Digital BW, The Print

Greetings:

I am printing with the new R2400 and thought I would try QTR and 
compare it to the AWB feature of the Epson R2400 driver. I am on a 
WindowsXP platform and have downloaded the version 2.3 and am using
the 
Windows GUI.

My R2400 printer shows up in the printer selction menus, but there
are 
no curves to pick from in the curves selection menus. Does this mean 
that I can't use this printer with QTR because there are no available 
curves for it yet? My intention is to print on Photo paper with PK
and 
the UC set. I am not up to speed enough to create my own curves.

Any advice?

Scott

Scott,

I put a few QTR profiles for printing to Ilford Smooth Pearl with the  
2400 on my file sharing site.  Download the Quad2400 archive:
http://homepage.mac.com/scho/FileSharing2.html

Carl

On Jul 21, 2005, at 12:34 AM, Scott Jones wrote:

> Greetings:
>
> I am printing with the new R2400 and thought I would try QTR and
> compare it to the AWB feature of the Epson R2400 driver. I am on a
> WindowsXP platform and have downloaded the version 2.3 and am using
> the
> Windows GUI.
>
> My R2400 printer shows up in the printer selction menus, but there
> are
> no curves to pick from in the curves selection menus. Does this mean
> that I can't use this printer with QTR because there are no available
> curves for it yet? My intention is to print on Photo paper with PK
> and
> the UC set. I am not up to speed enough to create my own curves.
>
> Any advice?
>
> Scott



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Carl, thanks for the pointer. Perhaps you could help some more. Your 
files are .icc profiles and .txt files.

Where does one put these in the QTR program for WindowsXP? The file 
types in the Windows QTR program folder are .ppd files in the PPD 
folder, .qidf files in the Profiles folder, .quad files in the QuadTone 
folder, and generic .icc files in the ICC folder.

I am baffled as to where to put your files and not sure which kind to 
use, the .icc or the .txt.

Thansk for any help you can give....

I use a Mac, so I'm not sure about file management on a PC.  I think that the .txt files are 
equivalent to your .qidf files and your .quad files are generated from the former, but I 
don't know how you do this on a PC.  The icc profiles are not specific to QTR and go 
wherever all of the rest of your RGB icc profiles are stored.  You use the icc profiles when 
setting up print with preview in Photoshop as a print space associated with the 
corresponding QTR profile you intend to use for printing.  I think on the PC this is not 
done for you on the fly, as with a Mac, and you have to first convert your file to this space 
before printing.  I'd suggest you ask for help with these matters from other PC people who 
use QTR.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Jones" <peanutdogs@h...> 
wrote:

> Carl, thanks for the pointer. Perhaps you could help some more. Your 
> files are .icc profiles and .txt files.
> 
> Where does one put these in the QTR program for WindowsXP? The file 
> types in the Windows QTR program folder are .ppd files in the PPD 
> folder, .qidf files in the Profiles folder, .quad files in the QuadTone 
> folder, and generic .icc files in the ICC folder.
> 
> I am baffled as to where to put your files and not sure which kind to 
> use, the .icc or the .txt.
> 
> Thansk for any help you can give....