QTR-Quadtone RIP

Duane,

I'm afraid you are missing the point. With the Epson driver I get a 
near perfect monitor-to-print match (with the exception of slight 
coloration in certain areas). With QTR I get a significant monitor-to-
print mismatch. Of course I can tweak the image beyond what I like to 
see on the monitor to compensate for what seem to be a significant 
tonality shifts in QTR, but why should I have to do that? I expect 
QTR to NOT shift tonalities to the extent is does and throw off the 
match between what I see on the monitor and what I see in the print.

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "dlruckus" <dlruckus@...> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
>