Over-Inking with NK7 inks and QTR on Epson 2200?
2007-01-15 by John Hollenberg
I went to make a profile using QTR create-icc for HPR on my Epson 2200 loaded with Cone NK7 inks. Printed a target with the 2880 HPR curve that comes with
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Re: [Digital BW] Finally got my printer, now questions about monitors
2007-01-14 by Sam McCandless
Thanks very much, Alan, for remembering my interest in the better LCDs as image monitors. I too am surprised that the display manufacturers weren t at
Ink Flushing
2007-01-14 by onlypencil_art
Im using piezography k7 inks and whenever i try to print using QuadtoneRIp with my epson r2400, it just starts printing with all my ink. It covers the whole
Re: 2200 paper top feed modification?
2007-01-14 by xylonic2000
... I had difficulty with the 2200 top-feeder which I assumed derived from glazing of the rollers that first contact and attempt to pull in paper. Someone
Re: For Roy re QTR, R2400 & Rear Sheet Feed problem
2007-01-14 by Gary Benson
Hi Roy, I just uninstalled QTR (using the Uninstall.exe utility in the QuadtoneRIP folder) and then reinstalled QTR 2.4.3.10. I was surprised that when I
RE: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 I
2007-01-14 by Eric Neilsen
I am quite amazed at how many tests are quoted using EEM as some standard to be tested on against, etc. It has been well known, and certainly seen by me, that
RE: [Digital BW] Finally got my printer, now questions about monitors
2007-01-14 by Alan Kearney
Sam. I was surprised by the lack of any monitor companies at MacWorld! I did, however, spend a half hour with an Epson engineer and found out that any monitor
2200 paper top feed modification?
2007-01-14 by djon43
The top-feeder of 2200 seems under-designed...I suspect it wants papers of a certain flexibility, and not of other flexibility even though they may be of the
Re: QTR, R2400 & Rear Sheet Feed problem
2007-01-14 by Gary Benson
Hi Roy, Thanks for verifying again that this works fine with your 2400 and system. That s the same operating system and version of QTR that I m using. I m
Re: Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 Inks
2007-01-14 by John Hollenberg
I decided to throw my Canon IPF5000 into the mix. It came out a distant third for two reasons: 1) There is a bit of graininess which IS visible to the naked
RE: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 I
2007-01-14 by Paul Roark
Eric, ... All the pigments fade at different rates. Compare the RIT fade test results relating to the MIS archival set (ignore the black, which had dye in
Re: Lab a and b values for a neutral curve?
2007-01-14 by Joost Horsten
Thanks Jamie for the question and Paul, Ed and David for their concise answers. I was spinning my head on this issue for quite some time... Joost
Re: [Digital BW] Emedding Photoshop Curves in ICCs
2007-01-14 by Tom Husband
Thanks Steve and Tyler. I was probably thinking too much about all this. I ll stick with what I m doing now for a while. Tom Husband [Non-text portions of
Re: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 I
2007-01-14 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Agreed... ... Its one of the images I ve tested extensively with, and results with it are identical to results from the rather similar ColorVision test
Re: Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 I
2007-01-14 by John Hollenberg
... It is all explained here: http://www.outbackphoto.com/artof_b_w/bw_09/essay.html You can profile QTR or ABW and save a lot of paper and time. --John
Re: Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 I
2007-01-14 by David Keenan
... In a previous thread there was a discussion about how ABW is a profile-less workflow. Perhaps someone who understands this better than I can offer a few
Re: [Digital BW] Emedding Photoshop Curves in ICCs
2007-01-14 by Steve Kale
... Yes because Qimage needs a colour file (as I understand it) you need to use the RGB version of QTR Create ICC so that it has 3 channels in the output tag.
Re: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 I
2007-01-14 by John Hollenberg
... By normal I mean that you can choose Lighter, Normal, Darker, Darkest (or something like that) in the ABW mode. I wasn t suggesting that this was an
Re: QTR, R2400 & Rear Sheet Feed problem
2007-01-14 by Roy Harrington
Hi Gary, I ve been wondering what could be causing your situation. I just (again) tried my R2400, Windows XP, QTR 2.4.3 and positioning worked exactly
Re: [Digital BW] Re: QTR, R2400 & Rear Sheet Feed problem
2007-01-14 by Sam McCandless
Not everyone would find it convenient, but I ve moved my printers off the desktop and onto an Anthro cart with the optional larger casters and Griffin s USB
RE: [Digital BW] Re: Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 Inks
2007-01-14 by Eric Neilsen
I thinks it is a matter of knowing which tool to hit the right target with. Eric Neilsen Photography 4101 Commerce Street Suite 9 Dallas, TX 75226
RE: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 I
2007-01-14 by Eric Neilsen
Any print will reflect the light from the conditions that it is in; I have yet to see an ABW print made on my 4800 that shows metamerism. I ll have to wait
Re: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 Inks
2007-01-14 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Then your concept of visible metamerism is quite different than mine, as I have a wide collection of grayscale inkset prints, AWB prints, and neutral color
Re: QTR, R2400 & Rear Sheet Feed problem
2007-01-14 by Gary Benson
Tom, I have had no problems getting my 2400 to feed the paper (Epson Velvet Fine Art) through the single sheet rear feeder. For both QTR and when printing
Re: Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 Inks
2007-01-14 by Clayton Jones
Hello John, Thanks for the good report. ... This is because K3/ABW, being a dotty system, allows some bare paper, which is quite reflective, to show through
Re: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 Inks
2007-01-14 by Michael King
David, I see a significant difference in metamerism between ABW and printing with IP on a 4800 with this image.
Re: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 I
2007-01-14 by Michael King
John, Try a more challanging image. This one is pretty brutal. Definitely see metamerism with ABW.
Re: [Digital BW] Emedding Photoshop Curves in ICCs
2007-01-14 by Tyler Boley
Tom, this issue is not easily grasped at first and i think you are considering a lot of info that may not be relevant. Paul s use of applying curves to icc
Re: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 I
2007-01-14 by John Hollenberg
... I think what C.D. Tobie was saying is that he couldn t see any with Auto B&W mode on Epson either, not that there was metamerism with NK7. That fits with
Re: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 Inks
2007-01-14 by john dean
There is NO metamerism with NK7 and anyone who says there is is talking from a lack of experience and knowledge.
Printing on roll paper, long landscape
2007-01-14 by jlk4410
Is there a maximum length for landscape image in QTR? Using PSCS2 on my Mac{4GbRAM} I created a document 13 wide X 60 long and printed it with QTR & R2400. I
Re: [Digital BW] Emedding Photoshop Curves in ICCs
2007-01-14 by Tom Husband
Thanks Steve. I m understanding some of this but most is over my head. I ll have to dig into this more. ... Now I create ICC profiles using QTR Create ICC-RGB
Re: [Digital BW] Emedding Photoshop Curves in ICCs
2007-01-13 by Steve Kale
Saving a curve as an ICC is easy. Go to Edit- Color Settings- Spot - Custom Dot Gain and then create the curve you want then OK. Click on Custom Dot Gain
Re: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 Inks
2007-01-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Excess color on an absolute basis, still a tiny fraction of the color ink previous generation printers used in grays... as for visible metamerism; try as I
Re: [Digital BW] Lab a and b values for a neutral curve?
2007-01-13 by CDTobie@aol.com
... Negative a* values give an unpleasant green look, even at fractional values, so you would probably want to err to the positive for a*; b* is a matter of
Re: Lab a and b values for a neutral curve?
2007-01-13 by edrudolpho
Hi Jamie... I ve been making measuring stepwedges printed with different ABW settings and also modifying IJC profiles (and measuring the stepwedges) to try to
Emedding Photoshop Curves in ICCs
2007-01-13 by Tom Husband
So let me ask a few dumb questions here about Paul Roark s embedding of PS curves in ICCs. This method could be used for the 2400 and K3 ink right? Are
Re: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 I
2007-01-13 by John Hollenberg
... Paul, Just tried under a couple of different fluorescent lights and still couldn t tell the difference. I thought I knew which one was changing slightly,
RE: [Digital BW] Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 Inks
2007-01-13 by Paul Roark
There is excess color in the K3 ABW mode print that will affect fade resistance. Have you tried taking the prints under differing lighting to compare
RE: [Digital BW] Lab a and b values for a neutral curve?
2007-01-13 by Paul Roark
Jamie, I now tend to have the neutral curves go, more or less, smoothly from the paper white to the black values for Lab a & b. I have more of the change
Comparison of Ultrachrome K3 Advanced B&W and Cone Neutral K7 Inks
2007-01-13 by John Hollenberg
OK, thought I would provide some feedback after the help I received in choosing the Cone Neutral K7 inkset. I did a comparison on Epson Enhanced Matte, using
Lab a and b values for a neutral curve?
2007-01-13 by Jamie Creed
What is the opinion of folks with regards to the Lab a and b values that should be strived for when producing a neutral curve? I ve been playing around for a
Re: Need Help with R220&UT-R2 MIS Inks
2007-01-13 by Philip Schwartz
Oops, I should have said LC in my last reply, not yellow, as this is the chip that is giving you trouble. Sorry for the confusion. My last problem was with
Re: Need Help with R220&UT-R2 MIS Inks
2007-01-13 by Philip Schwartz
You can still do this: remove the chip from the yellow Durabrite ink cartridge that shipped with the R220, and install it on the b&w cartridge that will occupy
Re: Need Help with R220&UT-R2 MIS Inks
2007-01-13 by John Bevans
... printer won t recognize the LC cartridge. Works fine with the Epson cartridges that came with the printer. Tried the tricks listed above but don t have
Re: [Digital BW] BO Printing and Scanning Glass Plate Negatives
2007-01-13 by Carolyn Frayn
... I m not familiar with your scanning trials, but glad they worked out. What are you are finding awful about the prints? BO prints from my epson 2200 looked
newbie with K6: blacks blocking up
2007-01-13 by patricktk
I fear this may be an overworked topic...I am starting out with K6 inks on an epson 9500, and having trouble with shadow areas. Last night I changed my
Re: BO Printing and Scanning Glass Plate Negatives
2007-01-13 by koloshor
... Nancy, MIS will answer phone calls, and is very helpful. If you re not in the US, let me know, and I ll call them for you. I m only about 12 miles from
Re: [Digital BW] BO Printing and Scanning Glass Plate Negatives
2007-01-13 by Ernst Dinkla
... Good to get some feedback on that. Right, you can always return to the first ones if you learned something while working. The density of the emulsion was
RE: [Digital BW] Epson C86 versus Epson 220 and MIS
2007-01-13 by Paul Roark
The 220 seems to be better on matte paper, and the C86 seems to have a better glossy paper dmax. Paul www.PaulRoark.com _____ From: