QTR-Quadtone RIP

I haven't looked at the most recent version, but a couple of months back the profiles for 
the 200 started with "GQ" which in the tutorial says they are for Media Street Quad black 
inks.

Hence it thinks it is printing with 4 (or more) blacks and you are feeding it CMYK etc.  This 
would make the colors weird!!!

You could learn to love them  :) a la surealist...  you could become famous for your new 
age vision of color (don't take this too seriously).

or get profiles for UC inks, or switch printers.

QTR does work great with UC inks, but need the right curves/profiles.

Scott


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, andy <andywebster@v...> wrote:
> OK Lou, I understand that, thank you.  Here comes the obvious question:
> How can I find profiles for use with QTR + R200 + OEM inks and different  
> papers?  I Guess it's easier for me to buy paper to suit an existing  
> profile?
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> > Subject: Re: Have I got this totally wrong...?
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> > QTR can print with ANY ink you can fit into your printer.  The
> > program basically tells each ink position how much ink to spray on
> > the paper for a given lightness level, but it has no idea what inks
> > you have in your printer.  So, it can work with the standard Epson
> > OEM inks, a quad black inkset, or any variation you can think of.
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> > If the profile you used was designed for a quad inkset, you will
> > definitely get weird colors with the OEM inks, because you're mixing
> > apples with oranges.  So the key is to use a profile that was
> > designed for a specific ink and paper combination, then use the paper
> > and inkset that matches.
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> > Lou
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> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, andy <andywebster@v...> wrote:
> >> Printing a grayscale tiff through QTR on a Epson R200 with.... OEM
> > Epson
> >> inks.  With both curve boxes set to "NONE" i get what looks like a
> >> black-only print which is OK as far as it goes.. but selecting any
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> >> curves gives intense blue/red colouration to the print.  I guess I
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> >> be using MIS black inkset or suchlike, from reading this group - is
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> >> true?  Is it not designed for using OEM inks?
> >> Andy