Digital BW, The Print

I asked this same question a while ago.  Roy's reply is in 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhite
ThePrint/message/51245

The short answer is that it doesn't matter for most printers.  It
doesn't have anything to do with the amount of ink that is used or
paper absorption or anything like that.  Media heading is quite
separate from Curves (this is on the PC version - no idea about the
Mac).

This question is sure to be asked over and over again, because the
answer is far from obvious, and it would be useful if the essential
elements in Roy's reply were included somewhere in the QTR(Gui)
documentation, like the QTRGui help file.  

F_P


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale
<stevekale@b...> wrote:
> QTR runs on the back of Gimp from which, I believe, this list
derives.  Just
> use Matte unless a QTR curve's readme directs you to do otherwise. 
The
> person who designs the curve does so with a selected media setting
(usually
> Matte Paper).  As such the curve is calibrated for that setting.  If
someone
> wrote a curve for Velvet they would likely calibrate the curve
using the
> Matte Paper setting.
> 
> 
> > From: elitephotolv <elitephotolv@e...>
> > Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 23:23:08 -0000
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: [Digital BW] PC QTR Paper type
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I use a PC with QTR 2.2.0 with a 2200 and am a bit confused
egarding
> > the drop down list for tye under the Media heading.
> > 
> > The list has Plain Paper, Plain Paper Fast Load, Postcard, Glossy
> > Film, Transparencies, Envelopes, Back Light Film, Matte Paper,
> > Inkjet Paper, Photo Quality Inkjdet Paper, Photo Paper, Premium
> > Glolly Photo Paper, Premium Luster Photo Paper, Photo Quality
Glossy
> > paper, Ilford Heavy Paper, ColorLife Paper and Other.
> > 
> > I am usually printing on Epson Enhanced Matte and that is not on
the
> > list.
> > 
> > My question is this:  Why does this list exist?  Is it to tell teh
> > printer how much ink to lay down based on the absorbtion rate of
the
> > papers listed?  I know epson does this with their paper selection
> > under the advanced settings tab.
> > 
> > I get images that look wonderful using both Ilford Heavy Paper and
> > Matte Paper settings but I wonder why either Epson Velvet or
> > Enhanced Matte aren't on the list.
> > 
> > Any ideas anyone?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Randy