For the past 5 years I have been printing at home with a Canon Pro 100 printer using Canon's Print Studio Pro plugin for Photoshop with outstanding results. Last week there was a discussion about which paper is the best. Someone mentioned using Costco (Kirkland) paper. They make great hot dogs and pizza so I gave it a try. To my surprise the results were stunning, no difference between Canon and Costco papers --- except for cost: 20 sheet pack Canon 8 1/2 x 11 glossy from Amazon = $7.99 > $.40/sheet; 150 sheet pack Kirkland 8 1/2 x 11 glossy from Costco = $24.95 > $.17/sheet. Don't know about durability, but I'm sure they will outlast me. BTW, I did do a comparison of the two papers using the "Print" mode for Photoshop. The prints came out the same, but not as vibrant as with Print Studio Pro.
I have also wrestled with the problem as have many with getting prints just right. For what its worth my print settings for Print Studio Pro using Relative Colorimetric Intent: Brightness = +20, Contrast = +10, Cyan =+10, Magenta = -5, Yellow = -5. Note: Have not seen much difference between Relative Colormetric and Perspective Intents.
Intent Definitions - Per the Photoshop Print Dialog
Perceptual - Aims to preserve the visual relationship between color so it's perceived as natural to the human eye, even though the color values themselves may change. This intent is suitable for photographic images with out-of-gamut colors.
Relative Colorimetric - Compares the white of the source color space to that of the destination color space and shifts all color accordingly. Out-of-gamut colors are shifted to the closest reproducible color in the destination color space. Relative colorimetric preserves more of the original colors in an image than Perceptual.
xptom wrote:
For the past 5 years I have been printing at home with a Canon Pro 100 printer using Canon's Print Studio Pro plugin for Photoshop with outstanding results. Last week there was a discussion about which paper is the best. Someone mentioned using Costco (Kirkland) paper. They make great hot dogs and pizza so I gave it a try. To my surprise the results were stunning, no difference between Canon and Costco papers --- except for cost: 20 sheet pack Canon 8 1/2 x 11 glossy from Amazon = $7.99 > $.40/sheet; 150 sheet pack Kirkland 8 1/2 x 11 glossy from Costco = $24.95 > $.17/sheet. Don't know about durability, but I'm sure they will outlast me. BTW, I did do a comparison of the two papers using the "Print" mode for Photoshop. The prints came out the same, but not as vibrant as with Print Studio Pro.
I have also wrestled with the problem as have many with getting prints just right. For what its worth my print settings for Print Studio Pro using Relative Colorimetric Intent: Brightness = +20, Contrast = +10, Cyan =+10, Magenta = -5, Yellow = -5. Note: Have not seen much difference between Relative Colormetric and Perspective Intents.
Intent Definitions - Per the Photoshop Print Dialog
Perceptual - Aims to preserve the visual relationship between color so it's perceived as natural to the human eye, even though the color values themselves may change. This intent is suitable for photographic images with out-of-gamut colors.
Relative Colorimetric - Compares the white of the source color space to that of the destination color space and shifts all color accordingly. Out-of-gamut colors are shifted to the closest reproducible color in the destination color space. Relative colorimetric preserves more of the original colors in an image than Perceptual.
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Good to know. Another source to check is Red River Paper. You can find them online.
The Kirkland brand of liquors is also very good for the money.
Kmgw9v wrote:
The Kirkland brand of liquors is also very good for the money.
Their rotisserie check is good (and large) also.
MadMikeOne
Loc: So. NJ Shore - a bit west of Atlantic City
tainkc wrote:
Their rotisserie check is good (and large) also.
Did you mean to say rotisserie “chicken”? It is good!!
Well, well, well, Get a load of this; I use Epson printers every day. I have been using Kirkland paper in it for years with absolutely no problem. Just the other day, I pulled out a photo that I had printed 12 years ago and it still looked good. I just happen to still have that photo saved on my computer. So, just for fun, I printed it once more. I do not see any fade or any difference.
Here is the kicker: My wife goes to a lot of garage sales and bought some Canon paper. I have been using that paper for about a month now. And guess what? I don't see any difference. Imagine that! I did not change any ICC profiles nor did I do any color corrections. Hmmm...
tainkc wrote:
Their rotisserie check is good (and large) also.
Rotisserie Chicken! Yes, good eatin'!
The last time I bought any Costco/Kirkland photopaper that had a manufactorer's name on it the paper came from Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi also makes photo printers and from what I have found they are all disigned for volumne printing so they are for commercial use. That would lead to the conclusion that the paper is aimed at the same uses.
I get Ink Press papers from B&H.
Including 8x12 luster.
MadMikeOne wrote:
Did you mean to say rotisserie “chicken”? It is good!!
Ha! What happened to my brain check?
robertjerl wrote:
The last time I bought any Costco/Kirkland photopaper that had a manufactorer's name on it the paper came from Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi also makes photo printers and from what I have found they are all disigned for volumne printing so they are for commercial use. That would lead to the conclusion that the paper is aimed at the same uses.
You know what I heard? That it was actually Epson paper, but without the watermark on back. You know what I also heard? I heard the same thing only it being Canon paper. Go figure.
tainkc wrote:
You know what I heard? That it was actually Epson paper, but without the watermark on back. You know what I also heard? I heard the same thing only it being Canon paper. Go figure.
Well, the box of 13x19 actually said it was made by Mitsubishi on the label. And on one site I glanced at it said the photo papers sold at "big box stores" was made by Mitsubishi Paper Mills. I have found one listing of Mitsubishi Ultra Glossy in 8.5x11 from Sam's Club.
I, too, have been using Costco paper. Very surprised at its quality, and I have some prints framed that are more than 5 years old. A great value from Costco.
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