Hi Dave,
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What "print with an icc profile" does/means is converting an image from its embedded profile to the print profile on
the way to the print driver. If you've got an app like Print-Tool that lets you select and do this on the fly its very
convenient. But you can do a Convert-To-Profile explicitly in Photoshop, same a flattened TIFF file and then print
it with NoCM with QTRgui. This isn't too hard really but you do have to be careful not to Save over your
master file. I.e. you've got to Undo the flatten if you have layers and especially undo the Convert to Profile if
you want to continue editing/printing cycle. Strike's me as error prone but YMMV until you do destroy a master.
Paul's Curve layer #2 does pretty much the same thing but its a layer that you can click on or off. If you Save
no harm done. If you print without the curve you may get a bad print but the master is not particularly vulnerable.
Roy
On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 2:20 PM, dtrout@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
Roy,
Regarding Option 4 above ("standard color management approach)" you say "Personally I like this the best but it's less convenient for PCs".
Why is it less convenient for PC users? I'm still learning QTR but I do understand that QTRGui does not support using an ICC profile, and to me this means "it is not possible" rather than "it is less convenient".
So I'm wondering if I'm missing something based on your statement. Is it somehow possible to print with QTR on Windows (not using QTRGui??) and use an ICC profile when printing? If not, is there any hope of getting an updated QTRGui that would support this (and get on par with Print-Tool in this regard)?
I'm really interested in this since I have invested in the new Piezography Pro system from IJM and it seems that I'm going to be partly handicapped on the Windows platform without the ability to print and use an ICC profile. I fully understand I can make the ICC profile and soft proof, but as you say, this means baking the file.
Thanks,
Dave