QTR-Quadtone RIP

While working with LR, I have never liked the print module and colorspace handling of LR.

My BW workflow is as follows (Mac):

-editing the Raw file in LR
-export the file with 'edit in PS' command and convert straight to greyscale colorspace.
-if necessary, I do additional retouching, then save+close the file.
-it is placed as a Tiff file next to the original Raw file in LR.
(at this point, NO new editing should be done in LR as it would otherwise be reconverted to Prophoto colorspace)

Printing:

-I have installed QTR-Print-Tool on my computer and have linked it to LR as an external editing tool (just like the 'edit in PS' command).
QTR-Print-Tool is a small but powerful RIP software that bypasses any colorspace manipulation by the OS. (it is independant from the regular QTR Gui)

-export with 'edit in QTR-Print_Tool' command (edit ORIGINAL!, only this option will keep the greyscale colorspace intact).
-the image file is opened automatically in QTR-Print-Tool, where it can be resized and moved around the final paper size.
-from within this tool you launch the print command, the standard QTR Gui will open up and you proceed as usual.

Maybe this could be helpful to some.

Happy New Year!

Sidney

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "stephane_bosman" <stb@...> wrote:
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> I understand what you are saying.
> 
> However, there ARE advantages to using the print module instead of the export module.
> 
> The print module allows to design prints with precise positionning on the page, a nice image caption below the photo, etc.. and save them as prints, ready to be used again.
> 
> The export module does not allow any of this because, well, it was not made for print.
> 
> And printing is what QTR is all about, isn't it?
> 
> SO, I'm back to square one, printing to QTR from the LR print module.
> 
> I am advancing, though, by using an image converter to convert the jpeg to tif, all automated wih a utility that watches my output folder and run the conversion to tif and outputs to the folder watched by QTR.
> 
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Don" <donsbryant@> wrote:
> >
> > Take Roy's advice and export your file as a Tif formatted file. There isn't any advantage to exporting to JPG for printing in QTR.
> > 
> > You should create a a master edited file in LR for archiving and then do what you need to do in QTR for printing using an exported TIF file. 
> > 
> > > 
> > > I print to a JPEG with the LightRoom print module and then try to print the resulting JPEG with QTR Gui.
> >
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