[Digikam-users] output device profile

[H. Jürgen Karbach]

Am Dienstag, 1. März 2016, 18:46:07 CET schrieb Gerhard Hoogterp:
> Hi,
> 
> I try to get soft-proofing working on my digikam (version 4.12) and seem to
> be stuck. For soft-proofing  digikam wants an output device profile, but
> the selectionbox for this profile is grayed out.
> 
> There are profiles available (and installed for the monitor and workspace)
> which area selectable without problems. But not so for the output.
> 
> Documentation available seems to be outdated and didn't show anything
> besides an outdated image from a previous color management installation
> window telling me to select the right profiles.
> 
> Any help?
> Thanks!
>   Gerhard

Hallo Gerhard,

if I'm right you have already a color printer. In fact you have also already 
choosen your sort(s) of printing sheets, all you have to do is downloading 
the 
matching icc-profile provided by the paper manufacturer. Matching means 
matching the combination of paper and printer.
Feeding aunt google with "photo paper icc" will be a good start.

For playing around to understand the workflow, you can use every printer-icc-
package provided by your Linux distribution. The paketmanager should all do 
to 
the right place. DigiKam will find it and should present the profiles for 
selection.

Regards

Jürgen


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