On Sep 4, 2009, at 12:53 AM, Bob and Carol Schoner wrote:
If you like the Canon grays better, you might look at the adjustments in the DataColor software; I think they have an adjustment preset for “cool1” or “cool2”. I think these will give a blue bias but you might like the look better.
The other factor here is adjusting for light color temperature. Since I suspect it is metamerism (color inconstancy) in the dye inks under incandescent light, it may not be an attempt to make a pleasing "Oriental Seagull Blue" tone (thats a classic cool photo paper, for those who don't go back that far), but rather an attempt to make the inks less metamerically warm under incandescent light sources, where a perfectly neutral print may well glow a rusty orange. So yes, the cool presets could be used for this, but the Viewing Color Temperature slider could as well, since it is designed specifically for this type of issue. But I would emphasize again that the only real fix is to move to a printer that does not suffer from these issues. (Canon Pro 9000 to Pro 9500 would be a perfect example).
C. David Tobie
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