QTR-Quadtone RIP

Piezography Neutral K7 inks arrived yesterday.

I guess I'll have to give this RIP printing a shot with what I've
picked up from the documentation so far.

Does anyone know if the printer settings shown for CS2 on a Mac will
also work with CS3? Thanks.


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "corvette_bare" <fo-tik@...> wrote:
>
> 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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> >
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