QTR-Quadtone RIP

re the micro banding - have you done a nozzle check?
I've found that the QTR driver (on a PC) is much more sensitive to 
nozzles misfiring (or being slightly deflected from their correct 
position) than the Epson driver.

On 26/02/2013 22:23, rossfmj wrote:
> I have now managed to linearise UT14 on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Bright
> White but am getting micro banding across the print (following the
> direction of printhead travel) and bands in direction of paper travel.
> The larger bands are a bit like developer streaks but perfectly
> straight. They have the appearance of corrugated cardboard for want of a
> better term. Essentially they are stripes of slightly lighter/darker
> tone along the picture. Also on one print I am getting these larger
> stripes across the print, i.e. in the direction of print head travel,
> not paper travel, but these are less obvious. The micro banding is only
> noticable at very close distance by eye, but the larger streaks are a
> bit more noticeable at further distance.
>
> Any ideas?
> Would using curves through the Epson driver overcome the micro-banding?
> (I am yet to get into using the icc and acv approach and much more
> ignorant about this than using QTR, about which I am only semi ignorant)
>
> regards
>
> Ross
>
>
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