Digital BW, The Print

QTR driver output:

I did "QTR Curves" (curves which drive the Quadtone RIP) for 4 matte papers:
EAM/EEM, HPR, Permajet Alpha and Permajet Omega.  For each paper I did Cool,
Warm, Sepia and Coolse curves.  I run MIS Eboni in place of Epson MK in my
4800.  All the other inks are the Epson K3 ultrachromes.  So this is a
slightly different setup from standard.  I have sent these to Roy and I
believe he was going to include them in the QTR download.  I also sent him
the MeasureTool output files from reading step wedges from these which could
be fed into QTR Create ICC to create greyscale ICC output profiles.  I am
not sure what is currently included in the download.  However, because my MK
ink is not the standard Epson ink (Eboni has much better dMax on thicker
fine art papers) the ICC profiles are likely not that good for people
staying with the Epson MK (but the curves are likely a good starting point
for making QTR curves with Epson MK).

I have not yet done any QTR Curves for photo papers.

Epson AB&W output:

I have not done any QTR Create ICC profiles for AB&W output for matte papers
as yet and any I do do will be based on MIS Eboni in the K slot.  I will be
making such profiles when I next load Eboni for use with matte paper and
will make them available if Roy is okay with it.

I have done QTR Create ICC profiles for Epson AB&W output using the Epson K3
inks with the default Darker setting and Neutral, Warm, Cool and Sepia for
just two papers so far:  EPSG and Ilford Smooth Pearl.  (I just use the new
Epson K3 PK ink.)  I have to redo the ISP Sepia profile because for some
dumb reason I have lost it, deleted it or forgot to do it in the first
place.  Once I have done that and cleared things with Roy I'll make them
available.  



> From: rgoldman2 <rgoldman@...>

> 
>  Steve, I was using QTR (paid for) on my 2200, simply using the canned
> profiles with mK.
> Now I have a 4800 and have been using the Epson full ink set with  pK on Epson
> Premium 
> Semi Matte. My intent was to  purchase QTR again for the 4800 when I revert to
> printing 
> with pK. So I have three questions:
> 
> 1) Do you have QTR profiles for both mK and pK for use with ABW on the 4800?

See above
> 
> 2) Do you recommend these profiles when printing via ABW regardless of which
> ink is 
> being used?

There will be a different profile for each paper, hue setting and the
relevant ink.


Cheers

Steve