Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington"
<roy@h...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "johngeyles"
<jge@c...> 
> wrote:
> > I have decided to bite the bullet and switch over from OS9 to
> > OSX on my Mac G4.  (I'm already really glad - the computer wakes
> > from "sleep" much faster, and will now actually go to sleep, which
> > it had been unable to do since I added an Orange Micro 5-USB port
> > PCI card awhile back; plus, it's a LOT less flaky, in
> > terms of freezing up and such).
> > 
> > Anyhow, this also means switching from OPM/IJC to Quadtone RIP.
> > I've installed gimp-print and ghostscript and QTR, I think.  And I
> > did the "ADD" procedure under "Print Center".  So what's next ?
> > When I run the "Print" command under Photoshop 6, I still just
> > get the Epson driver (I think).   I cannot figure out how to get
> > to the QTR driver.  Am I confused, and QTR is stand-alone ?  Or
> > do I have to fire up gimp-print ?  Or do I need an OSX-native
> > version of Photoshop (PS 6 is running under Classic) ?
> > 
> > Sorry to be a dumb-ass, John
> 
> John,



Hi John,

OPM/IJC works fine under OS X, only that it'll run under Classic
environment. QTR will run just as well. It's only a matter of which
suits your needs and taste the best!!!


> 
> After you go through the Add Printer procedure, you need to get
> some profiles and install them into the print driver.  If you are using
> a 2200 under ExampleInks there's a folder that has profile ink
> descriptors.  You double click on Run-Quad-Profile and drag
> the descriptor file onto the window.  There's also a ReadMe there
> that will help out.  Once you have installed some curves this way
> when you use the print dialogs you will see QuadToneRIP options
> and the curves that you have installed.
> 
> Roy