Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "evanj1969" <evanj69@b...> 
wrote:
> 
>  no, it's a 8 bit Grayscale image,  just checked.
>  if it is pertinent, i'm running XP Pro, with an Epson 1280.

Hi Evan,

OK, the 1280 may explain it -- its 2880x720 rather than 2880x1440.

> 
>  would i be correct in assuming that the version of my Epson driver 
> has NOTHING to do with QRT?? or even comes in to play?

Yes, that should be true.

> 
>  any help is appreciated. 

While not exactly help, I think you wouldn't find much difference between
using 1440x720 and 2880x720.  They both use the same minimum dot size
so dottiness would be the same.

Roy

> 
>  evan
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" 
> <roy@h...> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > I'm not sure which printer you are using.   The desktops i.e. 2200
> > don't support 2880 correctly yet.  The pro printers 4000, x600 will
> > run at 2880 but the builtin profiles are made for 1440.
> > 
> > The stretching of one dimension sounds like it might be a 16bit file
> > issue rather than a resolution issue but I can't tell for sure.
> > 
> > Roy
> > 
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "evanj1969" 
> <evanj69@b...> 
> > wrote:
> > > 
> > > tonight i installed QTRgui version 2.1d. work very well and easy. 
> > >  in PS CS, using a bitches brew of UT (FSN), EZN, and Epson 
> > > UltraChrome lite Cyan (MIS equivalent) in my yellow chamber, i 
> have 
> > > been able to achieve the best results i have in the two years 
> i've 
> > > been doing this.
> > >   the PS curves where quite slow in getting me there. QTRgui got 
> me 
> > > to "almost" the same place (little less smooth in the 
> highlights / 
> > > little less control over specific densities .... 60-70-80%), in 
> about 
> > > 15 minuets. i spent DAYS on those PS curves!
> > > 
> > > i didn't seem to have the problems with installation / printing 
> that 
> > > a lot here have.
> > >  
> > > the only problem i continue to run into is this ..... when 
> printing 
> > > anything with the resolution set to 1440 super or below, it come 
> out 
> > > fine. when i select 2880 dpi. it ALWAYS stretches the image 
> height 
> > > (not width) to approximately double the height as the actual file.
> > > 
> > > anyone had a similar problem? any thoughts as how to correct it?
> > > 
> > > evanj