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Re: R800 and QTR

2005-06-20 by Stephen Kobrin

Yes, it is the ink limit adjustment.  The limit for the lighter side 
seems to be -50.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Scott McLoughlin 
<scott@a...> wrote:
> Ok. So to cut the ink back to -46, does that mean the "Ink Limit 
Adjustment"
> slider? -46 would put it near the "Lightest" side of the guage, 
right?
> 
> BTW, I'm interested in the 2880 DPI capabilities on my 2200. I'm not
> actually using an R800.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Scott
> 
> 
> 
> Stephen Kobrin wrote:
> 
> > Scott,
> >
> > I have all of 24 hours experience with QTR. However, there are
> > sliders on the interface that allow you to reduce or increase the
> > amount of ink and to blend curves. THere are only two curves
> > available at this point for the 800: cool and sepia. So, if you
> > select cool in the left drop down menu and sepia in the right the
> > slider lets you blend the two.
> >
> > Steve--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Scott
> > McLoughlin <scott@a...> wrote:
> > > Is there a "how to" guide on how to do this?
> > >
> > > Stephen Kobrin wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Again, as others have noted, at 2800 much too much ink is laid
> > down.
> > > > Cutting the ink back to -46 and printing at 2800 produced the 
best
> > > > print of the lot. Under a 4X loupe it is still a little
> > bit "grainier"
> > > > than the UT2 print, but at a normal viewing distance it is 
hard
> > to tell
> > > > the difference. I want to reserve final judgment until I let 
the
> > prints
> > > > set overnight.
> > > >
> > > > I want to experiment further with blending the cool and sepia
> > tones at
> > > > 2800 with various ink densities.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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