QTR-Quadtone RIP

Dear Matt,

thanks a lot for posting these curves. That made my christmas!

Merry christmas,

Marc


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "mattchapin2"
<matthew.chapin.wh00@...> wrote:
>
> All,
> 
> I finally have what I think to be some satisfactory curves to share. 
> I have uploaded them to the files section.
> 
> It's late here, so rather than expound further I'll just paste a 
> copy of the readme file. Enjoy, and send me any comments/questions!
> 
> -Matt
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> R800/R1800 Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl Quadtone Rip Profiles
> by Matt Chapin
> mattchapin2@...
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Package Contents:
> R800_F-A-Pearl_2880_cool_v10.quad
> R800_F-A-Pearl_2880_warm_v10.quad
> 
> These Quadtone Rip profiles are for use with the following setup:
> 
> - R800 or R1800 printer
> - Hahnemuhle Fine Art Pearl paper
> - Stock Epson inks
> 
> - Quadtone Rip Settings:
>   - Printing Model: QuadR800 or QuadR1800
>   - Media Type: Premium Luster Photo Paper
>   - Resolution: 2880 DPI
>   - Dither Algorithm: Hybrid Floyd-Steinberg
>   
> These profiles use the Photo Black ink and gloss optimizer for 
> optimum
> print quality on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag.
> 
> To install, copy  the files "R800_F-A-Pearl_2880_v10.quad" and 
> "R800_F-A-Pearl_2880_warm_v10.quad" to the directory 
> C:\Program Files\QuadToneRIP\QuadTone\QuadR800  (or \Quad1800 if you 
> prefer.)
> 
> In Quadtone Rip, select printing model QuadR800 or Quad1800 to make 
> these 
> profiles available.  They can be blended to suit your tonality 
> preference.
> 
> These profiles are linearized using a Printfix Pro spectrophotometer.
> The cool tone profile is visually adjusted to approximate the 
> tonality of a
> professionally made sample B+W print from the Epson Stylus Pro 
> 3800.  Not a
> perfect match, but pretty darn close!
> 
> Because I made some modifications to the .quad files after they were 
> output 
> from the Curve Creation utility, I have not included the .qidf 
> files.  These
> modifications were necessary to ensure proper working of the Gloss 
> Optimizer.
> 
> I may continue to tweak these profiles.  Watch this space for 
> updates.
> 
> Enjoy and distribute freely.  Emphasis freely.  If you intend to 
> include 
> these files in the distribution package of any other software, prior
> permission is required.
> 
> - Matt Chapin
>   Dec. 17, 2006
>