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Re: Fine Art Matt papers and QTR
2016-03-25 by azarijah@...
That said, I have QTR, use ColorMunki Photo for monitor profiles and so on. The B/W realm is nearly entirely unexplored by me to date; again, my focus has been color printing and prints.
My experience with matte strata is quite good, given the feedback I get from the artists (traditional media as well as photogs) as to my renderings of their work. This includes using PK or MK on Matte strata (via Photoshop, Camera Raw, or Lightroom) via the printer settings direct in the printer and via the print settings through the particular software. What I have found is using straight settings, including MK for matte strata, and the specific indicated ICC.... does not always yield the right, best output for the particular image. Further, I have found that even with the calibrations possible using X-Rite i!Profiler or the ColorMunki profile software, the intuitive route to a given image yields the finest outcomes. Now, that said, yes, this route increases production costs that are difficult to pass on to a client.
I like Epson strata. But I like the strata from Breathing Color much better, and often find myself using the Epson surfaces for testing, experimenting and comparing. The strata from BC far more often generate the exclaims from my clients.... including (to me) the penultimate compliment: The prints look better than my original work..........
This is not pinpoint to your query. But I am also looking to get a fuller understanding of QTR and how to incorporate it into my workflow, and to extrapolate from there........