QTR-Quadtone RIP

Tom,

Yes, when I use the Gray Matte Paper profile for Soft Proofing a 
grayscale image or RGB Matte Paper profile for Soft Proofing an RGB 
image, then indeed I see the flattening. However, this doesn't 
resolve the issue; it only shows what I perceive as a major 
deficiency in QTR, namely the severe degradation of the image when 
printed. When I use the Epson driver, I don't get such degradation, 
although I get some coloration that I am trying to avoid by using QTR.

So, is this the best I can expect of QTR without creating my own 
special curves (something I want to avoid doing like the plague) or 
tweak every image for overall brightness, shadow darkness and 
contrast before printing with QTR?

Please tell me this isn't so!

Frans Waterlander

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Tom Moore" <r.t.moore@...> wrote:
>
> 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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> 
> >
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