QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hello Frans.
If you want to judge how well a process works compare apples to
apples. The soft proof is telling you what you needed to know. Use it.
It is intended to show you what you are going to get when printed and
apparently it is doing that. If you don't like what it is telling you
then edit your file until it Does look like what you want. Then print
it using the same profile. THEN judge how well it is working. Seemings
are really irrelevant until tested:)

Regards
Duane



--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "fwaterlander" <frans2001@...> wrote:
>
> Tom,
> 
> As far as I can tell, I'm doing all the things I am supposed to do. I 
> use the QTR profile for my Epson 2200 with Enhanced Matte Paper and 
> Epson inks (Printer <Quad2200>, Curve UC-EEnhMatte-cool, -coolSe, -
> Sepia or -warm). PS Proof Colors, once I set it up right, shows me 
> that a significant flattening of the image will occur in print and 
> when I print the image that gets confirmed very clearly.
> 
> I view my prints in SoLux 5000K light and view the QTR prints right 
> next to the prints made with the Epson driver, all after at least an 
> hour of drying and the differences are very obvious.
> 
> So, I'm afraid that your statement that it isn't so, isn't so.
> 
> The fact that Proof Colors shows no noticeable change for the Epson 
> route but shows significant change for the QTR route and the obvious 
> differences between the actual prints seems to indicate to me that 
> the QTR profile/method is introducing some very noticeable tonality 
> shifts, as compared to the Epson route.
> 
> So I am still grasping for straws! What else can I try and have other 
> people had similar issues?
> 
> Frans Waterlander
>