Earlier this month I posted a query on how to use the Calibration Panel in Adobe Camera Raw. Not many responses. So after spending a lot of time Googling (without any better success) I finally went to Adobe, duh! Got bounced around to three different agents until it was confirmed that the Calibration Panel has been replaced by a massive update to the Camera Profiles feature now found in the Basics Panel. See the links below for more information.

Permit me a short rant. Why can't Adobe clean up their products from all of the the legacy features?

https://theblog.adobe.com/april-lightroom-adobe-camera-raw-releases-new-profiles/

https://helpx.adobe.com/camera-raw/using/adjust-color-rendering-camera-camera.html

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.

Can anyone explain in short sentences and words of one syllable how to use ACR's Calibration Panel?

Yes that will hide momentarily, but it returns on the next image.

I am using Photoshop CC 2018. Does anyone know how to "permanently" hide the Properties Dialog box?

I process all cell phone photos through ACR. Works pretty good.

I like it. Often the subject line can either be misleading or worthless by itself.

Googled 2 sided photo paper. Received a number of hits.

I would recommend installing a free version of Bridge. Much better than Organizer.

If anyone asks "how you did that" just say you worked very hard for that effect.

Photographer's Guide to the Sony Dsc-Rx100 VI: Getting the Most from Sony's Advanced Compact Camera by Alexander White is a very good (maybe even necessary) reference guide. $29.95 from Amazon.

Just a different way to spell asa.

I would agree not to dismiss Canon's Pro 100 because of huge discounts. Excellent printer. Would buy another if and when my dies. When I worked in a camera store we once had an Epson sales rep "confess" with a straight face, "We don't sell printers, we sell paper and ink!"

With yesterday’s announcement of the Sony RX100vi I am considering having my RX100iv converted to IR by LifePixel. I asked Sony, "How bad is the hotspot issue with this camera? Would it preclude the advisability of making this conversion?"

This was their reply, "It can be potentially bad stopped down to the smallest apertures but nobody has ever complained about any of the RX series cameras to us, and we convert a lot of them! The truth is that most cameras with a non removable lens usually have a very mild hot spot at best."

Has anyone had experience a Sony RX100 to IR?

I whole heartily endorse the use of Canon's Print Shop Pro with the Pro-100. However, it does not seem to work with Photoshop CC2018. Did a Google search where this issue was discussed, but could never get it to work. It does work with CC2017.