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Re: Question about QTR Print Tool and color

2012-11-11 by Eric Brody

If I'm understanding Nick correctly, my "too light" color prints with the QTR tool will require me to re-profile my monitor with my X-Rite Eye-One Display 2 device. It would seem that to match the prints from the QTR tool, I'll need to brighten my monitor significantly  to get it to match the prints from the QTR tool?

I'd love to know how the PS printing "double profiles" the process. I also wonder, as did Jim Stewart, whether I'll need all new color profiles. For my limited color printing, I've always used the canned profiles from the paper manufacturers, and have been pleased with the results. For black and white, of course, I use the QTR profiles. 

Nick was kind enough to make a QTR neutral profile for me for Canson Platine Fiber Rag, a lovely paper albeit expensive. Embarrassingly I did not realize, I'll need warm and sepia ones as well to use multiple curves. Sorry Nick, I've been meaning to send you a heartfelt thanks you note as well as asking if you'll make a couple of more curves.

Printing is an amazing world.

Eric

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