QuadToneRIP -- UT2 inkset for 1270 & 1280 -- License Announcement
2004-01-31 by Roy Harrington
There are now several profiles for the UT2 inkset on the 1270 and 1280. This is definitely one of the nicest and most versatile inksets for B&W printing. The profiles include three basic tones: carbon, neutral and sepia Blends of carbon and neutral, or of carbon and sepia give up to 40 different tonal variations -- you can pick your personal favorite. It supports both matte and glossy papers with one set of inks. Use the Eboni in the black slot. The glossy profiles achieve very good dMax of around 2.1 without using the Eboni ink. The papers include Enhanced Matte, Photo Rag, (Glossy) Photo Paper, Ifford Smooth, and Epson Premium - Gloss, Luster, SemiMatte. The UT2 set also comes with ICC Soft Proof capability in Photoshop. There are proof profiles for the different papers. With this feature you get very good WYSIWYG (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) while you are editing the file in Photoshop. Even if you do not have a Mac and can't run QTR you can download these profiles and see that the UT2 inkset is capable of. Finally, I am changing QuadToneRIP to a shareware product. Please read about it on my website. The desire is to expand development to more printers and platforms both of which require more investment on my part. I believe this is the most equitable way to fund this investment. Thanks for all the support on the way. Roy www.harrington.com