Hi Wayne,
thanks for the note. When you did the profile, did you have to do any adjustment to the ink levels on the printer? Did you run your profile exactly as created? How does it print (relative to screen image) for scenics, portraits, or difficult lighting like stage performances?
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Ink levels are adjusted by the paper type used when creating the profile. If it is a non-Canon paper, I have a rather large test print I make with includes several images and gradients, and use the built in Special 1-10 settings, (1-5 is increasing ink levels using PK, 6-10 is increasing ink levels using MK). I'm normally looking for areas of pure black that can't handle that much ink to determine the maximum ink level, thus Special setting to use.
I then create the profile using a 4000 to 5000 patch target for photo papers and a 1728 patch target for matte papers/canvas, and build the profile with PM5. I use the large targets only because I have the i0 table so they are easy to read, but in the past I have used the 918 patch and EyeOne Match which comes with it and have had very good results ... I'm sure the ipfx100 series will be similar.
I usually take a look at the profile in Colorthink Pro, and print out a few standard test prints. So far I've been pretty pleased with the results and use them as is, I suppose if I were more experienced and knowledgeable I might get into fine tuning and editing them, but nothing I've seen makes me feel like this is necessary.