QTR-Quadtone RIP

Frans

If Simulate Black Ink is grayed out, I suspect that when you are setting up
the View/Proof Setup/Custom... window, you are selecting QTR-RGB-LAB in the
Device to Simulate pull-down. You need to select a printing profile. The
generic matte one would be QTR-RGB-Matte Paper. Then you should be able to
select Simulate Black Ink - at least I can. It causes a noticeable change in
the visible image.

If you create a profile for your specific Printer/Ink/Paper combination you
will also be able to select Simulate Paper Color. This causes an even more
noticeable change. My prints are quite close to my monitor soft proof this
way.

Tom Moore

> -----Original Message-----
> From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of fwaterlander
> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 4:08 PM
> To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Why are Epson 2200 prints too dark
> 
> Tom,
> 
> Why is there no mention in the QTRgui Help or User guide about what
> resolution the profiles are based on or how to modify your image for
> different resolutions and how did you find out?
> 
> I get excellent monitor-to-print matching using the Epson driver for
> both color and b&w images. Of course the Epson driver has its
> limitations for b&w images that I hope to overcome with QTR.
> 
> When I use the Proof Colors feature in my PS CS per your suggestions
> (Simulate Black Ink is grayed out), I do not see any change when
> toggling between straight display mode and Proof Colors mode.
> 
> Your help is greatly appreciated.
> 
> Frans Waterlander

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