I currently have a dilemma. My computer prints fine on windows, but in linux the colors are too dark. I am relatively new to linux, and I can not for the life of me find out how to make my printer's colors work correctly on Ubuntu.
Details:
Ubuntu 14.04.2 (installed 2 weeks ago) / Windows 8.1
Printer – Canon Pixma MG5520, wireless connection.
Things I have tried:
Printing on windows – results are the correct colors
Auto-cleaning and calibration (on the actual printer, NOT through the computer) – results are the correct colors, no jams, printhead aligned
Opening the .icc file in ~/.local/share/icc – can not figure out how to edit this.
Vendor Site – no support drivers for linux were found. no icc files were found.
Using the color app – figured out where the default icc file is, but can not easily edit it
Black and white prints just fine, only the colors are too dark. My brights reds are purple and my yellows are brown.
What seems to be left is to go into the printer settings and manually adjust each color…which seems extremeley tedious and prone to human error (inaccuracies). I do not know how to use a windows driver and turn it into magic linux juice either.
Please help me.
Best Answer
I am using canon mg6170. I have the same problems as you do. To be precise, I got a driver from Canon which print almost correct color. It cannot be used smoothly because bugs turn up when using rear tray and also it offer very few adjustment options. If i use guten-print driver, no bugs except printing dark color image similar to your situation. The problem is partially solved now -the hue of Blue and and Red colors are still not quite okay. The method i used is as follows.
Go to setup, printer Left click on the printer icon and choose properties from the pop-up Choose Printer Options form the Properties Menu Scroll up and down to find and adjust the followings Color Correction = Bright Color Brightness=1.7 Saturation =2.4
The situation is much improved after doing this. But I think different printer model might have different presentation for the Option Menu, you may have to make your trial.
Also, please noted that some names are translated from chinese since it is my locale, you have to make a good guess if you cannot find the exact name.