Digital BW, The Print

I must say that it is a bit frustrating to read about the wonderful 
results so many get using QuadToneRIP and not being able to use it 
myself.  In the intro to his tutorial, Tom Moore says that he does not 
address all aspects of QuadToneRip, followed by "A broader tutorial 
would be useful, but since QuadToneRIP has been in such wide 
use . . .for a number of months. . .the need is not urgent."  Well, I 
would have to disagree.  For the person new to QuadTone and more 
experienced with analog photography than with computers, the need for a 
a basic step-by-step tutorial is urgent.  Would that someone would 
write one.  Until then, I shall continue with MIS inks and try to find 
out more about ImagePrint.  With thanks for your response,  Edward     -
-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "wharfwalker" 
<jswhite@f...> wrote:
> 
> Edward, I had only an average experience with MIS, over a year ago 
now 
> so it may be much better. Then piezography was a money pit partly 
> because of the problems with 1290 printers but still a lot of messing 
> about for very little wow. Then I got QTR for Windows and it 
continues 
> to amaze me printing better b&w in a range of controlable and 
> repeatable tones from a colour inkset (Epson 4000) which allows the 
> printer to print colour as well. I printed an amazing 73 x 17 inch 
> panorama in rich sepia last week. The Epson driver and profiles will 
> not print sepia on matte paper without a lot of posterization. Other 
> solutions, which I have not tried cost thousands. After two years of 
> experimenting and spending a lot of time and money, I am not going to 
> retire from the laboratory and print some photographs. 
> My advice is, don't give up on QTR.
> John