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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: A couple of basic questions ...

2013-01-07 by Roy Harrington

Hi Paul,

There are no built-in soft-proofing profiles.  People can make them
for their personal setup.

Frankly I wouldn't put too much importance on custom soft-proofs.
You'll get used to the color tone of your prints very soon and know
what to expect.

Roy


On Mon, Jan 7, 2013 at 12:36 PM, paulraphaelson
<paul.raphaelson@...> wrote:
> Hi Jon,
>
> thanks for writing. I have this manual; I don't see any mention of soft proofing anywhere inside. Am I missing something obvious?
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> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "piezobw"  wrote:
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>> Paul,
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>> Piezography Soft Proof ICC were only distributed with the initial release of Piezography Special Edition for the EPSON 1400.  We did not produce them for all the other printer models and inks and papers.  But, they are very easy to produce yourself using QTR Create ICC.
>>
>> To understand how to install the K7 curves - please refer to The NEW Piezography Manual which has been published here:
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>> http://www.inkjetmall.com/tech
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>> Look in the articles section for Product Manuals.
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>> Jon
>> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "paulraphaelson"  wrote:
>> >
>> > I'm surprised there aren't generic soft proof profiles available. John Cone says that with contemporary printers and the generic curves he generates, it's unusual to have to create custom profiles.
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>> > I'd be inclined to see how I do with canned profiles before investing in a spectrophotometer.
>> >
>> > And I assumed that from Cone's comments, he had generic soft proof profiles available. I don't see them as downloads on the inkjetmall site so I assumed they were included with QTR.
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>> > > Softproofing....
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>> > > I was never aware about any soft-proof profiles within QTR.
>> > > The best soft-proof profile is made with your specific computer/printer/paper setup, there can't be a 'canned version'.
>> > >
>> > > Once I have created and tweaked my QTR profile, I create my soft-proof profile with the help of a spectrophotometer.
>> > >
>> > > Sidney
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