QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi Jeff,

The firewire restriction is a Mac OS X issue.  Epson uses a proprietary 
protocol for the
firewire port.  So the generic OS X firewire driver that is available 
for QTR usage doesn't
work with Epsons.   Performance-wise I don't think there's any downside 
for using USB
but of course you do have to re-plug things.  I've used powered hubs 
without trouble.

I happen to have my 4000 in another room and connect via the USB port 
on my Airport.
You could do this wirelessly or with an ethernet cable.  (wireless may 
be somewhat slower).

Coincidentally , on Windows we're able to tap into the lower part of 
the Epson driver
so firewire is supported on windows.

Roy

On Friday, May 18, 2007, at 11:12  AM, jrbehm wrote:

> After installing QTR for my Epson 2200, the B&W quality took a quantum 
> leap forward - no
> surprise to you on this forum who've used Quad Tone Rip.
>
> After I recently acquired an Epson 4000, I was struggling with B&W on 
> Kodak luster surfaces,
> even with the Kodak B&W Luster profile. They had a slight magenta 
> cast. Prints on Epson
> Enhanced Matte were perfect so today I ran a test using the profiles 
> for EM but printing on
> Kodak luster. It worked great, although I'm sure there are trade-offs, 
> some of which I'll hear
> about in this thread, I'd guess.
>
> Anyway, this afternoon I checked again in the QTR download and learned 
> that there's a
> profile for the 4000 included, which is fantastic.
>
> It seems that QTR requires a USB connection and won't run over 
> Firewire under any
> circumstances.  Is this correct?  Has anyone found a work around or 
> update for this allowing
> Firewire? I'm trying to avoid redoing the work space at the studio, 
> just because of the PITA it
> is. Yes, they're simple plugs, but reaching them is a real pain, 
> furniture must be rearranged
> to go to USB and the computer's ports are all full anyway.
>
> Thanks any info.
> Jeff Behm
>

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