>i've been making my own printer profiles for several years.... ezcolor and >the profilerRGB/doctor-pro programs. i've had some pretty good luck, but >want to try a custom profile or two as a comparison. ... >i use XP, photoshop 6.1, an 1160 with MIS archival inks for color work. Here is the link for the MIS page regarding color profiles: http://www.inksupply.com/index.cfm?source=html/profiles.html They have three printers profiled so far. Custom profile companies like Monaco say their profiles won't work with archival inks because they're pigment inks. If you find a way around this, pass it on. Melissa sundog@bigisland.com - Turn off HTML mail features. Keep quoted material short. Use accurate subject lines. http://www.leben.com/lists for list instructions.