Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "chipcarterdc" 
<chipcarterdc@h...> wrote:
> Roy:  2 questions about QuadTone RIP, given that I really haven't looked into 
> it for over a year: (a) does it currently support the 9600?  I'm not clear on this 
> b/c the dowload comes with Epson 2200 profiles and I don't see any for the 
> 9600, but I thought I recalled you saying that it does support the 9600. (b) 
> does  (or could) QTR have page layout features currently?

Hi Chip,

I've recently put 76/9600 profiles on my website.  You should use the ones
that are in the profiles section rather than what's in the program download.
There are separate install scripts for the 7600 and the 9600, they setup the
printer, create profiles and install them all with a double-click.

These support the UltraChrome inks with Matte Black and three different
papers -- Enhanced Matte, UltraSmooth and Photo Rag.  They are probably
usable though not optimal with Photo Black but with reduced dMax.

QTR doesn't have any page layout features itself, but I've always printed
from Photoshop which has the Print Preview layout which gives you
control for one image.   What would you use for layout with color?

Try it out, and see if it does enough of what you want.  I'm not sure
off hand of a max print length, but of course the files are getting very
large.

Roy

> 
> The reason I ask is because I am more than happy w. color output for the 
> 4000 and the 9600 w. the Epson drivers and profiles and therefore don't need 
> ImagePrint's color profiles.  Where I'm looking for a solution is for B&W.  If QTR 
> supports a wide range of paper for the 9600, then I;ve got that problem solved 
> and don't need ImagePrint.  But the (only) other feature of ImagePrint that I'm 
> interested in is the page layout capability so that I can (1) lay out multiple 
> images (color and B&W) on a 44 inch wide sheet of paper and (2) print longer 
> than 90 inches.  (If anyone knows of a way to do this and still retain all my 
> color management options, please let me know.  Is Adobe Illustrator a 
> solution to the page layout and maximum length issues?  Does Illustrator let 
> you pick your paper profiles like Photoshop does?)
> 
> (Qimage is not a solution for me for the page layout issues b/c I run a Mac and 
> don't want to have to switch over to Virtual PC to print)