QTR-Quadtone RIP

many of us accept putting extra leading and trailing edge margins to avoid this problem, given the various options available through the use of QTR and the superior results, seems a small price to pay.
Here's more about it-
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/piezography3000/message/30707
Tyler

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Jacques Caron <jacques.caron@...> wrote:
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> I get the same micro banding with QTR on my 1430 but if I use the Epson driver, it prints perfectly. Using QTR, I have to leave at least an 1 1/2 " border to be sure.
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> Looking at the paper size choices in Qtr, it says , let's say. 11x14 but I don't have the borderless option of the Epson driver. I think that the banding problem, for that case, rely more in QTR driver than the printer not being able to print near the border. I made some 11x14 borderless at it prints OK although I don't have the curve option that QTR offers.
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> Speaking of just B&W prints, the ones made with QTR show a much better gradation and ink limit (I'm using both Red River Polar matte and Hahnemhule matte) than the Epson driver.
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> Le 2013-05-05 à 20:00, kenleegallery <kenlee333@...> a écrit :
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> > I get this with my 1430.
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> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark <roark.paul@> wrote:
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> >> Lutsky, Berel <berel.lutsky@> wrote:
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> >>> ... Most of the smaller Epson Printers cannot do a good job of printing
> >>> the first ½" and last ½" of any paper - ...
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> >> I leave 1 inch or 2.5 cm borders top and bottom for the best images.
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> >> If I get around to making a new "1430" version of UT14, I'll be looking at
> >> ways to improve those edges (and the entire image).
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> >> ... be sure that you are printing unidirectional (set this in QTR) ...
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> >> Yes, uni-directional and 2880 -- use the top quality settings.
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> >> The machines are not perfect, but they can do an amazingly good job.
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> >> Paul
> >> www.PaulRoark.com
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> Jacques Caron
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