QTR-Quadtone RIP

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "cteditions" <cteditions@a...> wrote:
>
>  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:

I assume you mean QuadR2400.

> 
> 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"

Use, Let Photoshop Determine Colors.

> Printer Profile: this is "grayed out" due to above handling choice

Use, either Gray Matte Paper or Gray Photo Paper.

> Rendering Intent: Relative Colorimetric

Usually its Perceptual and BPC.

> Proof Setup Preset: this is "grayed out" with "Working CMYK" listed
> Other Boxes: all "grayed out"

You should have anything in the Proof boxes.

> 
> 
> 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?

Color Management was all setup in the Print Preview page (Print Space = Gray Matte).
The only dialog pane you will probably use is the QTR one.  In general you'll just
use the Curves, Blend, Res=1440.  Leave the other default until there's a specific
need to adjust.

> 
> 
> 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?

At this point just use the set of profiles that match the paper/ink type.  So use the
EnhMatte for PhotoRag.  The Ink Limit Adj is the one option you might try for Photo Rag.
It'll increase the amount of ink.

> 
> 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).

With QTR there are really two levels of profiles/curves.  The QTR curves in the QTR
dialog pane are different from anything else.   ICC Color management profiles are
similar to the color ones you are used to.  There are the Gray Matte Paper and Gray
Photo Paper ones that you select in Print Preview.  They are "generic" icc profiles, but
you can later on create custom ones with your Eye-One and QTR-Create-ICC that
you will find in the CurveDesign/Eye-One folder of the download.  This program does
the samething as i1Match but for grayscale.

Roy


> 
> 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
> >
>