Digital BW, The Print

"remononaz1" <homershannon@...> wrote:
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>... is there a "QTR for Dummies" forum 

There is a QTR forum at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/QuadtoneRIP/messages .

There is quite a bit of overlap with this forum, and it it not inappropriate to ask QTR questions here.

>or tutorial around?

Of course you'll want to read Tom Moore's tutorial that is, I think, in the QTR download.

I go over an abbreviated QTR workflow in several of my PDFs on inksets.  See, for example, http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-4-Plus.pdf .  This takes people through several alternatives, including the Epson driver, with and without an ICC, then QTR -- the full rip.

For making ICCs, see http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Embedding_Photoshop_Curves_in_ICCs.pdf and http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Making_B-W_ICCs-GrayCard.pdf .

The second one is about linearizing with a flatbed.  Roy Harrington (QTR) has taken that to the next step with his StepWedge Tool.  See his download page http://www.quadtonerip.com/html/QTRdownload.html and the tutorial that is with it relating to how to use that tool.

It does take a while to get down the learning curve, but it's worth the effort.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com