Canon S2/elements4.0/Canon ip6000d/Ilford Galerie paper

[Dwight Stoller]

Looking for guidance in color match. Have had inconsistency...new to color control. Have read different advice on web, but not sure what works with Elements 4.0.

CAMERA - Am very happy with Canon S2 camera...resolution, zoom, size...and flexibility for video.
SOFTWARE - Elements 4.0 appears to have all the capability I currently need.
PRINTER - Have Canon ip6000d. Like resolution, flexibility with multiple ink tanks.
PAPER - Tried a lot of different types...Canon, HP, Red River. Really like (quality and price)... Ilford Galerie smooth pearl and smooth gloss. International Paper Jetprint Photo Portrait Studio for excellent quality satin finish.

There is ICC profile for Galeria papers for ip600d. Can't seem to get it to work right. Need Photoshop 6.0 or higher? Different than Elements? Instructions I've seen f or setup include commands differnt than in Elements.

MONITOR - 17" Dell flat panel. Does calibrating monitor color impact print color control? Or does it just impact "my view" of the image, and therefore if I change lighting, contrast, color etc on Elements I'm not seeing what I'm realing doing to the image?

Any help appreciate! Thanks!

[DavidW]

With colour management, the first thing you have to control is the monitor. Older Dell 17" panels can be pretty good (I have an old 1703FP which is a fine monitor), newer ones are all TN based and won't be great for colour critical work (the colour you see changes as you move your head round the screen).

Without a calibrated and profiled monitor, what are you matching to? You may get reasonable results using the Dell profile for the monitor plus Adobe Gamma, but it won't be as good as using hardware calibration.



David