Thanks Keith and Sandy. Yes, Sandy, I believe I did get the two methods mixed and somehow got it in my mind I should start with the max uv blockers Ron Reeder suggests in his book and then move directly into QTR after figuring out standard printing times with this matte black plus yellow colorized step tablet. Keith has suggested to me that photo black produces a smoother tonality than matte black so I will start there.
Thank you both. I will get Print Tool and print from that, and hopefully keep this new adventure for me step by step on the right track. I am sure I will have a few more questions along the way and must say this is a wonderful group characterized by great generosity by many.
Best,
James
On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 8:13 PM, sanking@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
If you are tying to print digital negatives with QTR with a MAC you should be printing with Print Too, not PS, and with gray scale files, not RGB.
Are you confusing Ron's method of increasing negative Dmax by adding more yellow, as he suggests in the article he did for Chris Anderson's book. http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/negatives/digital-negatives If so, please bear in mind that this method is designed to use the Epson printer driver and RGB files, not QTR. This method works fine, but ultimately gives you far less control that you would have with QTR.
Sandy