SandyYoung Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 I have downloaded a trial version of Affinity to see if it will do something that my current program can't. I use Ilford Galerie paper and a Canon Pro-300 printer (new). Ideally, I'd like to set up a few simple profiles named, for example, "A4 Gloss", "A4 Pearl" and link these to the Ilford .icc files which I have downloaded. It would be good to be able to do this without wading through large numbers of profiles, although I don't mind "wading" to set the profiles up initially. Thereafter it should be possible to load an image, make any changes required, select a profile and print. Advice as to how to do this would be much appreciated. After many hours with my old program I have just been advised that it can't use .icc files! Thanks in anticipation! Sandy. Quote
Pšenda Posted July 22, 2021 Posted July 22, 2021 Create template. https://affinity.help/photo/English.lproj/pages/GetStarted/templates.html https://affinity.help/photo/English.lproj/pages/GetStarted/NewDocument.html Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
walt.farrell Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Pšenda said: Create template. It sounds to me like @SandyYoung wants to specify a printer output profile for printing on a specific kind of paper with that printer, not a document color profile. If I'm right, I don't think either of those references will help. But if you know a way that they will, I'd be happy to learn of it. Sandy: Welcome to the forums. Are you using macOS or Windows? How you handle the output profiles for printing is different between the two systems, I think. Callum 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5
SandyYoung Posted July 23, 2021 Author Posted July 23, 2021 Thanks to both for prompt response. I'm using Windows 10. Often, I open an image, usually .jpg, and print it with little modification straight to Ilford Galerie A4. I'd like to do this with as few steps as possible by having a profile (if that's the correct term) called "A4_Gloss" which I can load as soon as I have selected the proper printer. The profile would incorporate the Ilford .icc file. It would be good if all other unwanted profiles were to disappear. I only need Plain Paper and Print to DVD as well as the Ilford ones. This may sound like a minimalist set-up but I'm a simple person! Kind regards from a hot Scotland, Sandy. Quote
Pšenda Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 4 hours ago, SandyYoung said: which I can load as soon as I have selected the proper printer. Like the monitor's color profile, the printer's color profile is a matter of OS and its settings (printer driver settings). This cannot be taken into account in the Affinity settings and its document. If you use multiple print profiles for multiple types of paper, try creating multiple installations of the same printer in which you will edit / set the appropriate color profile. Or try search this:https://www.google.com/search?q=printer+color+profile+site%3Aforum.affinity.serif.com Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
walt.farrell Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Pšenda said: This cannot be taken into account in the Affinity settings and its document. It is accounted for in the Print dialog, at least on Windows, though you're right that it may also depend on the options offered by the printer driver. But you do not need multiple installations of the printer itself. I follow these steps: Open an image file, and correct it as I want. File > Print, and select the desired printer. This gives the Print dialog: Click on Properties (#1 in the screenshot) and that will bring up the printer driver's dialog. There, select the kind of paper, detailed printing options, ICC profile if needed (probably not needed; the driver's installed paper profiles should work). Then click OK to end the printer driver's dialog. Click Save As, and save an Affinity Photo printing profile. The next time you want to print an image you can click the dropdown (shown as Custom in my screenshot) and select your saved printing profile, which will include the details you set via the printer driver dialog. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5
Pšenda Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, walt.farrell said: It is accounted for in the Print dialog, at least on Windows, though you're right that it may also depend on the options offered by the printer driver. But you do not need multiple installations of the printer itself. Does this really work for you? For my printer, the print parameters cannot be affected this way. And the icc profile settings are not even part of the parameters accessible via the driver settings (Print dialog), but are directly in the printer properties (in color management). Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
Pšenda Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 24 minutes ago, BofG said: The most sure-fire way to handle it is to install the printer multiple times (once for each setup) Thank you for confirmation. Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.5.7.2948 (Retail) Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 24H2, Build 26100.2605. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130.
walt.farrell Posted July 23, 2021 Posted July 23, 2021 52 minutes ago, Pšenda said: Does this really work for you? Yes. 53 minutes ago, Pšenda said: And the icc profile settings are not even part of the parameters accessible via the driver settings (Print dialog), but are directly in the printer properties (in color management). That's a good point. I'd have to do some checking, but I might usually have the printer manage it, and then it will be automatic as part of the paper profile selection within the printer driver's dialog. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5
SandyYoung Posted July 23, 2021 Author Posted July 23, 2021 Thanks for all of the foregoing advice and links. I'll work through these and report back. Kind regards, Sandy. walt.farrell 1 Quote
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