Where find Epson Paper ICC profiles

[Crawdad]

My XP 15000 Epson printer has only a limited number of ICC profiles. Recently, I bought a sample pack of Epson Legacy papers, which includes Platine, Baryta, etc, but I have searched every Epson site available and I cannot find info on how to expand my printer's ICC profile menu to support use of such papers. Anyone know where I can find them? I was thinking that maybe the XP 15000 is not sophisticated enough to support use of Legacy paper, but I cannot find a profile for other mainstream Epson papers, as well.

 

[Patrick M]

Does this help? PrintFab

 

[Viathelens]

My XP 15000 Epson printer has only a limited number of ICC profiles. Recently, I bought a sample pack of Epson Legacy papers, which includes Platine, Baryta, etc, but I have searched every Epson site available and I cannot find info on how to expand my printer's ICC profile menu to support use of such papers. Anyone know where I can find them? I was thinking that maybe the XP 15000 is not sophisticated enough to support use of Legacy paper, but I cannot find a profile for other mainstream Epson papers, as well.

I'm assuming you have gone to the Epson site, put in your printer info, and looked at what was offered. At some point in my software upgrades my old Epson standard profiles "went away" and I was left with one choice for the regular Epson papers. You can see this choice in the image below. I do use any specific ICC profile I can find for my printer but using this Epson choice has worked out just fine so far. I also use Red River paper but will often use the Epson glossy or lustre. Images come out great with the "Traditional" profile.

 

[Crawdad]

Does this help? PrintFab

This is interesting, but not exactly what I am looking for. I need the printer profiles that I can download and then install on my driver. Thank you.

 

[Crawdad]

This is interesting, but not exactly what I am looking for. I need the printer profiles that I can download and then install on my driver. Thank you.

No, I need specifc profiles for the Legacy papers. They are very expensive and I have tried winging it, but the results were mixed. Thank you.

 

[Patrick M]

how about RedRiver

Re the menu....isn't that just a list of the downloaded profiles --- so it automatically updates if you add or remove items?
From your initial post, I gather the issue is not so much as getting profiles per se, but how to get them into the printer. This video might help

 

[Crawdad]

how about RedRiver

Re the menu....isn't that just a list of the downloaded profiles --- so it automatically updates if you add or remove items?
From your initial post, I gather the issue is not so much as getting profiles per se, but how to get them into the printer. This video might help

Finding them is the issue. Epson has a special site for Legacy papers, but no info on profiles, no links, etc. Once I find them, I can figure out how to get them to the right computer folder where the driver can access. Hope so. Thanks for your interest.

 

[SBurkholder]

For a discussion on legacy papers and links to ICC profiles for an Epson 800 see link here: http://www.ronmartblog.com/2016/02/epson-legacy-papers-reviews-tutorials.html

ICC profiles are matched to a specific printer, paper and software. Software may be Adobe, Windows or a RIP. The XP 15000 is a consumer level printer and likely was never profiled by Epson. Your choices at this point would be either to profile them by yourself via a Xrite Spectrometer or go to an outside profile house. Google "Custom ICC Profiles" and it will give you several.

Hope this helps.

 

[bleirer]

Saw these online but don't look like an exact match. At some point you are better off profiling them yourself, but you need to invest in equipment and accompanying software as mentioned above plus a lot of your own time, or paying for a service to do it for you.

Color Profiles for the Epson Expression XP-15000

Color Profiles for the Epson Expression XP-15000

www.redrivercatalog.com

 

[Crawdad]

For a discussion on legacy papers and links to ICC profiles for an Epson 800 see link here: http://www.ronmartblog.com/2016/02/epson-legacy-papers-reviews-tutorials.html

ICC profiles are matched to a specific printer, paper and software. Software may be Adobe, Windows or a RIP. The XP 15000 is a consumer level printer and likely was never profiled by Epson. Your choices at this point would be either to profile them by yourself via a Xrite Spectrometer or go to an outside profile house. Google "Custom ICC Profiles" and it will give you several.

Hope this helps.

Yes, after some further digging and input from a very sophisticated camera club friend, I have determined you are exactly on point. My printer simply is not sophisticated enough to support many ICC profiles, and certainly not Legacy paper profiles. Thanks much.

 

[Crawdad]

how about RedRiver

Re the menu....isn't that just a list of the downloaded profiles --- so it automatically updates if you add or remove items?
From your initial post, I gather the issue is not so much as getting profiles per se, but how to get them into the printer. This video might help

What I have learned: The profiles are provided by Epson on their support page for each printer. My XP 15000 has none listed as it is "consumer grade". Thanks for you help.

 

[Crawdad]

Saw these online but don't look like an exact match. At some point you are better off profiling them yourself, but you need to invest in equipment and accompanying software as mentioned above plus a lot of your own time, or paying for a service to do it for you.

Color Profiles for the Epson Expression XP-15000

Color Profiles for the Epson Expression XP-15000

www.redrivercatalog.com

What I have learned: The profiles are provided by Epson on their support page for each printer. My XP 15000 has none listed as it is "consumer grade". Thanks for you help.

 

[RugglesZ9]

My memory tells me there is an "Epson Print Layout. App" that covers a long list of Epson papers. Also, in the box of most papers there is a list of alternate paper profiles to use. For example, a paper manufacture may say to use "Epson Premium Glossy." Those are my two starting points.