Introduction to Canon Professional Print & Layout: Updated for Version 1.3.6 with Eric Joseph
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- This class will cover the basic operation of Canon imagePROGRAF PRO and newer model Pixma Pro series of printers. Both have a powerful and FREE program available called Professional Print Layout designed to make your printing experience more streamlined and simple. PPL is available to use as a standalone application allowing you to drag and drop files directly into the program without going through Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom. It can also be accessed from within those programs and used as a plug-in. The basis for the program is to allow users to print multiple images on a single page with relative ease, eliminating the need for expensive RIPs designed for this purpose. It is also an excellent printing program for printing individual images on at a time.
Canon PPL is compatible with the following Canon imagePROGRAF Pro Series & Newer model Pixma Pro printers: Pixma Pro-200/300, Pro-1000/2000/4000/6000/2100/4100/6100.
Learn everything from the basics of how to use this program as well as the deep dive into little known features. This workshop is a must for anyone who owns a later model Canon printer. Any and all questions regarding printing on Canon printers are welcome.
Class size is unlimited.
Eric Joseph is a photographer and Co-President / Chief Products Education, Sales & Support Officer at Freestyle Photographic Supplies. Eric graduated from California State University, Northridge with a B.A. in Art, Specializing in Photography. He began his career at Freestyle Photographic Supplies in 1986, where he worked his way up to his current position. Eric has traveled extensively across the United States performing workshops on fine art inkjet paper, color management and professional digital fine art printmaking. Speaking at colleges, universities, commercial labs, photo clubs, art centers, trade shows, events and professional photographic organizations, Eric teaches digital printmaking with an emphasis on empirical knowledge allowing people to make informed decisions about their digital output and how to obtain consistent, reliable, repeatable and controllable results.
This video is OUTSTANDING. Thank you so much for putting this together, especially starting from the website, the installation, AND installing the plugins so that they will actually show up in Photoshop!
Thank you from Australia ! since I bought my pro 300 some months ago I was not able to work out so many things and your video has saved me , I was thinking I had wasted my money buying a dedicated photo printer, but not any more .... very informative, practical and full of explanations about everything !
A lifesaver, I've been tearing my hair out trying to print from photoshop and avoiding a double profiling issue. Thank you
I'm glad this video helped you.
Thank you sooo much for this! I was having so many problems trying to print and you have helped me tremendously!!! God bless you!👍👍
there's so much in this i've sat thru it 4 times...thanks Eric.
Excellent! Most informative instruction in over 10 years! Thank you
I'm glad this video helped you.
OMG!! Thank you sooooo much! Solved all my printing problems.
At about 26:00 minutes in, those are IPv6 addresses, not MAC addresses. IPv4 addresses are the numerical 0-255 sections like 192.168.1.8. IPv6 addresses are the longer hexadecimal values with the multiple colons between sections in your “find printer” view.
Yup. I know that now. Canon said originally that they were MAC addresses. Thanks for paying attention.
Great tutorial! Thank you!
Great course, and I watched it as an update. I did find a cure for the ever changing IP address issue. I use a Pro-1000 and every time I turned in the printer, I would have to load a new printer into PP&L as the IP address changed. The solution I found was to go into the admin screen of the router and make the currently printer IP address a permanently assigned address. That way when the router sees the printer, it assigns the same address and PP&L sees the printer.
Excellent. I'm glad you found the cure for this. It is one of the great mysteries of networking. That IP address does have to stay the same or PPL will drop the printer.
The Canon Professional Print & Layout software
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Introduction
Driver, Media & Info for Printer 5:39
Installation 9:00
Correct Driver Installation 39:57
3 Open PPL 14:16
4 Program Layouts 15:01
5 Roll Printer Layout (large printer format) 16:13
6 Image Preview (image info) 17:35
7 Drag n Drop (to your big dumb toaster). This sets the image (slot) size but not the paper size
~ What size image + what size paper 18:44
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The General Settings Tab
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8 Tracking through the right column 20:09
9 Different GUI Workspaces 20:35
10 Stored Settings. By selecting the option 'save user settings' the user can save the current setup as a preset for later recall 21:06
11 Network. Hiccups & Solutions 22:39
12 USB or Network connection? 25:08
13 Adding another Printer & Media Profile Info 26:18
All media files are stored in the printer thus when adding a printer no need to 're-load' all your profiles
14 Layout Mode:
Single & Multiple layout Setups 28:18
Slot Size vs Image Size 54:02
Multi Slot Selection ~ Resize, Cut, Copy & Paste 29:14
Orientation & Triptychs ~ 29:51
Creating a Triptych 33:37
Register a Layout 35:02
Gallery Rap feature 35:46
Image Preview Area 36:59
15 System Settings
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Supported File Formats 37:07
Plugin Support 37:40
Driver installation/ Print Quality ~ Recap 40:18
16 Media Type = Printer Performance
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Settings 42:55
Semi-Gloss Paper, Luster Paper, Gloss Paper? Eric's Media Type Settings 44:00
Paper Tray (Instructions) 45:18
Ink Info a 46:50
Ink Info b 47:27
Margins 49:10
Borderless Printing 50:50
Borderless Remarks 52:25
Slot Size vs Image Size 54:02
Print Quality 57:41
Clear Coating: Chromo Optimiser: Overall or Auto 58:34
Conclusion 59:40
Use Contrast Reproduction/ Use Depth Information 1:01:23
Hi! Great video! Thank you so much for it! I have one question - is it possible using Professional Print & Layout to select Layout Mode to "Multiple images", place some images, and somehow tell the printer to cut after every image like it would be for a single image?
While you can use Canon PPL to print out multiple images on a page, it is limited to the page size you’ve selected or created. There is an optional cutter that you can use to do custom cutting of images and stickers though which is a much more advanced product and used primarily with the large format printers and a RIP called Imageprint.
On my Pro-4100, I'm putting 3 11"wide x14"high images on a 36" roll. I want to make each image smaller to allow for a margin of 1.25" all around and fit in the 11"x14" slot. I am not seeing how to create a margin. I must be missing a setting somewhere. Thanks
Hello Richard. That is a very good question. Canon PPL can not include borders in the slots. You can either "fill" the slot with the image or "fit" the image to the slot using the Slot Size drop down menu when performing a left click on the slot area. The only way to create a border is to use the Show Crop Marks tool in the Layout panel and set them to 1.25 inches away from each corner of the slot. You can set this parameter but clicking on the "Settings" button to the right of the Show Crop Marks tool. You can set the Crop Mark Positioning there as well as activate Inside Corner Crop Marks, which I would highly recommend for ease when trimming down your images. I hope this helps.
I’m using an image prograf 300 and for some reason it is not printing centre of the slot/paper when selected, what am I doing wrong?
Eric, this is a great video. I have a question, when making my prints should I converted to 8 Bits? I understand that the Canon Pro-300 and other inkjet rinter only supports 8 bits and are more consistents like that. Any thoughts? there is no comments in this subject. Also, when you talk about color space, I understand you rpoint of Adobe RGB, but if you use Lightroom as your focal point to manage your photos and Edit in Photoshop, and store it in LR. Going back and forth changing the Color Space is not recommended, as far as I know. The problem is LR defauult Color Space is always Prophoto. Thanks again.
When printing you want the most information you can get in your file. ProPhoto RGB is generally too big but many people use it. I feel, and many others feel that Adobe RGB (1998) is a more appropriate color space for digital fine art printing since our inks in our printers we designed around this color space. 16 bit files are always better than 8 bit files as they contain more information. The Lightroom default color space is ProPhoto RGB but all of this is selectable and adjustable in LR. You might want to view my other video “The Six Steps to Making Perfect Inkjet Prints on the LACP RUclips Channel. I touch on color space and the differences between sRGB, Adobe RGB (1998) and Pro Photo RGB.
How can I install a MOAB icc profile on to the Canon Pro 300. I have the ICC profile saved to my Mac computer. However, when I try to upload the ICC profile using the Canon Media Configuration Tool, the ICC profiles are greyed out.
Hello michaelricco. You don't install ICC profiles on your Canon Pro-300. If you are only installing the ICC profile from Moab's website, you simply copy the ICC profile file in to the folder at this location on your hard drive if you are on an Apple computer, Macintosh HD - Library - ColorSync - Profiles. If you are on Windows simply click on the file and choose Install Profile and Windows will install it in the correct location. When you launch Canon Professional Print & Layout the profile will be listed in the Printer Profile dropdown menu. Make sure you choose the correct and appropriate Media Type Setting for the profile you are using. The Canon Media Configuration Tool does not install profiles. It is designed to install AM1X files which are combination Media Type files with attached profiles. By installing these types of files the profile will automatically get installed in the correct location. It is a bit confusing the Media Type files and ICC profiles are two different things. The Media Configuration Tool is also designed to allow you to create custom Media Type files as well. Maob currently doesn't provide AM1X files for the Canon Pro-300 so I wouldn't worry about this now. You might want to watch the video on this LACP RUclips channel called Introduction to Media Configuration Tool that is a recorded class I taught a bit ago on how to use that program. You can also email me directly at etjoseph@freestylephoto.com if you need further assistance. I hope this helps.
Thank you! This course is very helpful. I would like to know how to contact you for further information.
wish I could use this with my imagePROGRAF TM-340 ☹
Thanks for sharing! I do have a question about compatibility with Photoshop. When installing PPL as a plug-in, I was told my version of Photoshop is not compatible. Is there an article or page online that lists what versions of Photoshop are compatible with PPL? I'm using a PRO-200 on Windows 10 64
I have successfully used the plug-in with versions of PS going back to CS5. Beyond that, not so sure.
Fantastic content which I've been able to put to use immediately. One question related to the "Prevent Paper Abrasion" setting. I'm using a PRO-1000, but cannot for the life of me see anywhere in PP&L how you get to that setting. One thought I had was that this setting ends up being automatically selected when certain Media Types are selected. In my case, it was set to Heavyweight Fine Art Paper as that was recommended for the paper I was using, but I saw no way to confirm that was happening.
One other item, during the review of the Add Printer dialog with the various printer choices, the comment was made regarding the IP addresses. Some were shown with the IPv4 IP addresses we are all used to seeing. For the other printer entries, the comment was that those were MAC addresses and that it best not to choose them. That is not accurate. The other addresses shown are NOT MAC addresses, rather they are IPv6 addresses. If a router and the device connecting to the network supports IPv6 when connected, the router will provide that device with both an IPv4 and IPv6 network address. You could choose either, but for simplicity, selecting the IPv4 address is best. If someone wants to avoid the possibility that their router assigns a different IP address to their device in the future, the easiest way to accomplish that is to create an IP reservation for that device (which WILL use the device's MAC address and can be seen when looking at the connected devices or routing table). Most routers make that pretty easy to do, but you would need to check that process for your router.
Thank you!
Hello @marklineberger4350. The Prevent Paper Abrasion setting is on the LCD screen of your printer. Go to Various Settings - Device Settings - Print Settings. This setting is not in the Canon PPL program. On the MAC address issue you are correct. I was always told that these were MAC addresses but under further investigation have confirmed that they are in fact IPv6 addresses which most people do not use. I stand corrected. I have found that both work, but yes, we usually use the IPv4 address. Thank you for the clarification.
Thanks for this tutorial! I have a Canon Pro 1000 on order and am trying to get a head start on the learning curve before it gets here. One question you may be able to answer for me while I await the arrival of this printer, does it include Professional Print & Layout software for Windows (I notice you are using a Mac)? I only ask this because on the Canon support site when I go to the downloads page, it states there are no downloads available for Windows. This is a bit frightening.
Does your computer have a CD-Rom slot? I just purchased the Canon Pro 1000 and because I have a Mac I used the download from the support site, a CD-Rom was also included. (I thought I saw Windows downloads from the support site I was given in the instructions but I’m not 100%). I’m sure you’ll be able to set up just fine no matter what. I’ve made a few prints already and am thrilled with the quality, enjoy your new printer!
@@aoefeable yes I do have CD/DVD reader. However, after posting that comment I discovered a way to download the app. All is good! I'm looking forward to getting this printer.
@@pampurrs88 awesome!
Does this program only work for Pro series printers? I ask because I was hoping to be able to use my Canon Pixma printer with this program but when I tried to install it, it was unable to find it on my network (Wifi). I haven't yet received my Pro 1000 but I'm hoping I won't have similar problems installing it into this program. Thanks!
This program does not work on older Canon Pixma printers. It only works with the newer imageprograf series including Pro-200, 300, 1000, 2000, 4000, 6000, 2100, 4100 and 6100. It also works with the new Canon GP series printers 2000 and 4000. It is fully compatible with the Canon Pro-1000
Eric, you talked about the Canson Infinity Arches paper, an Arches 88 which is I assume the Photo Paper type and another one that I didn't catch the name. Could you please let me know what Canson Infinity Arches paper you are recommending. As well as any other brands you would recommend. I have a New Canon ImageProGraf Pro-300 and would like to see what you recommend. Thanks in advance - Michael
I love all of the papers in the Canson-Infintiy Arches Infinity Range of inkejt papers. Arches 88 is very smooth, BFK Rives has a medium texture and availalbe in both a Pure White and what I call a traditional no OBA white, and then there is Aquarelle which is a very heavy textured watercolor paper. Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag is a fan favorite for a semi-gloss, 100% cotton paper. Hahnemühle also has a ton of great papers and I especially like the new Bamboo Gloss Baryta. You might want to sign up for one of our Inkjet Paper Psychotherapy Sessions. It really is the only way I know of to answer this question.
@@ericjoseph3865 thank you Eric, appreciate the advise, will look into your Paper Physiotherapy sessions - Michael
@@ericjoseph3865 Where do I find information on Paper Psychotherapy Sessions, i went to the LACP website and searched for "Paper Psychotherapy Sessions" got no hits - Michael
Forget the question, remembered you mentioned you worked for Freestyle Photo, went to their website and found it...... 😎
Hi there, I’ve just bought a canon pro 300 and when I open my canon professional print layout I’ve no ICC profiles it just blank. I’ve installed it and removed and installed again try everything but nothing. I’m on imac Somoma. I’m so disappointed it does not work for me please help??
If you are on an Apple computer make sure that you have downloaded and installed the actual Canon driver from the Canon Support & Downloads website and that the dreaded Apple AirPrint printer driver is not installed. This is explained in the video and is very important.
I have a Canon Pro-10 printer, and I print from both PhotoShop and Lightroom Classic. I have both the Canon Print Studio Pro and the Canon Professional Print and Layout apps available. Which is the better app to use for my Pro-10? And, is there a better driver to use than those two Canon apps?
Hello Gregg. Canon Print Studio Pro is the program that is compatible with your Canon Pro-10. This is the program you should be using to print. Canon Professional Print & Layout was never coded to be used with the Pro-10 and it shouldn't even be able to recognize your printer.
@@ericjoseph3865 Thank you very much for your reply, Eric. I will stick with Print Studio Pro, as I have not tried to print with Professional Print yet. My main problem with Print Studio Pro print is the shadow area is way too dark from my original image.
THANK YOU and i have one question, will this program work with the Pro-100, not the Pro-1000, but the One Hundred? I am having a heck of a time trying to print a borderless 13"x19" photo.
Hello Luis C. Sorry, Canon did not code Professional Print & Layout to work with the Canon Pro-100 as this printer was discontinued quite a while ago. It will work with the newer Pro-200 which is the replacement. You an still use Canon Print Studio Pro with your Canon Pro-100 as long as you don't update to Mac OS Ventura. Canon seems to have dropped support for Print Studio Pro on this version of the Mac OS. Such is our digital world.
Eric Joseph, thank you!! I run windows so it seems like the Canon Print Studio Pro might be the way to go for me. I just got the Pro-100, we don't do a lot of photo printing but we wanted a decent printer for this and so far, so good.
@@luisc1748 Canon Print Studio Pro still works on Windows as far as I know. I would definitely continue to use it.
Hello. Really dumb question coming up but I use affinity 2 and need to set this software up as a stand alone in Windows 11. Do you know how I can do this?
Don't worry. Sorted out my own mistake!!
I have a question... Sometimes (quite often) I cant drag and drop the photograph into the Prof Print and Layout program. Often LR wont open Prof Print and layout. I find I have to open, and resave to get the program to accept the image file. Any thoughts?
This happens due to a formatting issue. In order to be able to drag and drop a file in to Canon PPL, it has to be a TIF or JPG (not PSD or PDF) and it has to have a color space such as sRGB, Adobe RGB (1998) or ProPhoto RGB assigned. It will not accept Grayscale or CMYK files. I hope this helps.
Thank you Eric
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I am really struggling with the layout/preview part of this program
What prints on my paper is not what shows on the preview screen. I’m wasting tons of paper and ink trying to get the image to print where I want it on the sheet of paper.
Even when I ensure the measurements of the image
I’m using a pro-300 and A3 heavy cotton art paper.
I would be so grateful for any assistance
I have not a fan of the Soft Proof feature of Canon PPL as it shows the proof with Simulate paper and ink activated. We in the color management world call this the "ugly button." You are best soft proofing in PS or LR but that only gives you some level of predictability. You might want to watch my other video on the LACP RUclips channel, The Six Steps to Making Perfect Inkjet Prints. You might find it helpful. ruclips.net/video/O6oRG02hU4c/видео.html
I am too! I’m having issues trying to get the same layout to print that I see on the screen. Like on the screen it shows it will have borders and then it prints with no borders for example. Also how to print multiples of the same image with the same amount of space between them all. Is this what you’re talking about are you having the same issue?? If so, have you figured it out? I’m still struggling
I can no longer launch the Canon plugin from Lightroom. Anyone else had this issue and is there a solution ?
This happened after I upgraded to the latest release from my MacBook Pro
I got the new driver from Canon for Sonoma and the issue was fixed
Can you tell me why I always get this message when I try to print from Lightroom Plugin /Library/Caches/Canon/Professional Print & Layout/PPL_LR_TEMP unavailable, using Pro 1000.
This is a bug in Canon PPL where the TEMP folder Lightroom uses with Canon PPL somehow disappears. Simply running the Canon PPL Plug-In Installer should resolve this issue in Lightroom.
Sometimes Canon PPL drops your printer. It is a glitch or bug that pops up from time to time. I find it happens more with people who are printing via Wi-Fi as your Wi-Fi router can dynamically assign IP addresses and change them without you knowing it. The solution is to just reinstall Canon PPL and the plug in as described in the video. It shouldn't be happening all the time. If it does, check your network router.
Canon restricting this on the Pixma Pro-10 is so annoying. The much more limited plugin for that printer for Photoshop/Lightroom is completely broken on the new MacOS and won’t print.
Hello Bryan. Sorry, I don't think Canon ever intended for this program to be used with the Pixma Pro-10. I don;'t think it is a matter of restricting the use. They would have to write the code to do it and that printer has been discontinued for quite some time now. Manufacturers of digital products like to move forward and not look back. Yes, Print Studio Pro won't work with MacOS Ventura anymore either. Such is our frustrating digital world. I tell people all the time to be aware of what products you have that may no longer work if you update your computer and to always consider not updating if you don't have to. You may have to keep an old computer in operation to continue using your Pixma Pro-10. The modern replacement for your Pixma Pro-10 is the imagePROGRAF Pro-300. At some point when your Pixma Pro-10 is no longer functioning, this would be an option for you. I always encourage folks to keep a working printer working though.
Hi, thanks for making these videos, they are great.
I have a question. I have a Canon Pro-1000. When I use PPL as a Lightroom plugin the image always show up as 240dpi in PPL.
Does anyone know where to adjust that?
Hello Trond. This is a function of Lightroom and ppi resolution the program defaults to when printing directly. There is not way to change it. It is one of the reasons I don't generally recommend printing from Lightroom. It doesn't really handle the issues of resolution and color space very specifically. You can of course print at this resolution but it isn't what I would consider "best practices." For fine art printing on inkjet printers I recommend exporting the file from Lightroom as a 300 PPI file at the specific size you intend to print at with the color space set to Adobe RGB (1998). If your file was RAW to begin with set the bit depth to 16 bit and save the file as a TIF format. Then open the file in Photoshop and use Canon PPL as a plug-in to print or drag and drop the file in to Canon PPL using it as a standalone application for printing. This is my standard workflow and formatting for fine art digital printing. I hope this helps.
@@ericjoseph3865 Yes, that really helps. Thank you very much for answering 😃
Lightroom will output at 300dpi... simply click on the 240 and change the dpi number. You can change the figure in the preferences too.
You can change it in the export preset settings within Lightroom. I have mine unchecked, so that the full file resolution is sent from Lightroom to PPL.
can you send the link to the software as at the moment cann for some reason has either remoived or the link is broken
Software should be loaded and available now. Must have been a temporary glitch on the Canon website
Where do you install the icc profiles?
If you are on an Apple computer profiles should be copied to your profiles folder located at Macintosh HD - Library - ColorSync - Profiles. They have to be copied in to the Profiles folder. On Windows profiles can be installed by initiating a right click on the ICC file and then choose install. Or you can copy the file in to the folder located at C Drive - Windows - System32 - Spool - Drivers - Color Folder
This software is gone from canon’s website. Nowhere to be found.
Looks like Canon recently updated their website and there was a temporary glitch in the software listing. Should be solved now. If not let me know what computer your are using and what operating system and I can report it to Canon.
Still not there!
What printer are you using and what computer operating system and where are you located? I will check it out and see what's up.
I just downloaded and installed this 2 days ago. I just used the link that came with my installation of Canon Pro-200 drivers.
Good instruction but terribly hard to hear you.
Hello Judy. You might try and playing with your audio and video controls in the actual RUclips program or in your web browser. These programs have a tendency to automatically adjust both audio and video based on your specific internet bandwidth and computer configuration and are a contributing factor in playback quality.
@@ericjoseph3865 Thank you for replying. Yep, problem is on my end so the good news is that it is fixable.
sorrry but this software is so bad....