QTR-Quadtone RIP

I've trimmed the previous posts to summarize the issue below. Perhaps
someone else will chime in with some suggestions.

Here are some more things to consider:
1. how are you softproofing your images (in order to establish your
expectation of how your printed image will appear)?
2. what ICC profile is associated with the TIFF file you are sending
to QTR? If you don't have the resources to use QTR-Create-ICC to
create an ICC profile for your printer/paper/ink combination, there
are generic QTR profiles you can use.
3. Have you tried printing (and measuring if possible) a stepwedge.
Since print the stepwedge directly through QTR without any
manipulation, you might be able to determine whether your problem is
related to your workflow or your printer/ink/paper combo.

Hope this helps

Tom Moore

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "houstonspencer"
<houston.spencer@...> wrote:
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> I'm using Epson Archival Matte and Epson Matte Paper Heavyweight. 
> Curves: mostly UC-EEnhMatte-warm. Warm is the tonality I'm looking
> for, but I've also been playing with combinations with the other
> UC-EEnhMatte curves to try to understand their properties.
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> *You wrote*: "Have you read the QTR User Guide?"
> 
> Beginning to end, even the parts I didn't really understand about
> curve creation.
> 
... PC, XP, QTR 2.4.2.11, Epson 2100, UC inks,
> paper as above, curves as above.  
> 
> To reiterate from my first post, my results are good -- smooth as silk
> -- they're contrast just isn't very close to two different calibrated
> monitors.
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> Appreciate any advice on tracking down likely culprits.
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