Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Tyler.  I have used QTR in the past with a number of inks, but printing irregularly settled on the 2400 with K3.  It sounds like it is worth experimenting with QTR and the K3 inks.  I am generally happy with abw and still have a lot to learn, but I always wonder...

Steve

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "tboleyyh" <tyler@...> wrote:
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> Sounds like you are assuming you will need to be able to profile to use QTR? Not the case.
> QTR is plug and play, as long as you use a paper supported for your printer, or something very similar.
> I've had people printing out of QTR using the supplied curves, and supplied grey matte and grey photo profiles, in about 5 minutes.
> The 2400 has good amount of papers supported. Free download and then shareware if you are happy is pretty hard to NOT try.
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> With the vast majority of curves and curve blends you will be using a skeleton of black and light black inks, with only enough of the appropriate color inks for your chosen hue.
> Higher resolution, depending on how the curves were designed, and more rational use of light inks and small dots, so less "dottiness" at close inspection.
> Wide variety of hue control, in highlights, mids, and shadows independently.
> Highly user customizable if you decide to go all geeky on us. Only then will you possibly need to linearize, or profile, for yourself.
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "voranado" <kobrins@> wrote:
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> > Given that I do not create my own profiles, is there any advantage to using QTR rather than the Epson ABW print driver with stock K3 inks on a 2400?  
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