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Printer Colour Calibration

Epson 4900 Printer

Why do I need a Calibrated Printer?

  • Removes Printer induced Colour Casts and other artefacts from your prints
  • Saves considerable expense in ink and paper by avoiding Test Prints
  • Allows the effective use of other brand papers and inks (e.g Ilford, Fotospeed)
  • Maximises the enjoyment of Photoshop whilst minimising frustration

Standard Printer Colour Calibration Service

We provide a comprehensive Printer Calibration Service using our X-Rite i1 Pro and associated ProfileMaker Software. We can calibrate virtually all desktop printers whose drivers support ICC profiles. Please note that a ICC Profile is required for each paper, e.g. Archival Matt, Photo Glossy, Lustre. This Service uses the 360 patch (TC2.83 RGB i1) Test Chart.
Cost £30.00 per Profile, VAT exempt. Site visit required. Please visit out Travel Page above.

Enhanced Printer Colour Calibration Service

If you have a printer like an Epson R2400, 3880, 4880 etc or Canon i9950, 4000 and 4500 printer that have additional colour inks, or you would like to improve your Monochrome printing with Colour Inks with any printer, then there would be definite advantages to using the 1100 patch (i1 TC 9.18) Test Charts in order to obtain the ultimate quality from your printer.
Cost £50.00 per Profile, VAT exempt. Site visit required. Please visit our Travel Page above.

Remote Printer Colour Calibration Service

We can Calibrate your Printer Remotely avoiding you Travel Charges. Simply go to the Downloads Page above and download the appropriate Test Chart(s) and printing instructions. Download Test Chart (TC2.83 RGB i1) for our Standard Service or Test Charts (TC 9.18 RGB i1) 1, 2 and 3 for our Enhanced Service. If we do not have printing instructions for your printer, please contact us and we will provide them for you. Allow the print(s) to dry for 4 hours before posting together with a cheque made out to Simon Clifford-Smith. We will e-mail the profile to you within 48 hours together with full installation and printing instructions.
Cost £25.00 per Profile for our Standard Service or £45.00 per Profile for our Enhanced Service, VAT exempt.