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raminolta

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If I remember correctly with my ipf6400, it was not complicated to install a third party paper profile downloaded from the paper manufacturer using Media Configuration Tool. In this case, it is Ilford Gallerie Gold Mono Silk. I download the paper profile. Under Windows, I right click, choose 'Install Profile'. Windows does not provide any confirmation but I assume it's been installed. Am I wrong here? I guess, it simply copies the icc file to the folder where Windows stores all profiles.

However, that does not seem to do anything. The profile does not show up anywhere (neither in the Printer's dialogue nor in the Photoshop's print dialogue). On the other hand, the Media Configuration Tool does not offer any mean to install a third party profile by browsing on the hard drive to the location where the profile is saved. Currently, under the most recent version of MCT that I have downloaded from Canon, only a certain list of papers are available from which one can choose to add or update the media information. They are mostly already install and I think they are all Canon.That's about it.

By the way, in 'Media Configuration Tool Add Paper', the option of adding a 'media information file' is provided. However, that is must be a file with 'am1x' extension. There is no option to add an icc file.

So I must be missing something. Can somebody guide me or, is there a site with a tutorial for adding a third party paper?
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sruddy

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amx1 is the one you want. it's a media config tool that the importer uses, I start by uncompressing the profile after it's downloaded. depending on the paper vendor sometimes there is a compressed folder inside a compressed folder so make sure you extract all untill younsee the media config file. Then I open the Canon media config tool, click add save media button, don't check anything in the pop up add media info window but click on the import button. browse to the file I just mentioned and open it. Then check the box after it's loaded and your on your way. It will ask you to up date the printer driver which it will walk you thru. It's not as easy peasy as it should be but it works.

raminolta

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Thanks for the information. I must have forgotten it along the path. I have Hahnemuhle and Canson papers for which I can use the manufacturer am1x files. For my Ilford Gold Mono Silk paper, I found the recommended papers setting is PPPS=Photo Paper Plus Semi-gloss. I can still use the icc paper profile in the printer driver though I am not sure it matters as I solely print B & W on this paper. In any case, I don't have much left of the 17" roll paper.
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