It is a unscientific test, and other more rigorious testing would give an indication of what is causing the fading - ozone, UV, paper combinations.īut, what I have thought about using third party inks is the same. These recent fading results are a bit surprising considering the high praise Jose gives to PC inks. At this point, nobody should be surprised by the outcome you have because we have talked quite a bit about it here. Having said that, you get what you pay for and I have come to grips with what those inks are. Other than sunlight, the air in your place can have significant impact on your prints. I did use cheap Costco paper back then but I see a decent paper like Pro Luster seems to have little effect. Our friend Jose defending PC tooth and nail saying he never saw any fading from his prints. I did this same exact test maybe 5 or 6 years ago and it created a firestorm here. Glad to see almost nothing has changed with PC inks. I only used Canon and Precision Color, the samples I got from Octoink was faulty, as the blacks did not absorb into the paper. Have a look, and judge for yourself, I see the same result as Soren Result, PC ink is the big loser, I only use OEM afterwards. Two prints of each combination, one set for an east facing window sill, and one set for the drawer. I too, has done an unscientific fading tests during the last months, ridiculous, as it was wintertime = Not much sunshine. Purely anecdotal and proves nothing, but just saying! Gentle morning sun through an east facing window. On the other hand I have prints under glass on my walls from my Pro 100 using PC inks that show little to no sign of fading after five years. How many print makers store or view prints on their car dash? Each to their own, but decidedly strange in my view. sounds good can you put a print on the car dash and let us know how long it lasts without fading Ive had enough of reprinting images from fading. (I do print with OEM to clients:-) )Ĭost for 8x2oz bottles, eq. Next is test of longlivety/fading, I do not expect the OEM values, but at the price, print another for yourself when the old is degrading. PRINTING and personal videos.Just recieved the 2oz set of Precision Color Signature ink for my PRO-100, and what a relief! One can hardly see any difference between OEM and PCS, and the best: Black is absorbed correctly Then on the lower right side choose Lightroom to control colorĬhoose 300 resolution since it is a Canon printerĬhoose ICC profile specific for the paper you chose in Page Setup. What you are supposed to do is to click on the page setup, lower left side.Ĭlick on color / intensity color adjustment This made a huge difference for the better.Įither way you were still letting the driver / printer control color. I then went back to the dialog box and clicked on Color/Intensity Manual Adjust and then clicked on None. So I tried digging a little deeper and clicked on the Printer tab at the lower right and set it for Semi Gloss instead of Managed by Printer. In Light Room, I used the standard dialog box when setting up the printer.
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