Printing your own large art prints with the Canon PRO-1100 pigment ink printer & high quality paper

[@KeithCooper]

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[@douglax2248]

How long will unused photo paper last?.

[@KeithCooper]

@@douglax2248 Stored in good conditions, decades

[@johnchambers6272]

Great video Keith. Very interesting and lots of helpful tips. A detailed video on Black Point Compensation and Canon PPL would be appreciated.

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks - I'm considering this... It will initially be an article on BPC, since the topic is far too complex for one of my unscripted videos. Once I'm happy that it is complete and detailed enough and that I really understand all the aspects of it, I'll think about doing a summary on video. There are for example several different 'types' of BPC and historically the Canon PPL implementation didn't match what Adobe did, or what was done in some icc profiling packages. It is a book chapter of a subject ;-)

[@Cliff117]

Another great presentation. Many of your observations can be applied to smaller printers as well. Thanks again Keith for your valuable time and contribution to the photography world.

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks! I do hope people see those parallels sometimes.

[@jeffbannon1345]

The Red River Duro Soft Gloss Rag is a wonderful paper. If the Big Bend Baryta is too glossy, Red River also sells Palo Duro Baryta Fiber 310 that is less glossy but retains the contrast and tones that makes Baryta papers wonderful.

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks - there was a limit to how much they could ship over the Atlantic ;-)

[@dallasroberts3206]

Great!! I am just learning this (1100) new printer and am experimenting with various papers. I want to try and stick with a single manufacturer or two. RR Paper has done a really good job as far as I can tell this early into my time with this printer ... and them. GREAT packaging BTW!!

[@bobthomson5172]

Thanks for the video Keith. I have various 17x25 papers from Red River and what I like about that size for me is you can easily trim it to 16x24 and you have a borderless print and frames, glass etc. is readily available and you don't need to print it borderless. I have the Canon Pro 1000.

[@KeithCooper]

Yes, a useful size and avoids the need for cropping for borderless.

[@jpdj2715]

Well, Keith, compared to our sRGB 3*8=24 RGB monitors doing JPEG, your review of this Can(n)on got delivered in ProPhoto and 3*32=96 - and I loved every "bit" of it.

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks

[@puck528co]

Learned a lot again, esp Dynamic Range of papers. Thanks!

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks - glad it was of interest.

[@ricnet9717]

Oh that's interesting & significant! Different ICC profiles will have OR not have Black Point Compensation built-in so not to be re-applied when printing! I hadn't realised that, although it sounds like it's only ICC profiles that are built with a perceptual colour rendering? Will be interested in the BPC article once you've done it Keith :) thanks as ever!

[@KeithCooper]

Yes it also depends on just which software developer's version/interpretation of BPC is in play at the time... ;-)

[@robertleeimages]

The soft gloss looks fantastic, very much visible when you 1st held them up together before inserting the close ups. As for my printing i outsource to my local framing & printing company which costs me $20 aud for A3 and $30 aud for A2, and have found for my milkyway nightscapes and general floral images that the ilford smooth pearl Galerie paper they use is perfect but they were kind enough to tell me what model printer they use so i could download the icc for that paper/printer combination. Now i choose to go that path purely and simply because i don't sell a lot of prints(maybe 5 a yr) to warrant purchasing a printer, that in itself is a catch 22 though as the reason i possibly don't sell many per year could be due to my pricing which reflects the outsourcing and if i did have my own printer my pricing and overall outlay would be less

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks - I'm never sure how stuff will look once YT has compressed the video!

[@robertleeimages]

​@@KeithCooper you're welcome, hopefully you'll catch that I edited my comment

[@KeithCooper]

@@robertleeimages Yes - good observations

[@robertleeimages]

​@@KeithCoopermind you i honestly don't think $100 aud(A3) and $140 aud(A2) including shipping worldwide is expensive

[@KeithCooper]

Depends on your circumstances - there is the issue of custom duties in some countries as well though. It's why I rarely track prices outside of the UK - things change a lot.

[@micheleannunziata609]

Very impressive tutorial: chapeau!

[@KeithCooper]

Glad you liked it!

[@WilderNW]

Two of my favorite papers from the RR lineup 🎉

[@KeithCooper]

Yes - two good ones.

[@ChicagoRob2]

These are the only two I use - both are excellent.

[@annespellberg7173]

Are these Canon 1100's going to be available soon? They seem to be "sold out" every place I've looked, not sure if that is true or if they are still merely sending them out for user testing. Would have been an idea to have the lot available for Christmas. Very frustrating. Love the videos, I am learning a tremendous amount from your site, Keith. Thanks so much.

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks - as far as I know it is a shipping product. That said, I don't have any connection with selling them, so I'm not up to date on the supply side.

[@bifcake]

Keith, could you print a few of the same images on the pro-1100 and the ET-8550 and compare them so that we get a better understanding of what the additional inks actually buy you. Perhaps you need to print an image with an extended gamut and/or images with subtle color variations. Thanks

[@KeithCooper]

Likely not [well, not in a technical manner ;-) ] It won't easily show, in any meaningful way, in a video I'm minded to suggest. There is a lot more to it than 'more inks' - which is always a simplification when comparing printers. I don't really ever like doing comparisons between two such dissimilar products - there are too many variables and dependencies. I'm not minded to supply what will easily be taken as simple answers to complex questions. Expertly produced prints on the right paper, with a good profile on the 8550 can 'beat' prints on the 1100 produced without skill and experience ;-) Much like cameras - it can take some effort to show where a more expensive one shines ;-)

[@goranritterfeldt2608]

Thanks a lot. Specially your comment that you avoided focus stacking. I think often it is overused. Take care, Göran in Latvia

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks - glad it made sense!

[@_mball_]

When we talk about "regular use", does the size of the print make a difference? Could I get by with regularly printing some smaller 4x6s or 5x7s when I don't have larger images to print? Since this is a side gig (or money pit, depends on when....) I'm not going always print very large, but I think can regularly have a stream of much smaller prints. I'm fine with a bit of "wastage", I mostly just want to keep things happy and clean. I'm strongly considering replacing my PRO-100 (~12 years old) with a PRO-1000 or PRO-1100. I haven't much as much of a regular printer as I'd have liked, but definitely getting back into it. I'm personally not excessively concerned about the cost differences between say the -300, -1000, and -1100 since there's some decent deals right now and I'm fairly certain I'd really like to be able to print 17x25s and pano prints. I'm just not the type of person to regularly go out have order prints... Costs be dammed, I just want to experiment and explore! ;) Many thanks for all the years of information, and what feels like an increasingly rapid stream of very useful videos! ;)

[@KeithCooper]

Regular use is just that - I use a nozzle check on plain paper if there's nothing 'needs' printing - a small print is just as good as a large one in this respect.

[@KeithCooper]

re: the the pace of videos? I've lots of stuff to look at at the moment, but the current few weeks are absolutely peak ad revenue times on YT - an extra few videos makes a hefty up-tick in earnings - enough to 'pay for' Christmas when the main business has been a bit slow ;-)

[@picturetaker607]

Thank you Keith, This video brought up something I have been thinking about. How does one keep their 'photo system' in sync? What I mean is that one has a camera with a dynamic range and colour space. The image image then goes into editing software, and then to a printer which prints the image on a given paper. All which may have different dynamic ranges and treat colours differently. So, I guess what I am asking is : how does one insure the image taken in the camera ends up being the image on a print? Thank you !!

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks. That, for me, is one of the key benefits of colour management - it can help tie all those aspects together. Makes things more predictable, and when stuff goes 'wrong' it helps find out why. With printing though, a lot depends on seeing the print as the final result and accepting that screens, prints and 'what you see' are three very different things.

[@picturetaker607]

@@KeithCooper Do you ever go to any photo shows? Would be nice to bump into you one day.

[@KeithCooper]

@@picturetaker607 Usually TPS [Focus as was] in Birmingham But that's moving to London next year, so I suspect not that one unless I'm being paid to speak ;-) :-)

[@dallasroberts3206]

Thank you Keith! Made my morning when I saw this. I am having a bit of confusion when using Canon PPL. Can you point me to a specific video that may help, I have tried installing the RR Paper ICC AND their AM1X files and find it difficult to really understand the correct procedure. I have installed several of the Re River AM1X files into my 1100 (installed with the Canon Media Configutation Tool) expecting that to be reflected in the PPL interface as Media Type but... it's not, and I get a "Paper Mismatch" on the printer's LCD? No doubt I have something wrong but I'm left scratching my head...

[@KeithCooper]

Ah - why I'll not do AM1X files ;-) Don't forget that the printer driver on your machine has to be updated too - I'd just use the icc and the recommended media type for the profile/paper. If you're having difficulties with the particular AM1X files - see the RR info about them and maybe ask how they set them up?

[@chrislognshot]

thanks for sharing

[@KeithCooper]

Thanks

[@Richardincancale]

Which file format do you recommend for exporting from your editing package to the printing software? As I don’t use PS I can’t export directly - so choices would be JPEG (100% quality), TIFF, PNG etc.

[@KeithCooper]

JPEG 100% is just fine.

[@industryrule-4080]

Will the Pro-1000 also print 17x25?

[@KeithCooper]

Yes, with the current firmware

[@martinm4712]

Thanks for a great video. I’m thinking of buying this printer but how often would I have to use it to keep it happy and without having to clean it all the time?

[@KeithCooper]

I'd set a diary reminder [for a nozzle check on plain paper] for every 2-3 weeks, just in case I'd not printed something

[@martinm4712]

@@KeithCooper so doing that will be enough even if i dont do any big prints for a few months?

[@KeithCooper]

@@martinm4712 More than enough - just don't switch it off and unplug it! [cleaning ink waste]

[@martinm4712]

@@KeithCooper Thanks Keith! 🙂

[@drwatsonismine]

How do you know what media setting to use? Does the software or the paper come with that information? I always used to get caught up with that when I was printing many years ago on an Epson 13x19 printer I don’t remember which model. I have memory and cognitive issues due to a medical condition…. Thanks for all your videos and detailed information.

[@KeithCooper]

Yes - the paper supplier will usually give this info. With RR papers there is an info sheet in the box of paper. I also write it on the box to remind me [just lots of papers here, after years of testing!]

[@drwatsonismine]

Thanks.

[@pongokamerat8601]

A2+ size. Makes a lot more sense than A2. A 17" roll makes the most sense. Cheaper and more usable than A2+. Use this to make it flat: dkgroup print-de-rollers

[@KeithCooper]

I don't do enough prints at this size to bother with de-curling devices - a table and some very big books do the work ;-)