QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hey Alan,

I guess there's just enough Scottish ancestry left in me to make me
"frugal not cheap". I paid for the 2200; I'm going to use the 2200.
I'm old fashioned and don't really believe in the 'toss it cause the
new one's out' philosophy. And I don't mean this response in a
mean-spirited way... it's just who I am.  

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Alan Kearney" <alan_kearney@...>
wrote:
>
> While I envy your equipment list I've a question. From the things
I've read,
> the sample prints I've seen, the Z3100 should make you stunning B&W
prints
> without hassling inks! I've an Epson 4800 Pro and a G5 Mac and I
love the
> B&W I get from it but I've usually got to change Photo to Matte
Black inks.
> You get 4 black inks AND a spectrophotometer using Gretag Macbeth iOne
> technology to create your own paper profiles on the spot!
> 
>  
> 
> So the get to the question,WHY BOTHER with an old 2200 and
> QTR???????????????
> 
>  
> 
> Enjoy your Z3100.....
> 
>  
> 
> Alan
> 
>  
> 
>   _____  
> 
> From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of corvette_bare
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 10:16 AM
> To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Brand spankin' newbie... on a Mac
> 
>  
> 
> Hey there,
> 
> I switched from a PC to a Mac in April of this year. I'm slowly
> getting up to speed on many of the features in OSX, one of which is
> printing. Under Windoze I used Image Print v6 to print to my Epson
> 2200. Now, I'm going to get an HP Z3100 for color and turn my 2200
> into a B&W only printer using neutral K7 inks and QTR.
> 
> My questions about this process are these:
> 
> Is there a GUI for the MAC? I'm still not very fast at command line
> stuff. Is there an absolute beginners guide for dummies like me that
> can explain in (understandable) detail as to how to setup and
> configure QTR so I can get quality prints from my gear? I have a 15"
> Mac Book Pro that I bought as loaded as I can, so it can serve as a
> desktop while in my office, and also work well on location. I have a
> 23" Apple Cinema Display that is managed with ColorEyes Display Pro
> using a DTP94. I tried to start with the best I could afford so I can
> be reasonably sure my gear is not holding back quality.
> 
> Now the hardest part is how to set up workflows to use this stuff to
> good advantage. I ported my Image Print to my Mac but the more I read
> about QTR, the more hooked I became on the concepts of how it
> operates. All I need now is some help getting started. I have read the
> PDF's and gained what understanding I can. I'm looking for some
> reiteration or restatement of these things that can help bring it all
> home for me. I'm one of those that learns better by repetitively doing
> something than from just reading about it. There's probably a name for
> this condition, but my son calls it "O.L.D." disease. Ah teenagers... 
> 
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