QTR-Quadtone RIP

I am getting pretty good results using the Photo Rag settings and I  
am even using MK. The after spray is a must to get rid of the severe  
bronzing. Just thought someone might have something better already in  
the can.
Mark

On Apr 12, 2007, at 1:58 PM, john dean wrote:

> I was never able to achieve good black and white results with any
> glossy papers from my 9600 and QTR. The color was always too brownish
> and the bronzing was  really bad. And, I really wanted it to work this
> way out of qtr and greyscale.
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> What I was able to do is use an RGB workflow without qtr and linearize
> using Print Fix Pro with the extened grey profiling process. It
> measures 720 color tones and then an additonal 240 "extended grey"
> patches to neutralize all the values. The final result was pretty  
> nice,
> great dmax, and much more neutral and smooth compared to any greyscale
> workflow with the Epson K2 Ultrachromes and glossy media (K3 is a
> Totally different story and glossy papers function much much better  
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> around). Even with the rgb process I still have to spray the prints
> with Premier Art spray to eliminate the remnants of gloss differential
> and bronzing of the shadows.There is a tiny bit of metamerism with
> using all the color inks too but with my profile it is very minimal.
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> So, no, no good curve for that paper with qtr and the 9600.
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> John
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> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "ctphoto1" <mark@...> wrote:
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>> Anyone got one they want to share?
>> Thanks,
>> Mark
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