer maintenance utility to ensure that the nozzles are clean and aligned.
There must be something I'm missing here, but I'm not sure what it is. I think the magenta (or red) cast is because both the application and the printer are doing color management, but I've done everything I know to do to turn off printer color management.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
greg
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.1)