How To Use Inkjet Printer Profiles: Aperture / Epson Inkjet Printers
How to use printer color ICC profiles to
make inkjet prints with Apple Aperture with Epson inkjet printers. Profiles from Red River Paper premium photo inkjet papers. Need help installing profiles?
Start by choosing an image, then go to File > Print Image
(CMND + P on your keyboard)
In the print dialog, go to the bottom and click on More Options
Choose your printer from the Printer drop down menu.
Now choose your Paper Size and Orientation
Farther down on the print dialog you will see Rendering. The default is likely Printer Managed.
Print Resolution - You can leave this setting Auto.
Click on the Color Profile drop down menu. You will see a long list of profiles.
Scroll down until you see the correct profile for your printer and paper. All Red River Paper profiles start with "RR".
Rendering Intent - We recommend Relative Colorimetric. You can also experiment with the Perceptual setting.
Black Point Compensation - verify it is checked on.
Now click on the PRINT button to proceed
Next, the Apple print dialog will appear.
Select the Print Settings drop down.
Media Type - You will never see the name of your Red River Paper in this listing! The drop down is only populated
with Epson paper names. Check your profile's instruction file (it came with the download) for the recommended media setting.
Color Settings - should be "Off (No Color Adjustment)" by default. This is because you chose a color profile in Aperture above. It may also be grayed out and set to Colorsync.
Print Quality - Best Photo is recommended for most Epson printers. If that is not available, choose Photo.
High Speed - As a rule we leave this setting turned off.
At this point you can click Print confident you've chosen the right settings for a color profile controlled print.
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Last updated: September 09, 2019
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Papers with the Archival designtation can take many forms. They can be glossy, matte, canvas, or an artistic product. These papers are acid free, lignin free and can be made of virgin tree fiber (alpha cellulose) or 25-100% cotton rag. They are likely to have optical or fluorescent brightening agents (OBAs) - chemicals that make the paper appear brighter white. Presence of OBAs does not indicate your image will fade faster. It does predict a slow change in the white point of your paper, especially if it is displayed without UV filter glass or acrylic.
Archival Grade Summary
Numerous papers - made from tree or cotton content
Acid and lignin free base stock
Inkjet coating layer acid free
Can have OBAs in the base or the coating
Museum Grade Paper
Papers with the museum designation make curators happy. They are made from 100% cotton rag content and have no optical brightener content. (OBA) The base stock is acid and lignin free. The coating is acid free. This type of offers the most archival option in terms of media stability over time.
Museum Grade Summary
100% cotton rag content
Acid and lignin free base stock
Inkjet coating layer acid free
No OBA content
Photographic Grade Paper
Photo Grade products are designed to look and feel like modern photo lab paper. Most photo grade media are resin coated, which means they have a paper core covered by a thin layer of polyethelene (plastic) . Plastic gives the paper its photo feel, stability (flatness), water resistance, handling resistance, and excellent feed consistency.
Prints on photo grade media are stable over long periods. With pigment inks in a protected environment, you can see up to 80 years on-display life. All RC papers are Photo Grade for two reasons. Plastic content is not technically archival by museum standards. Also, the inkjet coating of all RC papers is slightly acidic. It facilitates instant drying and does not actually change the stability of your inks over time. Virtually all RC papers have optical brightening agents (OBAs).
