Calibrating your printer is important to print accurate colors.
Richard Hughes
richard@hughsie.com
松澤 二郎
jmatsuzawa@gnome.org 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
赤星 柔充
yasumichi@vinelinux.org 2011, 2012
Kentaro KAZUHAMA
kazken3@gmail.com 2012
Shushi Kurose
md81bird@hitaki.net 2012
Noriko Mizumoto
noriko@fedoraproject.org 2013, 2014
坂本 貴史
o-takashi@sakamocchi.jp 2013, 2014
日本GNOMEユーザー会
http://www.gnome.gr.jp/ 2011, 2012

# How do I calibrate my printer?

There are two ways to profile a printer device:

Using a photospectrometer device like the Pantone ColorMunki

Downloading a printing a reference file from a color company

Using a color company to generate a printer profile is usually the cheapest option if you only have one or two different paper types. By downloading the reference chart from the companies website you can then send them back the print in a padded envelope where they will scan the paper, generate the profile and email you back an accurate ICC profile.

Using an expensive device such as a ColorMunki works out cheaper only if you are profiling a large number of ink sets or paper types.

If you change your ink supplier, make sure you recalibrate the printer!