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Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-01-30 by myriad_one

All,

I'd really like to try QuadtoneRIP—but I'm not sure where to start.  
I will need to set up a Linux box.  I checked out the Linux 
QuadtoneRIP download, looking for a getting started guide that told 
about which distribution of Linux to use, what "C" compiler, etc.  
Just run make or what?  But I didn't see any instructions like 
this.  

If you have set up QuadtoneRIP on a Linux box, I'd like to hear how 
it went for you.  Can anyone point me to a getting started/how to 
build guide of some sort?  Perhaps it's in the distribution and I 
just missed it?

Thanks in advance.  I have an Epson 2200 (currently using Windows 
XP) which is producing poor black and whites, and I'm excited about 
trying Quadtone RIP.  I've heard good things about ImagePrint but I 
can't afford that.

Best regards,
-DigitalPretender

Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-01-30 by John Vitollo

There's a folder in the files section of the list: Files> QuadTone RIP (QTR) > QuadTone 
RIP & Linux
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> If you have set up QuadtoneRIP on a Linux box, I'd like to hear how 
> it went for you.  Can anyone point me to a getting started/how to 
> build guide of some sort?  Perhaps it's in the distribution and I 
> just missed it?
> -DigitalPretender

RE: [Digital BW] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-01-30 by Roger L Sopher

It really is not as difficult as it might seem at first. I would suggest
that you start with Red Hat 9.0 as your Linux distro even though it will no
longer be supported later this year. It is completely stable and the
security problems have been ferreted out and fixed. If you are using the
Linux box just as a QuadToneRIP printing system it is more than good enough.
That being said, the how to in the files section is still valid. If you want
to use fedora Core 1 or SuSE 9.0 there are a few differences in setting up
but it still is not an overly formidable task. Unless you are a Linux buff I
would not use Debian because it is a less beginner friendly installation.
Mandrake has a number of unique implementation features that makes for more
problems than it is worth. Just my opinion, of course.

Well worth the learning curve. I have been using  a Linux system for B&W for
a fair number of months and many hundred prints and am absolutely delighted
with the results.

Roger

Roger L Sopher
rlsopher@...
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: myriad_one [mailto:myriad_one@...]
  Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 9:55 AM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [Digital BW] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?


  All,

  I'd really like to try QuadtoneRIP—but I'm not sure where to start.
  I will need to set up a Linux box.  I checked out the Linux
  QuadtoneRIP download, looking for a getting started guide that told
  about which distribution of Linux to use, what "C" compiler, etc.
  Just run make or what?  But I didn't see any instructions like
  this.



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-01-31 by André Vallejo

Hi.
I myself have been trying to set it up with no success so far. I'm a Windows
guy,and set up RedHat 9,downloaded from the official site,in a separate
partition of a second HD.With all the necessary packages in place,I still
can\ufffdt make it install till the end,it's always complaining about a package
it can't find (though they are there...) Actually I can\ufffdt even make my
printers to work under Linux,it recognizes it's presence,but when I command
it to print,it pretends it's not listening...I gave up for a while,maybe
will be tring again anyday...


Andr\ufffd Vallejo
http://andrevallejo.net
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Subject: [Digital BW] Digest Number 2066


>> Message: 1
>    Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 16:54:55 -0000
>    From: "myriad_one" <myriad_one@...>
> Subject: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?
>
> All,
>
> I'd really like to try QuadtoneRIP-but I'm not sure where to start.
> I will need to set up a Linux box.  I checked out the Linux
> QuadtoneRIP download, looking for a getting started guide that told
> about which distribution of Linux to use, what "C" compiler, etc.
> Just run make or what?  But I didn't see any instructions like
> this.
>
> If you have set up QuadtoneRIP on a Linux box, I'd like to hear how
> it went for you.  Can anyone point me to a getting started/how to
> build guide of some sort?  Perhaps it's in the distribution and I
> just missed it?
>
> Thanks in advance.  I have an Epson 2200 (currently using Windows
> XP) which is producing poor black and whites, and I'm excited about
> trying Quadtone RIP.  I've heard good things about ImagePrint but I
> can't afford that.
>
> Best regards,
> -DigitalPretender
>

RE: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-01-31 by Paul Roark

André,

>I myself have been trying to set it up with no success so far. 
>I'm a Windows guy ...

As some politicians like to say, "I feel your pain."

Philosophically, I'm a Linux-type guy, but without a lot of technical
expertise, I'm not sure I want to take the time it seems to require.
Moreover, with one of my goals being to spread the B&W digital technology,
this just seems to be a hopeless OS route.

I would probably also be a Mac guy if it were just for me.  However, I just
read an article that indicates Mac's world wide market share has now fallen
to below 2%.  I can't spread this technology when so few outside the
graphics industry use the platform.

So, I feel stuck with Windows and the software that runs on XP.

Since I can't fight the Microsoft monopoly, fighting the Adobe monopoly is
the next best thing.  So, I'm pushing Digital Light and Color's Picture
Windows image editor as an affordable alternative to Photoshop.  It doesn't
have the power of PS, including layers, but it has all that is really
necessary, especially for the workflow I use.

But I still hope someone will offer a good, affordable RIP that works on
Windows.  I won't be happy until I get control of each jet individually.  

(With that kind of control and the new 4000, among other things I think I
would finally be able to get excellent output on un-coated Arches Hot Press.
In the long run, the best coating may be no coating.)

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-01-31 by Ernst Dinkla

Paul, you wrote:


>Philosophically, I'm a Linux-type guy, but without a lot of
technical
expertise, I'm not sure I want to take the time it seems to
require.
Moreover, with one of my goals being to spread the B&W digital
technology,
this just seems to be a hopeless OS route.

I would probably also be a Mac guy if it were just for me.
However, I just
read an article that indicates Mac's world wide market share has
now fallen
to below 2%.  I can't spread this technology when so few outside
the
graphics industry use the platform.<

Ironically, Linux is now at the second place so above Mac. Of
course one could argue that since the introduction of OS X both
should be counted together :-)

>But I still hope someone will offer a good, affordable RIP that
works on
Windows.  I won't be happy until I get control of each jet
individually. <

Yesterday I made the first print on my Epson 9000 with a beta
Gimp-print version running on an Acorn RiscPC/RiscOs. That's the
third OS that runs Gimp-print. Slow processing but excellent
quality. And a very nice GUI as usual in Risc Os. So there should
be hope for a port to Windows.

http://www.mw-software.com/software/gimp-print/gimp-print.html

Would be nice to see a port of Roy's QTR.

Ernst

[Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-01-31 by px3n120x

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:

> Philosophically, I'm a Linux-type guy, but without a lot of technical
> expertise, I'm not sure I want to take the time it seems to require.
> Moreover, with one of my goals being to spread the B&W digital
technology,
> this just seems to be a hopeless OS route.

Without starting an OS war again, thanks to many others who didn't
consider Linux (*nix) "a hopeless OS route" we now have a very mature
OS which slowly but surely is taking away market from microsoft (more
and more communities around the world are replacing Windows with Linux
on the desktop) and developing new technologies. It may still be rough
around the edges and it may still not be supported by major software
companies but IBM and others will help change that.
I don't print from Linux since OS X does it just fine with QTR but I
owe it to  Gimp-Print, CUPS (both Linux technologies) and QTR that I'm
able to do it in style. Sometimes it has to get complicated before it
gets simple, my advice is not to give up on good technology because it
requires a little learning. QTR *is* the least expansive, best
controllable way to do digital B&W printing regardless of platform
preferences, I encourage everyone to take the "pain" and try it.

Andu

RE: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-01-31 by Alan Hyde

I agree.

I've just installed Gentoo linux after a break of 2 years from linux (I last
tried Debian). I'm impressed by how much the system has matured (using KDE).
I've got QTR working after some fantastic support from Roy. I can't say it
was painless but my early results look like it may have been worthwhile. I
certainly couldn't afford the alternative RIPS.

Regards from a lurker who has learned a lot from you guys.

Alan 
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From: px3n120x [mailto:px3n120x@...] 
Sent: Sunday, 1 February 2004 8:38 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:

> Philosophically, I'm a Linux-type guy, but without a lot of technical 
> expertise, I'm not sure I want to take the time it seems to require.
> Moreover, with one of my goals being to spread the B&W digital
technology,
> this just seems to be a hopeless OS route.

Without starting an OS war again, thanks to many others who didn't consider
Linux (*nix) "a hopeless OS route" we now have a very mature OS which slowly
but surely is taking away market from microsoft (more and more communities
around the world are replacing Windows with Linux on the desktop) and
developing new technologies. It may still be rough around the edges and it
may still not be supported by major software companies but IBM and others
will help change that.
I don't print from Linux since OS X does it just fine with QTR but I owe it
to  Gimp-Print, CUPS (both Linux technologies) and QTR that I'm able to do
it in style. Sometimes it has to get complicated before it gets simple, my
advice is not to give up on good technology because it requires a little
learning. QTR *is* the least expansive, best controllable way to do digital
B&W printing regardless of platform preferences, I encourage everyone to
take the "pain" and try it.

Andu




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Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by px3n120x

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alan Hyde" <ahyde@b...> 
wrote:
> I agree.

Just found this on BBC which should encourage others to "see the light" :):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3436289.stm

Andu

> 
> I've just installed Gentoo linux after a break of 2 years from linux (I last
> tried Debian). I'm impressed by how much the system has matured (using KDE).
> I've got QTR working after some fantastic support from Roy. I can't say it
> was painless but my early results look like it may have been worthwhile. I
> certainly couldn't afford the alternative RIPS.
> 
> Regards from a lurker who has learned a lot from you guys.
> 
> Alan 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: px3n120x [mailto:px3n120x@y...] 
> Sent: Sunday, 1 February 2004 8:38 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> 
> > Philosophically, I'm a Linux-type guy, but without a lot of technical 
> > expertise, I'm not sure I want to take the time it seems to require.
> > Moreover, with one of my goals being to spread the B&W digital
> technology,
> > this just seems to be a hopeless OS route.
> 
> Without starting an OS war again, thanks to many others who didn't consider
> Linux (*nix) "a hopeless OS route" we now have a very mature OS which slowly
> but surely is taking away market from microsoft (more and more communities
> around the world are replacing Windows with Linux on the desktop) and
> developing new technologies. It may still be rough around the edges and it
> may still not be supported by major software companies but IBM and others
> will help change that.
> I don't print from Linux since OS X does it just fine with QTR but I owe it
> to  Gimp-Print, CUPS (both Linux technologies) and QTR that I'm able to do
> it in style. Sometimes it has to get complicated before it gets simple, my
> advice is not to give up on good technology because it requires a little
> learning. QTR *is* the least expansive, best controllable way to do digital
> B&W printing regardless of platform preferences, I encourage everyone to
> take the "pain" and try it.
> 
> Andu
> 
> 
> 
> 
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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by Paul Roark

I've been hopefully following the Linux progress for some time, and they are
doing very well in the server market.  

But, for the desktop, are we really there yet?  I like the fact the IBM pays
for an ad during the Superbowl to push the concept, but I think they are
talking to the server field and people who work with computer technology for
a living.  What about the average B&W photographer who is not a computer
person?  

For me the question is whether I can easily turn my Dell into a dual OS
system and seamlessly switch between my Windows programs and QTR.  I'm not
at all promoting Windows, I just think that the average B&W photographer
needs something that is very simple, and I'd sure like to see this
technology (Linux and QTR) able to reach those people. 

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

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From: px3n120x [mailto:px3n120x@...] 
Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 8:18 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Alan Hyde"
<ahyde@b...> 
wrote:
> I agree.

Just found this on BBC which should encourage others to "see the light" :):
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3436289.stm

Andu

> 
> I've just installed Gentoo linux after a break of 2 years from linux (I
last
> tried Debian). I'm impressed by how much the system has matured (using
KDE).
> I've got QTR working after some fantastic support from Roy. I can't say it
> was painless but my early results look like it may have been worthwhile. I
> certainly couldn't afford the alternative RIPS.
> 
> Regards from a lurker who has learned a lot from you guys.
> 
> Alan 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: px3n120x [mailto:px3n120x@y...] 
> Sent: Sunday, 1 February 2004 8:38 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> 
> > Philosophically, I'm a Linux-type guy, but without a lot of technical 
> > expertise, I'm not sure I want to take the time it seems to require.
> > Moreover, with one of my goals being to spread the B&W digital
> technology,
> > this just seems to be a hopeless OS route.
> 
> Without starting an OS war again, thanks to many others who didn't
consider
> Linux (*nix) "a hopeless OS route" we now have a very mature OS which
slowly
> but surely is taking away market from microsoft (more and more communities
> around the world are replacing Windows with Linux on the desktop) and
> developing new technologies. It may still be rough around the edges and it
> may still not be supported by major software companies but IBM and others
> will help change that.
> I don't print from Linux since OS X does it just fine with QTR but I owe
it
> to  Gimp-Print, CUPS (both Linux technologies) and QTR that I'm able to do
> it in style. Sometimes it has to get complicated before it gets simple, my
> advice is not to give up on good technology because it requires a little
> learning. QTR *is* the least expansive, best controllable way to do
digital
> B&W printing regardless of platform preferences, I encourage everyone to
> take the "pain" and try it.
> 
> Andu
> 
> 
> 
> 
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[Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by Tyler Boley

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> ...I just think that the average B&W photographer
> needs something that is very simple...

that would be a Mac
<G>

Tylere

[Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by julianthomas221259

> that would be a Mac
> <G>
> 
> Tylere

only if you are running OSX 10.2.1.3.4.5.5 Jaguar-had-a-kitten-called- 
tiger. Works well until you try to print, but epson hasn't released 
todays drivers, so reboot into classic plus 2 to print. Oh yeah, 
scanners that have a vowel in their name aren't supported. But iTunes 
works well...

Julian

RE: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by Paul Roark

Tyler,

>--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
><paul.roark@v...> wrote:
>> ...I just think that the average B&W photographer
>> needs something that is very simple...

>that would be a Mac ... <G>

Probably true.

I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if there is a cheap/used one that
has enough power.  Can files be transferred easily without the need to burn
a CD each time?

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

For UT2 information, curves, and settings see:
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/

Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by Ruhrfoto/Bernd L.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul 
Roark" <paul.roark@v...> wrote:

> I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if there is a cheap/used 
one that
> has enough power.  Can files be transferred easily without the 
need to burn
> a CD each time?
> 
> Paul

very easy under OS X
Bernd

RE: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by Paul Roark

Bernd,


>> I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if there is a 
>>cheap/used one that has enough power.  

>>Can files be transferred easily without the need to burn
>> a CD each time?

>very easy under OS X

How is a large image file transferred between PC and Mac without burning a
CD?

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

[Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by Tyler Boley

That probably sounded flip but I didn't mean it that way. I'm a Mac
guy, yet I put a PC in here to run my RIP a few months back for less
than I paid for a stick of ram in the not that distant past.  I just
don't take these platforms as religions and figure we should use
whatever tools we need. We switch car brands all out lives. No big deal.
You'll need something that can run OSX, so a recent but used iMac or
eMac may be a better deal than a laptop.
Part of the reason for my responce was your mention of "very simple",
for any PC person a basic little OSX Mac would be considered extremely
simple. I had a few initial problems networking it all but I know
nothing of networking and it all works now. I needed some help getting
the Mac to see the PC, others have had it happen easily. Going the
other direction, the PC seeing the Macs was trickier but a PC person
had it up in 5 minutes. You just need a cord.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Tyler,
> 
> >--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> ><paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> >> ...I just think that the average B&W photographer
> >> needs something that is very simple...
> 
> >that would be a Mac ... <G>
> 
> Probably true.
> 
> I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if there is a cheap/used one
that
> has enough power.  Can files be transferred easily without the need
to burn
Show quoted textHide quoted text
> a CD each time?
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> 
> For UT2 information, curves, and settings see:
> http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/

RE: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by Brentley Beerline

Over a network connection works really really well.

btb
--- Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:
Show quoted textHide quoted text
> Bernd,
> 
> 
> >> I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if there
> is a 
> >>cheap/used one that has enough power.  
> 
> >>Can files be transferred easily without the need
> to burn
> >> a CD each time?
> 
> >very easy under OS X
> 
> How is a large image file transferred between PC and
> Mac without burning a
> CD?
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> 
>

[Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by John Vitollo

> I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if there is a cheap/used one that
> has enough power.  Can files be transferred easily without the need to burn
> a CD each time?
> www.PaulRoark.com 

Used G4 Macs are probably cheaper than a laptop as mentioned. But Small Dog has 
refurb G3 iBooks with 1 year warranty for $749.00:

http://www.smalldog.com/product/44400

New G4 iBooks are in the $1050. range. Another option is a used iMac - the CRT type 
Mac.

It's fairly easy to network Macs to Windows  - either directly or hub/switch.

John V.

Re: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by D. Hill

Here's a link to a current auction of my personal G3
ibook with Panther upgrade that I have used for
QuadtoneRIP as well as piezography printing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dllViewItem&category=4602&item=2783392304

The auction is ending in a few hours, and the laptop
has worked perfectly - but as birthdays go this year
is a good one and I am blessed with a new powerbook.

Don

--- John Vitollo <jvlist@...> wrote:
> > I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if there
> is a cheap/used one that
> > has enough power.  Can files be transferred easily
> without the need to burn
> > a CD each time?
> > www.PaulRoark.com 
> 
> Used G4 Macs are probably cheaper than a laptop as
> mentioned. But Small Dog has 
> refurb G3 iBooks with 1 year warranty for $749.00:
> 
> http://www.smalldog.com/product/44400
> 
> New G4 iBooks are in the $1050. range. Another
> option is a used iMac - the CRT type 
> Mac.
> 
> It's fairly easy to network Macs to Windows  -
> either directly or hub/switch.
> 
> John V.
> 
> 
> 


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[Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by Roy Harrington

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Bernd,
> 
> 
> >> I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if there is a 
> >>cheap/used one that has enough power.  
> 
> >>Can files be transferred easily without the need to burn
> >> a CD each time?
> 
> >very easy under OS X
> 
> How is a large image file transferred between PC and Mac without burning a
> CD?
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com

My favorite transfer method these days is the little USB flash memory stick.
They are so convenient, I have a 256Mbyte stick and without any driver
loading you just plug it into a usb slot (I've got them on my keyboard).
Works on windows  XP, Mac OSX and Mac OS9.

Roy

[Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by Tyler Boley

now now Julian

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
"julianthomas221259" <julian@f...> wrote:
Show quoted textHide quoted text
> 
> > that would be a Mac
> > <G>
> > 
> > Tylere
> 
> only if you are running OSX 10.2.1.3.4.5.5 Jaguar-had-a-kitten-called- 
> tiger. Works well until you try to print, but epson hasn't released 
> todays drivers, so reboot into classic plus 2 to print. Oh yeah, 
> scanners that have a vowel in their name aren't supported. But iTunes 
> works well...
> 
> Julian

[Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by Tyler Boley

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington"
<roy@h...> wrote:
...
> My favorite transfer method these days is the little USB flash
memory stick.
> They are so convenient, I have a 256Mbyte stick and without any driver
> loading you just plug it into a usb slot (I've got them on my keyboard).
> Works on windows  XP, Mac OSX and Mac OS9.
> 
> Roy

Right, I forgot about those. Someone came in the other day with one,
very cool.
Tyler

Re: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-02 by D. Hill

Whoops -have to learn how to link...

http://tinyurl.com/3xga7


Don

--- "D. Hill" <hill14701@...> wrote:
> Here's a link to a current auction of my personal G3
> ibook with Panther upgrade that I have used for
> QuadtoneRIP as well as piezography printing:
> 
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dllViewItem&category=4602&item=2783392304
> 
> The auction is ending in a few hours, and the laptop
> has worked perfectly - but as birthdays go this year
> is a good one and I am blessed with a new powerbook.
> 
> Don


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[Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by Paul Roark

Roy,

If I bought a Mac notebook or laptop, what all would I need to run your
system?  Do I also need a Photoshop copy for the Mac? (I probably ought to
have one anyway, but that is more $.) I'm not a Mac person nor a programmer.
I'm not even sure what laptop computers they make.  (A second desktop in my
office is not an option.)

I'd rather just work from my Windows platform, but I'm not sure how
realistic it is to wait and see what happens.  Are you really going to be
able to port the system over, or is this a "maybe someday" type of thing? 

I have not followed the details of your system enough to know what I'm
getting into, but I may need to get control of the individual jets of the
2200 and 4000 in order to so some more interesting things.  If your system
can deliver that in a way that isn't too time consuming, I might go for it
for at least some of what I do.  Ideally, I like to support open systems,
and it sounds like your approach is close to that.

Anyway, I'm just thinking out loud here.

Paul
____________________
Show quoted textHide quoted text
-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Harrington [mailto:roy@...] 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:00 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Bernd,
> 
> 
> >> I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if there is a 
> >>cheap/used one that has enough power.  
> 
> >>Can files be transferred easily without the need to burn
> >> a CD each time?
> 
> >very easy under OS X
> 
> How is a large image file transferred between PC and Mac without burning a
> CD?
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com

My favorite transfer method these days is the little USB flash memory stick.
They are so convenient, I have a 256Mbyte stick and without any driver
loading you just plug it into a usb slot (I've got them on my keyboard).
Works on windows  XP, Mac OSX and Mac OS9.

Roy



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Re: [Digital BW] [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by john eckenrode

Hi Paul

I have used Macs since their inception in 1984 and
have used QTR for many months now. Here is my set-up
for reference and I will follow this a recommendation
for a minimal system. Whether a mac set-up versus a PC
setup with Linux is easier I do not know. If any of
the following gets rambling or confusing just fire off
a question. I am a full on Mac geek so ask away!! 

ME: Photoshop CS, Mac G4 400 Ghz desktop-gettin' a
little old now but still hums along nicely, System
10.2.8, Epson 1200 with CIS and UT ink, 2200 with
Ultrachrome. I have UT cartridges for the 2200 that I
have been meaning to play with for a good couple
months now but I had a big pile of color printing to
do so that is on the back burner now.

Minimal mac system: System 10.2 or later. System 10 is
basically Unix with a pretty face and QTR is based off
GIMP-PRINT and CUPS and some other linux/unix code so
10 is a must. A mac with a G3 or later processor to
run system 10. Top of the line desktops are G5-I have
one at work-its great, next down is G4-still used in
all current Mac laptops, then G3. The G3 is officially
getting old, but it will work just fine for printing.
(System 10 is just maybe a bit much for the G3 to run
it at super full potential.) The cheapest best bet for
a used G3 laptop is one of the "Snow" ibooks. The
"original" ibook-the one that came in a bunch of
different colors-while cheap may be too slow. I would
not go much slower than a 500 Mhz G3. (My dad has an
old 233 G3 and system 10 is sluggish on
it)Powermax.com often has good used Macs, they are
actually located about 20 minutes south of me in
Oregon and I have had good luck with them in the past.
Of course ebay is an option as well.

I honestly don't know if you would need a full fledged
version of Photoshop or not, Roy would know that. 

Assuming most of your editing would be done on your
PC, it is really no problem to transfer PS files
between a Mac and PC. You will need a cheap bit of
ethernet cable and then set up a mini network. It is
not hard in system 10.

Well I hope that helps and feel free to ask questions.
I really think you would find value in exploring QTR
whether on Mac or Linux. 

right on
john eckenrode   

 
--- Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:
> Roy,
> 
> If I bought a Mac notebook or laptop, what all would
> I need to run your
> system?  Do I also need a Photoshop copy for the
> Mac? (I probably ought to
> have one anyway, but that is more $.) I'm not a Mac
> person nor a programmer.
> I'm not even sure what laptop computers they make. 
> (A second desktop in my
> office is not an option.)
> 
> I'd rather just work from my Windows platform, but
> I'm not sure how
> realistic it is to wait and see what happens.  Are
> you really going to be
> able to port the system over, or is this a "maybe
> someday" type of thing? 
> 
> I have not followed the details of your system
> enough to know what I'm
> getting into, but I may need to get control of the
> individual jets of the
> 2200 and 4000 in order to so some more interesting
> things.  If your system
> can deliver that in a way that isn't too time
> consuming, I might go for it
> for at least some of what I do.  Ideally, I like to
> support open systems,
> and it sounds like your approach is close to that.
> 
> Anyway, I'm just thinking out loud here.
> 
> Paul
> ____________________
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Harrington [mailto:roy@...] 
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:00 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with
> QuadtoneRIP on Linux?
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
> "Paul Roark" 
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > Bernd,
> > 
> > 
> > >> I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if
> there is a 
> > >>cheap/used one that has enough power.  
> > 
> > >>Can files be transferred easily without the need
> to burn
> > >> a CD each time?
> > 
> > >very easy under OS X
> > 
> > How is a large image file transferred between PC
> and Mac without burning a
> > CD?
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> My favorite transfer method these days is the little
> USB flash memory stick.
> They are so convenient, I have a 256Mbyte stick and
> without any driver
> loading you just plug it into a usb slot (I've got
> them on my keyboard).
> Works on windows  XP, Mac OSX and Mac OS9.
> 
> Roy
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by John Vitollo

"Paul Roark" Wrote:
> If I bought a Mac notebook or laptop, what all would I need to run your
> system? 

Paul,

You have been given excellent advice...not too much to add to it!

You mentioned you don't have room for another desktop computer but you might want to 
look at the all-in-one Mac called the eMac as it has very small footprint - Prices start at 
$799.00

http://www.apple.com/emac/ 

For that price and add some extra ram it will be faster - by about four times faster - than 
any used Mac notebook in that price range...plus you will have a nice big 17" screen.

QTR is really easy to install and work. I'm still having problems wrapping my old brain 
around the calibration process - I think a step by step tutorial would help for sure. But 
what I do is go into the stock curve/file and change the numbers manually, do a test print, 
evaluate, change numbers again and now have great output.

John V

RE: [Digital BW] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by Paul Roark

John,

Thanks for the info.

I'm beginning to think I should just get a new G4 laptop with PS CS.  I
should learn Mac and PS anyway.  Anderson Ranch (the workshop I'm leading
this summer) is 100% Mac.  So I should learn it.  Also, I could use a
laptop.  I will continue to do my editing on the PC.  But it sounds like
Roy's suggestion of using a USB flash memory card for file transfer is easy.
I assume also I could easily burn a CD full of all the files I'd need to
transfer.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

For UT2 information, curves, and settings see:
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/ 

________________________________________
Show quoted textHide quoted text
-----Original Message-----
From: john eckenrode [mailto:ejohn182002@...] 
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 1:45 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on
Linux?

Hi Paul

I have used Macs since their inception in 1984 and
have used QTR for many months now. Here is my set-up
for reference and I will follow this a recommendation
for a minimal system. Whether a mac set-up versus a PC
setup with Linux is easier I do not know. If any of
the following gets rambling or confusing just fire off
a question. I am a full on Mac geek so ask away!! 

ME: Photoshop CS, Mac G4 400 Ghz desktop-gettin' a
little old now but still hums along nicely, System
10.2.8, Epson 1200 with CIS and UT ink, 2200 with
Ultrachrome. I have UT cartridges for the 2200 that I
have been meaning to play with for a good couple
months now but I had a big pile of color printing to
do so that is on the back burner now.

Minimal mac system: System 10.2 or later. System 10 is
basically Unix with a pretty face and QTR is based off
GIMP-PRINT and CUPS and some other linux/unix code so
10 is a must. A mac with a G3 or later processor to
run system 10. Top of the line desktops are G5-I have
one at work-its great, next down is G4-still used in
all current Mac laptops, then G3. The G3 is officially
getting old, but it will work just fine for printing.
(System 10 is just maybe a bit much for the G3 to run
it at super full potential.) The cheapest best bet for
a used G3 laptop is one of the "Snow" ibooks. The
"original" ibook-the one that came in a bunch of
different colors-while cheap may be too slow. I would
not go much slower than a 500 Mhz G3. (My dad has an
old 233 G3 and system 10 is sluggish on
it)Powermax.com often has good used Macs, they are
actually located about 20 minutes south of me in
Oregon and I have had good luck with them in the past.
Of course ebay is an option as well.

I honestly don't know if you would need a full fledged
version of Photoshop or not, Roy would know that. 

Assuming most of your editing would be done on your
PC, it is really no problem to transfer PS files
between a Mac and PC. You will need a cheap bit of
ethernet cable and then set up a mini network. It is
not hard in system 10.

Well I hope that helps and feel free to ask questions.
I really think you would find value in exploring QTR
whether on Mac or Linux. 

right on
john eckenrode   

 
--- Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:
> Roy,
> 
> If I bought a Mac notebook or laptop, what all would
> I need to run your
> system?  Do I also need a Photoshop copy for the
> Mac? (I probably ought to
> have one anyway, but that is more $.) I'm not a Mac
> person nor a programmer.
> I'm not even sure what laptop computers they make. 
> (A second desktop in my
> office is not an option.)
> 
> I'd rather just work from my Windows platform, but
> I'm not sure how
> realistic it is to wait and see what happens.  Are
> you really going to be
> able to port the system over, or is this a "maybe
> someday" type of thing? 
> 
> I have not followed the details of your system
> enough to know what I'm
> getting into, but I may need to get control of the
> individual jets of the
> 2200 and 4000 in order to so some more interesting
> things.  If your system
> can deliver that in a way that isn't too time
> consuming, I might go for it
> for at least some of what I do.  Ideally, I like to
> support open systems,
> and it sounds like your approach is close to that.
> 
> Anyway, I'm just thinking out loud here.
> 
> Paul
> ____________________
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Harrington [mailto:roy@...] 
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:00 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with
> QuadtoneRIP on Linux?
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
> "Paul Roark" 
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > Bernd,
> > 
> > 
> > >> I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if
> there is a 
> > >>cheap/used one that has enough power.  
> > 
> > >>Can files be transferred easily without the need
> to burn
> > >> a CD each time?
> > 
> > >very easy under OS X
> > 
> > How is a large image file transferred between PC
> and Mac without burning a
> > CD?
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> My favorite transfer method these days is the little
> USB flash memory stick.
> They are so convenient, I have a 256Mbyte stick and
> without any driver
> loading you just plug it into a usb slot (I've got
> them on my keyboard).
> Works on windows  XP, Mac OSX and Mac OS9.
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Re: [Digital BW] [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by Lil

I've just had a message from Yahoo telling my that John Vitollo's response to this extremely UNTRIMMED topic is being treated as spam. Sorry John. More than my life is worth to open an unsolicited attachment.

Guys, trim your posts!!!!!!

Lil



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Re: [Digital BW] [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by Sam McCandless

At 1:44 AM -0800 2/5/04, john eckenrode wrote:
>[snip]
>ME: Photoshop CS, Mac G4 400 Ghz desktop-gettin' a little old now 
>but still hums along nicely, [snip]

I have the same, PCI-graphics (in the Mac jargon) G4 desktop John 
does. And plan to keep it as a (SCSI) scanner server and a 
(from-MacOS9) print server and for backups (onto two 120 GB hard 
drives). Bought used, such a Mac would be very inexpensive.

If, however, I had instead an older Windows desktop and wanted to use 
QTR w/o becoming a Linux geek, then I'd try to use my old Windows 
desktop together with a Mac notebook even if I _did_ have room for a 
second desktop. Because the notebook could also be a useful traveling 
companion for a digital camera. The 12-inch notebooks seem best in 
that role, the 17-inch PowerBook seems best for at-home use, and the 
14/15-inch notebooks seem the best compromise.

The 14-inch iBook seems to me a better value for anyone who can live 
with less memory. Which I'd think many digital-camera users could. 
And I also think the larger text the iBook shows at its best 
resolution might make its display better for Photoshop's palettes - 
assuming you can live with the hack to turn an iBook into a 
dual-display system against Apple's wishes. But if your budget can 
accommodate the 15-inch PowerBook, it's easy to prefer it. It seems 
extravagant, though, if it's just a way to use QTR.

I'm eager to use Roy's QTR. And reluctant to shift to digital 
cameras. But I assume they're in my future. So buying my next 
computer with that in mind seems the thing to do.
--
Sam

Re: [Digital BW] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by Steve Kale

FYI the new iBooks have the G4 chip in them and are better spec¹d than a G4
laptop of one year or so ago.  A girlfriend of mine just bought one ­
considerably cheaper and as good if not better than the G4 Powerbook I
bought in September 2002 (except it¹s not a widescreen design).  So perhaps
a cheaper alternative if you are not going to be doing full-blown editing on
it.  However, I can¹t guarantee that once you¹ve used the Mac interface you
won¹t want to ditch the PC, period.....in which case you will wonder past
the Apple Store enviously eyeing the twin G5 knowing that it will make short
work of those massive, layered, 16 bit PS CS files.....  (FYI I believe you
will find networking your PC to the Mac easier than you think...check out
the Apple Discussions)

Cheers

Steve
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From: "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@...>
Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:03:50 -0800
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

John,

Thanks for the info.

I'm beginning to think I should just get a new G4 laptop with PS CS.  I
should learn Mac and PS anyway.  Anderson Ranch (the workshop I'm leading
this summer) is 100% Mac.  So I should learn it.  Also, I could use a
laptop.  I will continue to do my editing on the PC.  But it sounds like
Roy's suggestion of using a USB flash memory card for file transfer is easy.
I assume also I could easily burn a CD full of all the files I'd need to
transfer.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 

For UT2 information, curves, and settings see:
http://home1.gte.net/res09aij/

________________________________________

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From: john eckenrode [mailto:ejohn182002@...]
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 1:45 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on
Linux?

Hi Paul

I have used Macs since their inception in 1984 and
have used QTR for many months now. Here is my set-up
for reference and I will follow this a recommendation
for a minimal system. Whether a mac set-up versus a PC
setup with Linux is easier I do not know. If any of
the following gets rambling or confusing just fire off
a question. I am a full on Mac geek so ask away!!

ME: Photoshop CS, Mac G4 400 Ghz desktop-gettin' a
little old now but still hums along nicely, System
10.2.8, Epson 1200 with CIS and UT ink, 2200 with
Ultrachrome. I have UT cartridges for the 2200 that I
have been meaning to play with for a good couple
months now but I had a big pile of color printing to
do so that is on the back burner now.

Minimal mac system: System 10.2 or later. System 10 is
basically Unix with a pretty face and QTR is based off
GIMP-PRINT and CUPS and some other linux/unix code so
10 is a must. A mac with a G3 or later processor to
run system 10. Top of the line desktops are G5-I have
one at work-its great, next down is G4-still used in
all current Mac laptops, then G3. The G3 is officially
getting old, but it will work just fine for printing.
(System 10 is just maybe a bit much for the G3 to run
it at super full potential.) The cheapest best bet for
a used G3 laptop is one of the "Snow" ibooks. The
"original" ibook-the one that came in a bunch of
different colors-while cheap may be too slow. I would
not go much slower than a 500 Mhz G3. (My dad has an
old 233 G3 and system 10 is sluggish on
it)Powermax.com often has good used Macs, they are
actually located about 20 minutes south of me in
Oregon and I have had good luck with them in the past.
Of course ebay is an option as well.

I honestly don't know if you would need a full fledged
version of Photoshop or not, Roy would know that.

Assuming most of your editing would be done on your
PC, it is really no problem to transfer PS files
between a Mac and PC. You will need a cheap bit of
ethernet cable and then set up a mini network. It is
not hard in system 10.

Well I hope that helps and feel free to ask questions.
I really think you would find value in exploring QTR
whether on Mac or Linux.

right on
john eckenrode   

 
--- Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:
> Roy,
> 
> If I bought a Mac notebook or laptop, what all would
> I need to run your
> system?  Do I also need a Photoshop copy for the
> Mac? (I probably ought to
> have one anyway, but that is more $.) I'm not a Mac
> person nor a programmer.
> I'm not even sure what laptop computers they make.
> (A second desktop in my
> office is not an option.)
> 
> I'd rather just work from my Windows platform, but
> I'm not sure how
> realistic it is to wait and see what happens.  Are
> you really going to be
> able to port the system over, or is this a "maybe
> someday" type of thing?
> 
> I have not followed the details of your system
> enough to know what I'm
> getting into, but I may need to get control of the
> individual jets of the
> 2200 and 4000 in order to so some more interesting
> things.  If your system
> can deliver that in a way that isn't too time
> consuming, I might go for it
> for at least some of what I do.  Ideally, I like to
> support open systems,
> and it sounds like your approach is close to that.
> 
> Anyway, I'm just thinking out loud here.
> 
> Paul
> ____________________
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roy Harrington [mailto:roy@...]
> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 12:00 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Getting started with
> QuadtoneRIP on Linux?
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com,
> "Paul Roark" 
> <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> > Bernd,
> > 
> > 
> > >> I've considered getting a Mac laptop -- if
> there is a 
> > >>cheap/used one that has enough power.
> > 
> > >>Can files be transferred easily without the need
> to burn
> > >> a CD each time?
> > 
> > >very easy under OS X
> > 
> > How is a large image file transferred between PC
> and Mac without burning a
> > CD?
> > 
> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> My favorite transfer method these days is the little
> USB flash memory stick.
> They are so convenient, I have a 256Mbyte stick and
> without any driver
> loading you just plug it into a usb slot (I've got
> them on my keyboard).
> Works on windows  XP, Mac OSX and Mac OS9.
> 
> Roy
> 
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Re: [Digital BW] [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by Steve Kale

FYI when my girlfriend recently purchased her iBook (the new 14 inch) she
was told that using it with another (eg cinema) display was not a problem.
She was also told it was not a problem to operate in clamshell mode just
like my G4 Powerbook.
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From: Sam McCandless <samcc@...>
Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:59:10 -0800
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] [Off list]  Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on
Linux?
> 
assuming you can live with the hack to turn an iBook into a
dual-display system against Apple's wishes.
>


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Re: [Digital BW] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by smthopr2000

Hi Paul,

I've been using QTR with great success and I can hardly program a photoshop action.
I'm even making my own curves without any measuring tools beyond comparing step 
wedges by eye. (took a bit of practice!) With a densitomiter you will probably 
eliminate a lot of this trial and error.

The QTR prints are far better than with the old piezo plug-in and seem to have no 
posterization that I can find. It's easy to control each ink individually.

As for your new mac, it should be quite easy to network with your pc.  An ethernet 
cable is all you need I think.(at least from the mac end)

To print, you will not even need to copy the file to the mac. Just open any photo 
editing software on the mac and open the file right off the pc. Then just print to the 
QTR driver and you should be all set. If you don't have photoshop CS for the mac, a 
shareware "graphic converter" software could probably work well or even Photoshop 
Elements for the Mac. Maybe even iPhoto that comes with the mac will work.

I do have a question for you though:

I'm now using the old FS inks w/generations black in my 1160. When the ink runs 
out, I was thinking of changing to the newer UT inks and black. Ideally I'd like to run 
2 greys and either two blacks (photo/matte) or one black and one toner. I am happy 
with the color of the old FS inks though.  I would really like a good glossy solution in 
addition to the matte papers. Could you advise me on which inks to order? I'll make 
my own curves using the QTR.

I've gotten kind of confused with all the new UT inks and versions.

Thanks,
-bruce

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
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> John,
> 
> Thanks for the info.
> 
> I'm beginning to think I should just get a new G4 laptop with PS CS.  I
> should learn Mac and PS anyway.  Anderson Ranch (the workshop I'm leading
> this summer) is 100% Mac.  So I should learn it.  Also, I could use a
> laptop.  I will continue to do my editing on the PC.  But it sounds like
> Roy's suggestion of using a USB flash memory card for file transfer is easy.
> I assume also I could easily burn a CD full of all the files I'd need to
> transfer.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com

Re: [Digital BW] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by smthopr2000

-> 
> To print, you will not even need to copy the file to the mac. Just open any photo 
> editing software on the mac and open the file right off the pc. Then just print to the 
> QTR driver and you should be all set. If you don't have photoshop CS for the mac, a 
> shareware "graphic converter" software could probably work well or even 
Photoshop 
> Elements for the Mac. Maybe even iPhoto that comes with the mac will work.
> 

I just tried iPhoto. It works fine for printing to QTR.

-bruce

Re: [spam] Re: [Digital BW] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by Carl Schofield

The little "Preview" application that ships with OS X also works fine  
for printing tif and psd files with QTR.

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>
>
> ->
>> To print, you will not even need to copy the file to the mac. Just  
>> open any photo
>> editing software on the mac and open the file right off the pc. Then  
>> just print to the
>> QTR driver and you should be all set. If you don't have photoshop CS  
>> for the mac, a
>> shareware "graphic converter" software could probably work well or  
>> even
> Photoshop
>> Elements for the Mac. Maybe even iPhoto that comes with the mac will  
>> work.
>>
>
> I just tried iPhoto. It works fine for printing to QTR.
>
> -bruce
>
>
>



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Re: [Digital BW] [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-05 by Sam McCandless

At 6:12 PM +0000 2/5/04, Steve Kale wrote:
>FYI when my girlfriend recently purchased her iBook (the new 14 inch) she
>was told that using it with another (eg cinema) display was not a problem.

Actually, I think Apple only supports the use of external VGA 
displays with the iBooks. That's not so bad as far as I'm concerned, 
because I'm not sure I don't prefer a CRT. But Apple supports them 
via an adapter which draws on the signal from the video output port, 
and the larger, external CRT monitor attached to the adapter only 
mirrors what's on the iBook's LCD display. That, however, is what 
reportedly can be hacked so as to get, for example, the Photoshop 
palettes on the iBook's screen and the image on the CRT. That's what 
I meant by "dual display", which is maybe not the right expression.


>She was also told it was not a problem to operate in clamshell mode just
>like my G4 Powerbook.

Clamshell mode I don't remember seeing/hearing anything about.
--
Sam
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>From: Sam McCandless <samcc@...>
>Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 08:59:10 -0800
>To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [Digital BW] [Off list]  Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on
>Linux?
>>
>assuming you can live with the hack to turn an iBook into a
>dual-display system against Apple's wishes.
>  >

Re: [Digital BW] [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-06 by john eckenrode

she
> was told that using it with another (eg cinema)
> display was not a problem.
> She was also told it was not a problem to operate in
> clamshell mode just
> like my G4 Powerbook.

Most of the desgners where I work use various
iterations of G4 laptops that hook up to their desktop
moniters, easily. I am one of the weirdos that
actually chose a G5 tower over a laptop. A G4 laptop
is a very capable design/photo editing machine for
sure.

je 

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Re: [Digital BW] [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-06 by Victor

On Thu, 5 Feb 2004 09:04:04 -0700, you wrote:

>I've just had a message from Yahoo telling my that John Vitollo's response to this extremely UNTRIMMED topic is being treated as spam. Sorry John. More than my life is worth to open an unsolicited attachment.
>
>Guys, trim your posts!!!!!!

It has nothing to do with that Yahoo has just (starting on the 4th, I think)
implemented their spam marking feature on all Yahoo groups. This can be disabled
by the moderators (email me if you need instructions). The problem is that their
algorithms for detecting spam are grossly flawed. Some groups have up to 50% of
posts misidentified as spam.
Victor Engel
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Re: [Digital BW] [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-06 by Cort Anderson

On Thursday, February 5, 2004, at 10:04  AM, Lil wrote:

> I've just had a message from Yahoo telling my that John Vitollo's 
> response to this extremely UNTRIMMED topic is being treated as spam.

This has been going on for a few days now, I have gotten several from 
different people.

cort

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Re: Now Spam [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-06 by John Vitollo

"Lil"  wrote:
> I've just had a message from Yahoo telling my that John Vitollo's response to this 
extremely UNTRIMMED topic is being treated as spam. Sorry John. More than my life is 
worth to open an unsolicited attachment.
> Guys, trim your posts!!!!!!

It's not because I didn't trim my post - trimmed it down to two lines!

As mentioned Yahoo has a new spam filter going and probably thought my link to Apple 
was a solicitation.

Re: [Digital BW] [Off list] Getting started with QuadtoneRIP on Linux?

2004-02-06 by Carolyn Frayn

On 5-Feb-04, at 9:04 AM, Lil wrote:

> I've just had a message from Yahoo telling my that John Vitollo's 
> response to this extremely UNTRIMMED topic is being treated as spam. 
> Sorry John. More than my life is worth to open an unsolicited 
> attachment.
>
> Guys, trim your posts!!!!!!


as mentioned, that's not it. John's post was well trimmed anyway. What 
the spam filters are picking up as spam is ridiculous. What I find 
frustrating is that many posts are now missing my filters to relegate 
them to the lists folders outside my inbox.

Carolyn

the Epson drivers' length limit and panoramic prints

2004-02-20 by Sam McCandless

I think I know there's no way to use the Epson drivers, say on a 
1280, to print longer than 44 inches, but perhaps with one of the 
several RIPs being used for other purposes, even if only on a Mac?

My impression is that panormic prints might be getting increasingly 
popular, and I'd think a length limit would be a frustration in that 
context. Is there a conventional size or, more likely I guess, ratio 
for panoramas?

Thanks.
--
Sam

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