>Hi Justin,
>
>If you get Quadtone up and going on your linux box would you consider
>posting a detailed guide on how you did it? I have a system sitting around
>with Suse 8.2 on an old lap top for emailing while on the road. I have cups
>up and going but I am not enough of a linux buff to get past rpms for
>program installation.
>
>Roger
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Justin Florentine [mailto:justin@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 4:23 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: New System for 2200
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> This could be good news, but I'm wondering about the software costs.
>
> There is no way I'll be able to afford PixelPicasso ($1500). I wonder
> if you'll be able to get similar results with the inks and QuadtoneRIP 2
> on Linux. Am I right though? All you should need is an ICC profile for
> the inks and you should be able to use them in any RIP right? If so,
> how would you go about adjusting the tone? Just tweak the inks in the
>RIP?
>
> I'm installing Quadtone RIP 2 tonight on a redhat 9 box. Hopefully I'll
> understand the situation a little better once I've played with it.
>
> Clayton Jones wrote:
>
> |Hellp Chip,
> |
> |>Where can I find more info on what this system is and how it works?
> |
> |
> |I have not found any information about it online yet. As for how it
> |works, I think it's the same technology that they've been selling for
> |the 7600/9600. When it was announced last May they said it would
> |eventually be for the 2200 as well, so I suppose this is it. Here is
> |their web site:
> |
> | http://www.bwguys.com/
> |
> |Here's the link to Inkjet Goodies, but I don't see anything there yet
> |either. But the R9 guy told me they were taking orders, so maybe it
> |requires a phone call:
> |
> | http://inkjetgoodies.com
> |
> |
> |From viewing the sample prints I can say this:
> |
> |* dot-free continuous tone
> |* well-balanced gray scale ramp without any abrupt transitions
> |* good shadow detail
> |* dood Dmax (sample prints on EEM and PR)
> |* warm to cool tone selectable
> |* no metamerism
> |
> |
> |Briefly, the system uses 7 inks: Black plus 3 warm grays and 3 cool
> |grays, and they are mixed in various proportions to get the desired
> |tone (example: 25% warm + 75% cool). The mixtures can be specified
> |for the high, middle, and low parts of the scale so you can, for
> |example, have warm highlights and cool blacks.
> |
> |I have a screen shot of the interface and it looks very easy to use.
> |There are 3 sliders for Low, Mid and High tones, each adjusting the
> |warm/cool ratio. They can be locked so they all move together.
> |
> |The R9 Corp. software is a PS plugin. The SepTone inks are by
> |SunDance and they claim 100 yr+ tested by RIT.
> |
> |I was told that the 2200 system will first be available with a CIS,
> |and that by end of August they expect to have carts. I don't know
> |anything about the cost.
> |
> |I'm going to cover parts of a print and let some bright light hit it
> |for awhile to see if there is any fading or color shifting.
> |
> |
> |Regards,
> |Clayton
> |
> |
> |Info on black and white digital printing at
> |http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
> |
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