Key takeaways
- Canon's 2012 imagePROGRAF iPF range added new software plug-ins to make printing easier.
- A print plug-in for Digital Photo Professional prints RAW files as 16-bit RGB for smoother gradations.
- A Gallery Wrap tool in Adobe Photoshop prepares canvas wraps with a choice of edge effects.
- A Media Configuration Tool lets users fine-tune settings for third-party media, including borderless printing.
- The iPF range has since been replaced by the imagePROGRAF PRO series.
Update, October 2026: the iPF range has been replaced by Canon’s imagePROGRAF PRO series, such as the imagePROGRAF PRO-2600. See our guide to Canon’s PRO and GP series for the current line-up. The original launch news follows below.
Canon's new imagePROGRAF range will feature several new smart plug-ins to make life easier for users. Here's a Plot It snapshot.
Print Plug-in for Digital Photo Professional
This export module lets users process and print RAW image files directly from Digital Photo Professional (DPP). The plug-in bypasses the operating system’s print driver, so it can process 16-bit RGB images directly. That greatly improves gradations and, as a result, overall image quality.
Features:
- Full-screen preview
- More print quality options
- Paper types grouped by category
- Roll paper layout view
- Bi-cubic enlargement
Gallery Wrap
This new creative tool is used through Adobe Photoshop and makes it easy to create gallery wrap prints for framing, with creative options that expand what you can produce.
- Crop marks: guide lines for folding the paper for mounting.
- Edge lines: the area outside these lines folds round to the back of the canvas (not displayed or printed).
- Blue lines: the area inside these lines appears on the front of the canvas when mounted (not printed).
- Canvas thickness: this area becomes the sides of the canvas when mounted.
- Amount of extension: extra image printed beyond the edges so no white shows on the sides of the canvas.
You can then choose the effect for the canvas sides:
- Image: wraps the image round the canvas sides.
- Soft Image: applies Gaussian filtering to the image on the sides.
- Reflection: reflects the image on the sides.
- Soft Reflection: reflects the image on the sides and applies Gaussian filtering.
- White, black or colour: makes the sides white, black or a custom colour.
Media Configuration Tool
With more and more media available for large-format printers, Canon has developed a Media Configuration Tool to make the new imagePROGRAF models more versatile. As well as Canon-branded media, customers can adjust printer settings to improve precision and print quality on third-party media.
Settings you can adjust include:
- Media weight and thickness
- Ink drying
- Automatic cutting
- Borderless printing
- Paper feed amount
- Print-head height
- Vacuum strength
- Maximum ink usage
New iPF software at a glance
- DPP print plug-in
- Prints RAW files as 16-bit RGB
- Gallery Wrap
- Canvas wraps from Adobe Photoshop
- Edge effects
- Image, soft image, reflection, soft reflection, colour
- Media Configuration Tool
- Custom settings for third-party media
- Borderless printing
- Set per media type
- Successor range
- Canon imagePROGRAF PRO series
See the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-2600
Plot-It tip: Before printing a gallery wrap, measure the depth of your stretcher bars and set the canvas thickness to match. Reflection or soft reflection edges are the safest choice when the subject runs close to the edge of the frame.
