Looking for color profiles

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Hi all,

Anyone know where I can find free ICC profiles on the net?

Thanks in advance.
 
Profiles for what?

If your device did not come with one you are probably SOL unless you
purchase a kit to create your own for scanners or printers. There are a
number of these systems on the market but they tend to be expensive. Check
pantone.com for an example. The most useful device is one to calibrate your
monitor without which any other calibration system will not work accurately.
Pantone sells the Spyder and more expensive units for monitor calibration.

By trial and mostly error you can learn the color characteristics of a
device, other than your monitor because a CRT drifts over time and few LCDs
have adequate color or contrast for imaging work, if other parts of the
workflow chain are held constant. I presume, but may be wrong, you are
concerned with color management and in my limited experience Photoshop is
the only program with a consistent way of trying to manage color spaces.
However the system is far from foolproof.

There are ICC profiles for many inkjet papers out there but they may be
specific to a certain printer or brand. Epson posts profiles for their
papers on their websites. I have not found them to be particularly accurate
and have developed driver settings for the particular papers I use starting
with the ICC profile, which the printer driver uses, as a starting point.
Using the ICC profile for a particular paper, or device, in Photoshop to
"preview" the image what you see, even on a calibrated monitor, generally
bears little consistent resemblance to the final output.
 
Thanks for your comments.

I am experiencing a slightly steeper learning curve with my Canon i960 even
with using only Canon inks and paper. I think the various comments on paper
brands and 3rd party inks are informative but for a 'newbie' like me is,
only adds to the confusing.
 
bmoag said:
Profiles for what?

If your device did not come with one you are probably SOL unless you
purchase a kit to create your own for scanners or printers. There are a
number of these systems on the market but they tend to be expensive. Check
pantone.com for an example. The most useful device is one to calibrate your
monitor without which any other calibration system will not work accurately.
Pantone sells the Spyder and more expensive units for monitor calibration.

By trial and mostly error you can learn the color characteristics of a
device, other than your monitor because a CRT drifts over time and few LCDs
have adequate color or contrast for imaging work, if other parts of the
workflow chain are held constant. I presume, but may be wrong, you are
concerned with color management and in my limited experience Photoshop is
the only program with a consistent way of trying to manage color spaces.
However the system is far from foolproof.

There are ICC profiles for many inkjet papers out there but they may be
specific to a certain printer or brand. Epson posts profiles for their
papers on their websites. I have not found them to be particularly accurate
and have developed driver settings for the particular papers I use starting
with the ICC profile, which the printer driver uses, as a starting point.
Using the ICC profile for a particular paper, or device, in Photoshop to
"preview" the image what you see, even on a calibrated monitor, generally
bears little consistent resemblance to the final output.
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Thanks for your advice and comments.

Epson told me to use ICM for the best results. I assume they mean, automatic
results. I could fiddle with the CMY sliders in the Color Adjustment mode of the
printer driver.
 
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