QTR-Quadtone RIP

My experience with PP is not the same as yours. Yes of course there
are limitations using ascanner based profile, but you need to put it
in perspective with the cost vs a 'proper' system like the Eye1.

Have you used PP? - I have achieved results surprizingly close to
those I have had custom made for me. 

I do agree that for QTR B&W work, you are better looking at alternate
hardware, I picked up a Macbeth 940 for $90 which despite being 20
years old works fine, the color filters have likely faded, however for
B&W work this does not matter. You can find similar units on ebay for
even less than this,

Regards



> 
> No.
> 
> PP is a scanner based color printer profiling system, and even the
> best of those is not worth bothering with. Tacking other functionality
> on top of a program that is not useful to begin with is a waste of
> time and money. If I were not capable of writing a tool to measure
> grayscale densities using a scanner, I would consider buying a lower
> priced tool intended specifically for that purpose. But not something
> carrying color profiling baggage.
>