Digital BW, The Print

QTR has a lot of advantages for a software in its price range. It can be used to 
linearize all the printers, even the older ones that vary so much. One can 
either do this yourself with the necessary hardware, or pay to have it done. It 
can be used to partition the channels allowing for a mixing of inksets, which is 
something a lot of people will consider in order to produce both neutral and 
warm output. It can be used on either a Mac or Windows environment. And 
finally althought Studio Print may be the ultimate solution, it is just too 
expensive for a lot of users who did not want to invest in it as well as a pc to 
run it on. Especially with the new Epson K3 option, overall investment is a 
factor in ones ultimate choice. So you can get much better control than the 
canned ICC approach with QTR  if that is what you are after but without the 
significant investment in Studio Print which really will require a spectrometer 
for practical use.

John





 There must be an advantage in QTR and I think it
is the linearisation and the flexibility of the inksets/printers it can
drive. My preference is to bring linearisation at a better and
affordable level in the first place. Building on that makes it easier
for everyone.


Ernst