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Re: [Digital BW] QuadToneRIP -- new version for Jaguar and Panther

2003-12-14 by Roy Harrington

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale <stevekale@b...> 
wrote:
> Carl
> 
> The HPR and SPE profiles are in the beta9 CurveDropBox that is downloaded
> from Roy's site - ie in the dmg file prior to installing anything.  If these
> profiles are no longer appropriate they may throw people off.

Hi Steve,

The CurveDropBox is just a link or alias into your disk.  So in the distribution
all there is is a link.  But if you look at it, the Finder follows the link and
shows you what is already on your disk drive.

Roy

> 
> I just printed the same image I have been working on for the last couple of
> days using BO and the Epson UC matt black and I was not that impressed - I
> much prefer the smoothness of the QTR print. (The image is of the Tetons
> after the first snow in late Sep/early Oct last year with the last remains
> of cloud clearing the mountain.  The differences between BO and QTR are very
> apparent in the clouds.) A matter of taste I am sure but I will stick with
> QTR.
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> Steve
> 
> 
> > From: Carl Schofield <scho@m...>
> > Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 13:44:55 -0500
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] QuadToneRIP --  new version for Jaguar and Panther
> > 
> > Steve,
> > 
> > If you installed QTR beta9 over the existing beta8 and had profiles
> > already installed in beta8 the old profiles will still be in your
> > CurveDropBox folder.  If the new profiles that you installed with beta9
> > have the same names as the old ones the old ones would be overwritten
> > with the new profiles.  Since HPR was not included in beta9, what you
> > see in your CurveDropBox folder is the old HPR profile.  I have a new
> > batch of HPR coming next week and will try to get a new profile
> > uploaded.
> > 
> > I don't think you would see much difference between MK and Eboni,
> > unless you are doing BO printing.
> > 
> > Carl
> > On Saturday, December 13, 2003, at 01:21  PM, Steve Kale wrote:
> >

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