Digital BW, The Print

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004, johnmuir.geo wrote:

> 
> Not much "dialing in" available on the IP version (lite) for the 
> 2200. sliders are disabled, so there really isn't much room for 
> error. And, don't get me wrong about IP, even for color, it's still a 
> bit better than any profile I've used. 
> 

I've done comparisons between QTR and IP 5.6 myself and can say as far as quality, they are very comparable.  IP does give me finer control over the shadow with the black point slider.  

Make sure your Color Management settings in IP are correct.  Using the wrong rendering intent in IP, for example, can cause blocked up shadows.  Also, make sure you have the correct ink settings in the print dialog.

In my testing, I've noticed two visible differences between IP and QTR on EEM paper.

1.  IP produces darker blacks (higher dmax).
2.  IP prints look more neutral than QTR (which looks slightly warm using CoolSe/warm at 50%).

For the money, QTR is a phenomenal deal though.

Tom

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