Digital BW, The Print

>> ... It uses portions of the Gimp code but it
>> is not just that plus ³a bunch of profiling and user-interface stuff²!

There is clearly value added in QTR over the Gimp print drivers.  For
example, I think the gray ink partitioning procedure Roy came up with is,
for example, very innovative and probably makes the process accessible to
many who would be put off by having to do that work manually.  


>... I think some very interesting things could happen if
> somebody were to add better color management ...

Probably along the same lines as this, I'd like to be able to linearize to
my Gray Gamma 2.2 space (via cm picking up the space from Photoshop) as
opposed to the method I'm now using to print my GG 2.2 files through QTR.

> and turn it into more of a real RIP.

I think it is a "real" B&W rip.  Obviously color is the larger field, but
I'd hate to see the complexity and cost go up to the B&W printers. 

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com