Colour Management - Profiling Printer & Paper

For this task, I have printed out the i1 TC 9.1 RGB Test chart Part 1 and 2 on a selected printer. Then using the i1 I have scanned the 34 rows of colours on the test charts. Once the chart had been scanned the i1 software calculated the profile to be used when printing on that particular printer with the particular type of paper that the Test charts had been originally printed on. This process is specific to a printer and type of paper and has to be repeated if other printers are used or other types of paper, this is because each different printer and paper type is going to produce a different range of colours/gamut.

Once I had saved the profile and loaded it onto the computer linked to the printer we printed a test chart using the new profile and also a ring-around print. The ring around consisted of 15 miniature copies of the test chart, five rows of three, with different setting colour brightness intensities applied to each image with the central image having the correct print profile setting.  

This was a great exercise showing the importance of the use of profiling. It was interesting to see how using a profile is  the key to identifying how your final image will look without having to print it first, and being able to get the print you want.