Digital BW, The Print

I am trying to install QTR on a PC running win2K. Win2K seems NOT to
be the problem. The problem is that I do not have an ethernet card or
a network. Files submited to the RIP produce an error message to the
effect that the network location cannot be found. Has anyone found a
workaround. BTW running the QTR while connected via dial-up does not
work for me. In fact, the network connection is disrupted by
submitting a file to the RIP!

After removing an older W-QTR beta + Quad2200 and installing the 
latest W-QTR beta + Quad9600 + QTRgui 0.4 a problem appears that 
I can't fix.  "Unable to write raster data to driver" error from 
I guess ImagetoRaster appears. Probably related to the size of 
the print I think.

Ernst

Ernst,
I downloaded the Windows QTR beta 3 for the 9600 and there was a 
small typo in the print-9600.bat.  
The line:
set CURVE1=UC-EEnhMatte-warm-1set CURVE2=UC-EEnhMatte-coolSe-1
needs to be...
set CURVE1=UC-EEnhMatte-warm-1
set CURVE2=UC-EEnhMatte-coolSe-1
Once I separated these two lines, I had no further problems except 
for some vertical banding that I am trying to get rid of.
Hope this helps.
Greg 



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Ernst Dinkla 
<E.Dinkla@c...> wrote:

> After removing an older W-QTR beta + Quad2200 and installing the 
> latest W-QTR beta + Quad9600 + QTRgui 0.4 a problem appears that 
> I can't fix.  "Unable to write raster data to driver" error from 
> I guess ImagetoRaster appears. Probably related to the size of 
> the print I think.
> 
> Ernst

gphilpott2003 wrote:
> Ernst,
> I downloaded the Windows QTR beta 3 for the 9600 and there was a 
> small typo in the print-9600.bat.  
> The line:
> set CURVE1=UC-EEnhMatte-warm-1set CURVE2=UC-EEnhMatte-coolSe-1
> needs to be...
> set CURVE1=UC-EEnhMatte-warm-1
> set CURVE2=UC-EEnhMatte-coolSe-1
> Once I separated these two lines, I had no further problems except 
> for some vertical banding that I am trying to get rid of.
> Hope this helps.
> Greg 

Greg,

I had seen that one and changed it but that didn't take out the 
error I'm writing about.

W-QTR beta3, 9600, QTRgui, XP pro.

A friend with the same setup is printing after I advised him how 
to set it up :-)  Wonder whether the 2200 setup with QTRgui that 
I had installed before left something in registry or whereever.

Ernst

Ernst Dinkla wrote:
> gphilpott2003 wrote:
> 
>>Ernst,
>>I downloaded the Windows QTR beta 3 for the 9600 and there was a 
>>small typo in the print-9600.bat.  
>>The line:
>>set CURVE1=UC-EEnhMatte-warm-1set CURVE2=UC-EEnhMatte-coolSe-1
>>needs to be...
>>set CURVE1=UC-EEnhMatte-warm-1
>>set CURVE2=UC-EEnhMatte-coolSe-1
>>Once I separated these two lines, I had no further problems except 
>>for some vertical banding that I am trying to get rid of.
>>Hope this helps.
>>Greg 
> 
> 
> Greg,
> 
> I had seen that one and changed it but that didn't take out the 
> error I'm writing about.
> 
> W-QTR beta3, 9600, QTRgui, XP pro.
> 
> A friend with the same setup is printing after I advised him how 
> to set it up :-)  Wonder whether the 2200 setup with QTRgui that 
> I had installed before left something in registry or whereever.
> 
> Ernst

Well it is the "sharing" on the Epson driver that has to be 
renewed to get the path known to QTR etc. I had changed the name 
from Quad2200 to Quad9600 and the system has been restarted in 
between but that probably doesn't do it. Now I changed the name 
to something odd, apply button and then changed it back again to 
Quad9600, apply button and now it works again. Can't believe it 
that it was just that.

Ernst

Ernst,
I am curious to know if you get banding with your 9600.  Mine shows 
up in clear skies.  (Not so much in detailed areas)  I suspect it 
has to do with the settings informing the printer to print 
bidirectional instead of unidirectional.  I am waiting to hear a 
reply from Roy on that.  I was just curious to see if you had a 
similar problem.
Greg

This error also occurs if the printer share name is not correct. With
version 0.4 of QTRgui, the name could not have a space in it. This is fixed,
download a newer version from www.sbillard.org\Shareware\QTRgui.htm.

-Stephen
 www.sbillard.org/Stephen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ernst Dinkla [mailto:E.Dinkla@...] 
> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 4:08 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] W-QTR "Unable to write raster data to 
> driver" error
> 
> 
> After removing an older W-QTR beta + Quad2200 and installing the 
> latest W-QTR beta + Quad9600 + QTRgui 0.4 a problem appears that 
> I can't fix.  "Unable to write raster data to driver" error from 
> I guess ImagetoRaster appears. Probably related to the size of 
> the print I think.
> 
> Ernst
> 
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None of these programs put things in the registry. QTRgui uses an INI file,
delete it and things will start from scratch.

-Stephen
 www.sbillard.org/Stephen

> 
> A friend with the same setup is printing after I advised him how 
> to set it up :-)  Wonder whether the 2200 setup with QTRgui that 
> I had installed before left something in registry or whereever.
> 
> Ernst
> 
> 
>
>

gphilpott2003 wrote:
> Ernst,
> I am curious to know if you get banding with your 9600.  Mine shows 
> up in clear skies.  (Not so much in detailed areas)  I suspect it 
> has to do with the settings informing the printer to print 
> bidirectional instead of unidirectional.  I am waiting to hear a 
> reply from Roy on that.  I was just curious to see if you had a 
> similar problem.
> Greg 

Greg,

I have to disappoint you, all my QTR setups are "dry" ones till I 
can use 9000/9500 curves to drive the UT VM 9000 that I have. 
Today I actually linearised the custom Wasatch SoftRip / 9000 UT 
VM combination again so I can continue B&W printing  that way.

The friend who got it running today is very satisfied with the 
9600 QTR driver. Finer detail than with his 9000 UT VM and Paul's 
curves. Qimage preprocessing too. He will compare the 9600 
results with the 9000 driven by QTR later on but my guess is that 
the 9000 will be sold. Will ask about any banding. His fee is on 
its way to Roy.

Ernst

Ernst,

Would you sell your Epson 9000 just because of sharpness
difference? I compared the tests on: 

 http://harrington.com/dotscans/dotsdots.html 

and I couldn't se the difference between Epson 7500/9000 and
Epson 7600.

This week I am going  to pick up a very little used Epson 9000.
It shall cost me 7500 swedish kronas ( $1000 ),  including my
petrol costs. I want to use it for quadtone printing. I am worrying
now, am I doing something wrong?

Regards,
Kemal

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ernst Dinkla wrote:

>Greg,
>
>I have to disappoint you, all my QTR setups are "dry" ones till I 
>can use 9000/9500 curves to drive the UT VM 9000 that I have. 
>Today I actually linearised the custom Wasatch SoftRip / 9000 UT 
>VM combination again so I can continue B&W printing  that way.
>
>The friend who got it running today is very satisfied with the 
>9600 QTR driver. Finer detail than with his 9000 UT VM and Paul's 
>curves. Qimage preprocessing too. He will compare the 9600 
>results with the 9000 driven by QTR later on but my guess is that 
>the 9000 will be sold. Will ask about any banding. His fee is on 
>its way to Roy.
>
>Ernst
>

Kemal Delic wrote:

> Ernst,
> 
> Would you sell your Epson 9000 just because of sharpness
> difference? I compared the tests on: 
> 
>  http://harrington.com/dotscans/dotsdots.html 
> 
> and I couldn't se the difference between Epson 7500/9000 and
> Epson 7600.
> 
> This week I am going  to pick up a very little used Epson 9000.
> It shall cost me 7500 swedish kronas ( $1000 ),  including my
> petrol costs. I want to use it for quadtone printing. I am worrying
> now, am I doing something wrong?
> 
> Regards,
> Kemal

Kemal,

Nothing to worry about.  But be careful with the ink change that 
no dye/UT contamination happens.

First of all it isn't my 9000 and my 9600.  I am happy with my 
9000 loaded with UT VM and the way I can drive it now with the 
Wasatch SoftRIP and I'm expecting even better results with Qimage 
+ QTR.  My customers love the results so far. I have no 9600 
either and do not intend to buy one, instead I have bought a 
secondhand 10000 for color.

My friend has far more work and used to print with three 9000's. 
He now has two 9600's + one 9000 converted to UT VM.
The last was only used with Paul's curves from PhotoShop and not 
yet with QTR + Qimage so he hasn't compared output of the 9600 
with the same driver as he used on the 9600. It could well be 
that the 9000 performs as good or better with QTR but then he has 
two printers for that kind of work while the need for B&W doesn't 
require more than one. It isn't clear yet what he will do but he 
still has the two other 9000's with color inks that aren't used 
often either. More of a luxury problem.

So a completely different situation to mine or yours and not yet 
based on a checked quality difference either.

The price you're paying is nice if I compare it to a 9000 sold 
here not long ago. 2000 Euro, but that one had one of my CIS 
systems on it.

Ernst

Ernst,

Thank you very much for your help, I am not worrying
anymore. My neighbors are forewarned and some of them,
who are strong enough, shall help me to haul this thing
into my basement.

To be continued.

Kemal

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Ernst Dinkla wrote:

>Kemal Delic wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Ernst,
>>
>>Would you sell your Epson 9000 just because of sharpness
>>difference? I compared the tests on: 
>>
>> http://harrington.com/dotscans/dotsdots.html 
>>
>>and I couldn't se the difference between Epson 7500/9000 and
>>Epson 7600.
>>
>>This week I am going  to pick up a very little used Epson 9000.
>>It shall cost me 7500 swedish kronas ( $1000 ),  including my
>>petrol costs. I want to use it for quadtone printing. I am worrying
>>now, am I doing something wrong?
>>
>>Regards,
>>Kemal
>>    
>>
>
>Kemal,
>
>Nothing to worry about.  But be careful with the ink change that 
>no dye/UT contamination happens.
>
>First of all it isn't my 9000 and my 9600.  I am happy with my 
>9000 loaded with UT VM and the way I can drive it now with the 
>Wasatch SoftRIP and I'm expecting even better results with Qimage 
>+ QTR.  My customers love the results so far. I have no 9600 
>either and do not intend to buy one, instead I have bought a 
>secondhand 10000 for color.
>
>My friend has far more work and used to print with three 9000's. 
>He now has two 9600's + one 9000 converted to UT VM.
>The last was only used with Paul's curves from PhotoShop and not 
>yet with QTR + Qimage so he hasn't compared output of the 9600 
>with the same driver as he used on the 9600. It could well be 
>that the 9000 performs as good or better with QTR but then he has 
>two printers for that kind of work while the need for B&W doesn't 
>require more than one. It isn't clear yet what he will do but he 
>still has the two other 9000's with color inks that aren't used 
>often either. More of a luxury problem.
>
>So a completely different situation to mine or yours and not yet 
>based on a checked quality difference either.
>
>The price you're paying is nice if I compare it to a 9000 sold 
>here not long ago. 2000 Euro, but that one had one of my CIS 
>systems on it.
>
>Ernst
>