How Important Are ICC Profiles When Printing? | Custom vs Generic

In this informative video presented by Michael O'Sullivan, we delve into the world of ICC profiles and their significance in the printing process.
ICC profiles play a crucial role in achieving accurate colour reproduction and ensuring consistent print results. Join Michael as he demystifies ICC profiles, discussing their purpose and the impact they have on your prints.
Discover the key differences between custom and generic ICC profiles and understand the benefits of utilizing personalized colour profiles tailored to your specific printer, ink, and paper combination.
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[@Stefan-oc9bo]

What also always helps me is to start with a standard test photo (with which I have no emotional involvement with to avoid distraction) with the generic icc profiles of the supplier. This test photo consists of several smaller photos, each with its own test goal .That almost always goes well. And because of the frequent use of the same test photo, You will getting better and better at finding something from that photo as objective as possible (which I think is impossible to judge with photos). In some cases I make or have a custom profile made, but that is not always an improvement guaranteed.

[@PermajetUK]

That's a great way of testing them out!

[@chengo51]

Analogy :
You ear this man speaking, he has a certain "accent" for some people and none for some others . Supposing it exist one and only one "good" way to pronounce the words, a profile would (through a device) apply some tones to his speech to correct the sound of the words to the nearest possible tones of the supposed "good" pronunciation . To do that, you need of course to compare both and apply the difference.

[@PermajetUK]

Exactly that!