QTR-Quadtone RIP

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "George Butch" <GButch@...> wrote:
>
> The notion of creating my own curves for QTR is new for me.  But I
> want to give it a shot.  At the same time, I feel I have reached the
> limit of the capabilities of scanner based Monaco EZ Color for 
general
> color print profile generation.
> 
> It appears that the newly merged X-Rite with GretagMacbeth has taken
> the Pulse package off the market.  All of the current offerings are
> much more expensive.
> 
> I have found a couple dealers who still stock the Pulse at a
> reasonable price.  I am looking for some guidance here.  Should I 
buy
> this apparently discontinued product, and is it really the best
> moderately priced tool for my two stated purposes?
> 
> Thank You.
> 
> George Butch
> Plantation, FL
>


George,

Get it and don't look back! I bought the unit about 2 months ago and 
it is has been the most liberating piece of equipment I've ever 
purchased. It will allow you to shed the restrictions of limited 
paper choices and expand your capabilities with precision. The 
qulaity of both my color and B&W has leaped exponentially. 

Couple things, make sure the unit is UV based, it will say on the 
underside of the unit, and be sure it is origanally factory sealed. 

A learning curve comes with it, but once you get a handle on it, 
you'll wonder why the piece is so under valued. There are many that 
use it around here and there are a few supplemental software / 
hardware components that you may consider like the base 
board  "travel pack" that comes with colorshopX, and a couple free 
downloads from X-rite (tech support is still excellent).

Run this stuff down in the next day or so, I know they are quickly 
disappearing. 

Roman