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Seven Tips for Using Printer Color Profiles

Using printer color profiles (ICC profiles) is actually quite easy once you visualize the short process.

Tip 1 – Get the right profile

It may sound simple, but this is a critical step. Printer profiles are specific to the printer, paper, and ink that you’re using. They contain the printing performance data of those items combined. Using the wrong profile will result in poor print quality.

Tip 2 – Install them in the right location

Installing a profile is nothing more than placing the profile into the right system folder on your computer. (A system folder is one used by your operating system to do its job) Once they are in the correct folder, any compatible program like Photoshop or Lightroom can see and use them.

Tip 3– Tell your photo software to manage colors

In Photoshop or Elements, this is done with a drop down option in the print dialog. With Lightroom and Aperture, simply choosing a profile name in the Print Module does the job.

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