Digital BW, The Print

Got it up and running -- thanks!


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <
roy@h...> wrote:
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "chipcarterdc" 
> <chipcarterdc@h...> wrote:
> > Roy: thanks for your response.  One additional question: I should 
download 
> > and install the QTR program and THEN double click the installers for the 
> > 7600/9600 that I just downloaded separately from your site? 
> 
> Chip,
> 
> The above is correct, download QTR with "beta9" in the name.  You'll
> install it by double-clicking on QuadToneRIP-2.0.pkg.  
> After that download 7600-UC from the website,  that'll give you a folder
> with Install9600 in it.  Turn the printer on and plugged into USB port.
> Now double click on Install9600.  After this Open Photoshop and
> Print selecting "Quad9600" as the printer.  See ReadMe's about what
> options to pick.
> 
> Roy
> 
> 
>  Or should I first 
> > double click and install the programs located in the 7600/9600 
downloads?  
> > In other words,  you said "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."  Does that mean the only thing I need to do is doubleclick 
the 
> > install scripts in the profiles folder I just downloaded, or is installing the 
QTR 
> > program itself a separate step?  (and if so, what order do I do it in?)
> > 
> > -
> > > 
> > > 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)