Color ICC profiles for the Epson Stylus Pro 3880.

Profiles for Advanced Black & White click here

Each Pro 3880 profile download comes with a text file showing recommended media setting, print quality, and other helpful information.

Photo Papers

• Polar Pearl Metallic
• UltraPro Gloss 2.0
• UltraPro Satin 2.0
• Arctic Polar Gloss
• Arctic Polar Satin
• Arctic Polar Luster

Glossy Papers

• Pecos River Gloss - For 60lb. and 86lb. Duo
• Zeppelin SemiGloss Double Sided MK Ink
• Zeppelin SemiGloss Double Sided PK Ink
  In some cases black density may be better with MK as opposed to PK ink. Your results will vary depending on the content of your images.

Matte Papers

• Polar Matte Papers - For all weights
• Premium Matte 2.0 Papers - For all weights
• River Linen
• GreenPix
• Paper Canvas

Fine Art Papers

• Aurora Fine Art White
• Aurora Fine Art Natural

Discontinued Papers

• Premium Polar Satin
• Cordovan Textured Gloss
• LuxArt Satin Rag - Uses PK ink
• Premium Gloss DUO

About Red River Color Profiles

ICC color printer profiles are very useful in getting consistent and accurate inkjet prints. While using a profile adds steps to your printing workflow the end result will be less wasted ink and paper, and less stress on your part.

Red River Paper has chosen Chromix of Seattle WA as our color management partner. They are the acknowledged experts in this field and make custom ICC color profiles for Red River's line of premium quality photo inkjet papers. You can be assured that with Chromix profiles and Red River Paper products, your color output will be excellent.

Advanced Black & White Profiles

Eric Chan (website) has produced a series of profiles for the Advanced B&W driver for the 3880. Links to the profiles for Red River Paper are below as well as starter instructions.

Profiles and recommended driver settings

• When using the provided profiles, be sure to use the Media Type and Tone settings listed below.
• Use the Perceptual rendering intent (black point compensation doesn't matter).
• Set the print quality to 1440 dpi for matte papers, 2880 dpi for photo papers.
• Set the Platen Gap to Wide for all papers, except for Enhanced Matte (in which case use Auto).
• Set the Paper Thickness according to the thickness listed in the paper specifications.
• Disable (uncheck) High Speed, Finest Detail, and Edge Smoothing for all papers.
• Leave all other driver settings (e.g., color density, drying time, paper feed adjustment, etc.) at their default values.'
• For more info and Eric's website start here