QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi Eddie, I recently found out the r1800 isn´t very good at b&w.
Unfortunately buying a new printer is not an option for me.
The r1800 is too expensive to just throw out as well.

I´ll try qtr first :o)

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "edward wiseman" <pahts@...> wrote:
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> My reading suggests that it is virtually impossible to get  a "NEUTRAL" B&W print from either an Epson 1800 or 1900..They were designed for COLOR printing..That doesn't mean you CAN'T use it for B&W, but there are better alternativs such as the 2880, 2400 or the new 3000..The Epson 1400 utilizing 3rd party B&W inks is a GREAT monocrhome printer IMHO..(I have 2 of these..)
> Just my 2 cents..
> 
> Eddie
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Mike Finley 
>   To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 1:56 PM
>   Subject: Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: basics for a beginner (dummy?)
> 
> 
>     
>   The best reference for QTR on Windows that I'm aware of is Tom Moore's 
>   paper at http://www.quadtonerip.com/User%20Guide.pdf even if it is a few 
>   years old. The current version of QTR and Windows 7 64 bit still work 
>   the same way - thats what I use. (I asked because there are other 
>   problems with newer versions of MacOs and Photoshop.) If you are looking 
>   at instructions written for the Mac you'll get hopelessly confused as 
>   the printing mechanism is totally different.
> 
>   The biggest problem may be getting the Gloss Optimiser in use for gloss 
>   papers - I've no idea how you'd do this, as I've never had a printer 
>   that uses a GO.
> 
>   I suggest you read through Tom's paper, and try to follow through to 
>   printing on a matte paper from that, and ask if you have specific 
>   questions from that. Extending that to printing on a semi gloss or gloss 
>   paper will be harder, and need help from someone who's done it - there 
>   are two issues you'll need to deal with - getting GO used, and also 
>   adjusting the amount of colour ink(s) to to be added in.
> 
>   Most QTR users are using the printers with multiple black inks and/or 
>   using specialist monochrome inksets
> 
>   On 27/02/2012 18:17, Marja Beckers wrote:
>   >
>   >
>   > Hi Mike,
>   > I replied to your message earlier today but I don´t see my answer
>   > appear. Guess I did something wrong :o)
>   >
>   > I´m using windows 7 64bit, and the default epsons inks.
>   > For my photography study I need to be able to print b&w on
>   > semigloss,gloss, and matte papers (not necessarily epson).
>   >
>   > The strange thing is that I have printed b&w on this printer before, but
>   > now I only seem to get all kinds of color casts.
>   > I´m hoping to use qtr to solve this problem at last.
>   >
>   > hope you can help!
>   >
>   > kind regards,
>   > Marja
>   >
> 
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>   mike finley photography
>   http://www.mikefinley.co.uk
>   http://words.mikefinley.co.uk
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