QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi Rafe,

The R800 and R1800 printers are somewhat different than all
the other printers and inks.  These printers have only one black ink --
i.e. no light-black but compensate by having the smallest dots 1.5pl.
So while most printers do well at 1440 dpi with the R1800 you
probably need to use 2880dpi.   You'll have to decide for yourself
if it's up to your standards.  Cone makes a Neutral K7 inkset for this
printer but then you lose color printing.

Roy

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Raphael Bustin <rafeb@s...> wrote:
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> 
> Hello Gang.  I'm very new to QTR but not to inkjet printing.
> 
> Recently acquired an Epson R1800, and so decided to
> give QTR a try.  Owned many Epsons in the past, but
> my last "new" Epson was an 1160, around 4 years ago.
> 
> Initial results are not very impressive.  Major complaints:
> very grainy prints and nasty banding.  Unless I'm mistaken,
> QTR's default with this printer is to use just K ink.
> 
> So, is QTR really going to be worth the effort using the
> stock Ultrachrome inks?  I'd be interested in hearing
> from anyone using QTR with stock inks on the R1800,
> and recommendations for getting started -- without
> wasting too much time, paper and ink.
> 
> 
> rafe b
> www.terrapinphoto.com
> 
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