Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "architekphoto" <paul@a...> wrote:
> 
> I have been trying to print 4 a5 images on an A3 sheet as a test strip
> to compare different QTR settings. 
> 
> I made 4 different tiff files with the image in each quadrant of the
> page then between each print I reload the paper and alter the QTR
> settings in QTR gui. 

I often do similar things, but I do them differently. ;)

Make just one tiff file, 142mm x 204mm. As Roy points out, you need a slightly reduced A5 to allow for margins. A full A5 is 148x210mm.

Then simply set QTRgui to A3, disable "centered placement" and set the top and left parameters to 4mm (our "token" margins). Set your first curves and blend, and print.

Feed the sheet back in, set the top placement to 4mm, left placement to 150mm, set new curves, and print again.

Feed the sheet in again, and set the top placement to 212mm, left to 4mm, twiddle the curves some more, and print again.

Feed the sheet in one last time, and set the top placement to 212mm, left to 150mm, twiddle the curves some more, and print again.

That's just 'bout what I do, 'cept I work in them thar inches. But y'all do what yuin's feel cumfurtable with. ;)

And it's pretty easy to set this up in batch files, too.