QTR-Quadtone RIP

Thank you Roy,

I am seeing my "Quad_2400" listed in my Printer Choices and have run through the 
different print dialog boxes and everything seems to have loaded into the system 
correctly.  A few additional questions and comments if  you have the time:

1.  After building profiles I am use to going through Print With Preview in PhotoshopCS2 in 
order to make sure my Color Management is set correctly and this is where I "normally" 
choose my profile to print with.  So, when using QTR is it still advised to go through Print 
With Preview?  If not, what should this dialog be set to?  My Working Space is Adobe RGB 
(1998) and when I choose "Quad_2400" as my printer I have the following information:
	
Under Color Management:

Document is chosen with Adobe RGB (1998) listed
Color Handling: set to "Let Printer Determine Colors"
Printer Profile: this is "grayed out" due to above handling choice
Rendering Intent: Relative Colorimetric
Proof Setup Preset: this is "grayed out" with "Working CMYK" listed
Other Boxes: all "grayed out"


2.  Once in the Print Dialog I notice that there is a difference in what is listed under the 
main "Features" drop-down menu.  When my "Quad_2400" printer is chosen I do not see 
the choices for Color Management, Ink Configuration, and Extension Settings.  And the 
dialog box titled "Print Features" does not give me the choices that "Print Settings" 
normally gives (when Epson printer is chosen).  With QTR I am only able to choose my 
Media Type and my Dither Algorithm. I do have the additional QuadTone RIP dialog to 
choose; where I have some more choices such as Resolution, Gamma, Speed, etc. but no 
Color Management Dialog.  Why?  How should Photoshop CS2 be set for QTR optimum 
output?


3.  The Curves drop-down menu within the QuadTone RIP Dialog only shows me the 
UCmk-EnhMatte (Cool-Warm) and the UCpk-IlfordSmPearl (Neutral-Warm).  So, for any 
additional Curves I will have to make my own correct?  Does the UCmk-EnhMatte work well 
with Hahnemuele Paper?  What paper have you had best success with regarding Dmax, 
Dmin, and tonal range?

Sorry for the lengthy post but I believe things are working out but this QTR is simply 
different than how I have Color Managed and created Profiles in the past.  I use the GMB 
Eye-One System for making profiles with i1Match and have a Sony Artisan GDM-C520K 
21" Monitor (self calibrating).

I welcome any help getting up and running and apologize to the list for this long post.

Much appreciation,

Cody Thomas




> Hi Cody,
> 
> There is no need to do any gimp-print stuff at all, nor use Printer Setup Utility.
> Only use Printer Setup for the Epson driver.
> 
> In the download simply find Profiles/R2400-UC and run InstallR2400
> This sets up the printer and installs the profiles.
> 
> Roy
>