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I recently updated my OS from Big Sur (macOS 11) to the latest version of Monterey (macOS 12). Also using the latest version of AP. (I did search the FAQ and found nothing.)

After the OS update, I opened an image and added a Soft Proof adjustment layer. I went to choose my layer parameter (Canon Pro 1000 and the paper I planned to print to), and that selection was nowhere to be found. In the past, there was always huge list of printers and papers (as well as offset printer choices); those are all gone.

Where do I start to fix this problem and return the printer/paper choices to the Soft Proof parameter chooser?

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Those are usually available from the Canon website (printer model drivers & downloads section), where Canon's own paper profiles do come along with their drivers and those for other companies media (paper) are a seperate download. - See for example on Canon's website ...

And a description of icc-profiles & papers on Canon's german website ...

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Okay, I fixed the problem (but still not sure what caused it.) 

System Preferences > Printers and Scanners > + (Add New Printer). Named it "Null Printer", chose Canon Pro1000 series (NOT the Bonjour option, which is Apple's own driver), and added that printer. All of the profiles were assigned to the new printer, but also magically returned to my existing printer! (I don't want to actually use the new printer, because I have several extensive custom options set for the existing printer. Over a period of time I'll recreate those and delete the old printer, but for now everything is working perfectly.)

Here's the odd part: if I delete the new printer, the profiles disappear from the old printer! Adding another new printer, using the aforementioned procedure, once again restores them. Definitely an odd Monterey bug.

Mark this one fixed.

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2 hours ago, GrantCee said:

System Preferences > Printers and Scanners > + (Add New Printer). Named it "Null Printer", chose Canon Pro1000 series (NOT the Bonjour option, which is Apple's own driver), and added that printer. (…)

Definitely an odd Monterey bug.

By default macOS creates a new printer with/as Bonjour, which seems to use Apple's driverless print technology Air Print. That might explain why you get different options when creating a non-Bonjour printer. I doubt this is limited to Monterey, for instance I experience this also in the older Mojave: Creating a printer with TCP/IP protocol allows me to choose a specific driver and thus gives access to more of my Epson printer options in the Affinity print dialog then the default Bonjour printer. ... Compare:

 

• MacBookPro Retina 15" |  macOS 10.14.6  | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1  
• iPad 10.Gen.  |  iOS 18.5.  |  Affinity V2.6

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