Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Wesley" <mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "A. Huntley" <leicam6@a...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2003 9:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] QuadToneRIP and partitioning curves
> 
> 
> (snip)
> >
> > To keep this on topic, I use Roy's QuadToneRIP with my Epson 1160. Since
> > Epson currently doesn't have a 10.2 driver available for the 1160 it's
> > really the only way to print quads under OS X; unless, of course, you go
> > with a third-party solution like the R9 plugin. Roy's setup does a very
> nice
> > job, though print speed is very slow; a function of the Gimp driver and
> > nothing to do with QuadToneRIP. Plus, you can print directly from your
> > grayscale image. No converting to RGB, applying curves, etc.
> >
> Alan,
> 
> Could you give us a step-by-step description of the workflow once you have
> finished editing your file? That might help us get a better idea of what's
> involved?
> 
> Martin

Martin,

The workflow is without a doubt the easiest possible.

You edit everything in grayscale.

To print, you just use the ordinary Print command or Print with Preview.
You use all the regular printing dialogues -- positioning the image on
the page and all.  You select the printer, (network printers are completely
seamless too).  There are several Printer Feature dialogue pages where you
select resolution, etc.  One of the pages is a QuadToneRIP page where you
select, first, that you want QuadTones, then select a curve or two if you
want blending.  Then print.  Naturally all these options that you've
selected can be saved as a named set for later use.  All the data is spooled 
and you're off working on the next image while that one prints.

All this stuff works from any program that can have grayscale images and
can print.

Roy