Kirkland Glossy photo paper

[gary_meader1]

<p>Hi all- I'm looking for an icc profile for the Kirkland Glossy photo paper. I'm using an Epson 3800. All I can find are forums from 8-9 yrs ago that post broken links. The paper seems OK, and a bargain, but I would like to have the profile. This particular paper is made in Mexico. Any ideas?</p>

[peterbcarter]

<p>Maybe not the answer you want to hear, but it could be time to invest in a printer calibration widget and make your own profiles. I did 5 years ago and it allows me to get some really great paper deals and not have to worry about getting stuck.</p>

 

[howard_m]

<p>I think you'll probably get pretty good results using the Epson glossy profile and/or letting 'printer manage colors'. There's not that huge a difference in those kinds of paper. Try it w/ a decent test image like the outback image.</p>

[lawrence_plummer]

<p>I've been using the 3880 profile from the EpsonWideFormat group on Yahoo Groups for the last five years and it works great.<br /> <a id="yui_3_15_0_1_1408040942302_948" href="https://xa.yimg.com/df/EpsonWideFormat/Epson+3880_KirklandPP_10-28-2009_1.icc?token=i_7uFmCbyz-GnmiKkyqR7K07wcdQ8iGU8OGAD6HkByZpKzucVZgc3wmlW8Qhiet73-umRu6Am9VpTjrCAz49jhpkzIO9YP7p8bsSSvBMwfDPi3tFGnrjKLSGyDAO9OSYOCGjljsqEQ&type=download" data-rapid_p="24">Epson 3880_KirklandPP_10-28-2009_1.icc</a><br>

Sorry, I just realized you were looking for the 3800 profile, not the 3880 profile! I assume you've tried the Epson profile, "Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper"?</p>

[digitaldog]

<p>The inkset between the 3880 and 3800 are different so I'd be somewhat cautious expecting to use a profile for one on the other. If someone want's to know the exact differences, send me a profile for each and I'll run em through ColorThink Pro and get an exact deltaE difference calculated. Then there's the difference in papers in terms of white and degree of optical brighteners (OBAs) so again, while it might be possible for one profile for one paper to work on another, it's possible it will be pretty far off. </p>

[homer_arment1]

<p>There are probably still folks around who will create a custom profile for you for a fee. I don't know of any offhand but a Google search should turn up some likely individuals.</p>

[digitaldog]

<p>I'd be happy to ;-)</p>

[custom film holders for fl]

<p>I created one with my i1 Pro for a box of Kirkland made in Mexico. This box of paper has been around for a few years so I don't know if the paper formulation is the same as what you would get in a box bought at Costco today but you might as well give it a test. Send me your email address via private message and I will email it to you.</p>

[custom film holders for fl]

<p>Just to be clear, that profile is for an Epson 3800.</p>