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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Epson vs QTR

2013-06-30 by Jacques Caron

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Le 2013-06-29 � 18:13, Jacques Caron <jacques.caron@...> a �crit :

> Hi
> Actually I'm using the .quad file made for my RedRiver paper by Paul Roark. I think that the limit was set near 35% globally.
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> When I print tests on Epson Ultra Presentation Matte, I get a bit of over Inking but my QuadTone Rip Ink Pattern Page doesn't shows the mottling.
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> This week I'm battling a lot with my printer; weird results told me that something went wrong (very wrong) between now and last week. Since my prints show "blocking" I went back to printing targets.
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> As you can see here:
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> the Cyan one is awful and my black is rapidly stopping near the 55 mark although I printed in calibration mode and 30% ink limit.
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> It's a blurred version of the scan (so it is easier to read the lab values in Photoshop) and if you look at picture 1 and 3 in:
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> https://www.dropbox.com/lightbox/home/Photos/EPSON%201430
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> You can see that I'm in deep trouble.
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> Still searching�
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> Thanks for the tips
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> Le 2013-06-27 � 13:10, Pete Bergstrom <petebergstrom@...> a �crit :
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>> Are you limiting the inks when you print with QTR?
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>> In order to get a reasonable ramp from light to heavy printing, I usually
>> end up limiting each ink to less than 50% and often 25% when testing my
>> color printer. If I don't limit the ink levels, it's hard to distinguish
>> the squares after just a few and they look mottled to me.
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>> Pete
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>> On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 10:17 AM, jcphoto52
>> <jacques.caron@...>wrote:
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>>> Hi all
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>>> Is it normal that when I'm printing patches of pure colours , the Epson
>>> driver is giving me ultra smooth results and QTR shows more "mottled"
>>> printing?
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>>> Thanks
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> Jacques Caron
> Photographe
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