Well, at least they now matched!Īt this point I could edit my photograph in Photoshop till it looked acceptable on the screen, but I did not relish the idea of grossly adjusting curves and saturation in any pre-existing photograph that I might want to print. In other words, the screen image became just as dark and oversaturated as the printer output.

When I chose that option, my screen image changed radically, to look just like the printer output. However, Photoshop helpfully included an ICM profile for the precise paper I was using (presumably this profile was added during Canon printer driver installation). Printing from a color-adjusted photograph in Photoshop using default ICM sRGB profile, the printer output was-as already stated-much too dark and saturated relative to the screen image on a properly calibrated monitor. Using the Canon brand 'Photo Paper Pro Luster' bundled with the printer I initially specified this in the printer driver window for ICM color matching (which is buried three levels down). I gave up trying to quantify its results.īut why am I trying to do things manually? Because the result of trying to do things automatically created images that were too dark and oversaturated. No setting for gamma, no curves, no adjustment for saturation, just three color sliders and 'brightness' (three presets), 'contrast' (very primitive), and 'intensity.' What, you may wonder does 'intensity' mean? It seems to reduce color saturation but also lightens black areas. Most fundamental, if you choose to exercise manual control, your options are extremely limited.

(By 'driver' I'm including the 'Properties' window that opens when you are ready to print, and selects options for the driver. Contrary to the other totally positive reviews here, I have had intractable problems using the Canon printer driver in conjunction with Photoshop.

Canon f 1513 printer driver