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Re: [Digital BW] Trade away my 2200 for a 1280? Help!!!!

2004-11-09 by Tyler Boley

You don't need anything Roy's instructions don't say you need.
Read anthing and everything that comes with QTR.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "dinolini"
<wd53@h...> wrote:
> 
> sounds good-I've been to the site (Roy Harrington's) and found the
QTR download. Where 
> (and what) is the GUI part of the equation.-I'm working in Panther
and the Gimp-Print site 
> says I don't need it (Gimp-Print). Do I still need the EPS
Ghostprint? A bit confusing as to 
> what's needed to make this work.
> 
> Thanks for your help..
> 
> Robert
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "ferdinand_paris" 
> <ferdinand_paris@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Hans Van
> > Rafelghem <hvr@a...> wrote:
> > > dinolini wrote:
> > > >I have a 2200 w/OEM inks and use the Wilkerson (Wilkinson?) 
> > > >profiles. I consistently get a decided magenta cast
> > > >I'm (as you can guess) very frustrated and reluctant to spend
> > > >another $500 for RIP sw of the MIS or similar ink setup. Any
> > > >advice to cure this situation and encourage me 
> > > >to keep the 2200 is certainly welcome.
> > >
> > > Get QTR with the QTRgui, costs only 50$ and works like a charm.
> > > 
> > > Hans Van Rafelghem
> > 
> > As always I agree with Hans.  I just answered a nearly identical
> > question in the Qimage group.  My answer was that I too thought about
> > IP at one stage for much the same reasons. I then discovered QTR &
> > QTRGui for B&W work, which solved the problem of getting neutral B&W
> > prints from a 2200 using UC inks.  When used in conjuntion with Qimage
> > for page layout, you've virtually got a B&W equivalent of IP for much
> > less.   Given this, I wasn't convinced that the extra money for IP was
> > worth it for my humble requirements. 
> > 
> > By all means, if you need IP's functionality, buy it, but if your
> > interest is mostly in B&W, then personally I'd regard it as a little
> > crazy if you didn't at least try QTR(Gui) first.
> > 
> > F_P

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