QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi Andy,

I made the corrections with a curve in PS. depending of the print 
results on the Kentmere paper I will use QTR or not. I don't think 
there is much to gain using QTR against the Epson AWB-driver because 
of the process to come to the defenitive print that followes.


remko 


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "earthad24" <earthad24@...> wrote:
>
> remko,
> 
> The correction curve you made is that in photoshop, or did you 
actually edit the profiles 
> textfile?
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "remkopieter" <r.p.de.graaff@> 
wrote:
> >
> > Andy,
> > 
> > just want to inform you that I just printed a digital negative on 
OHP 
> > with the 3800. 
> > I used the settings: ABW,media: Premier Glossy Photo Paper and 
2800 
> > dpi
> > 
> > I measured a dmax of 2.42 and followed the procedure written down 
in 
> > the book of Ron Reeder to make a correction curve for OHP. Only 
small 
> > corrections where necessary Next step will be a print on Kentmere 
> > document paper to make a print for bromoil.
> > 
> > remko
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >  --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@> 
wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Andy,
> > > 
> > > I haven't done printing of negs but I know Ron and seen his 
work.  
> > He uses a
> > > 4000 printer instead of a 3800.  This could account for 
different 
> > amount of
> > > ink.
> > > If its mainly an issue of too much ink then just reducing the 
ink 
> > limits
> > > will fix it.
> > > Another issue to check is that you use 2880dpi not 1440.  I 
think 
> > the amount
> > > of
> > > ink is large compared to regular prints so it may need to dry 
> > before using.
> > > 
> > > You should try contacting Ron to see if he recognizes the 
issues 
> > you have.
> > > 
> > > Roy
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 8/6/07, earthad24 <earthad24@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I just bought a 3800 and downloaded QTR for making digital 
> > negatives.
> > > >
> > > > I read through Ron Reeder's PDF on how to create your own 
> > profiles in QTR
> > > > for digi negs.  As
> > > > far as I can tell I followed his instructions exactly and 
created 
> > a test
> > > > profile and attempted to
> > > > print his supplied step wedge on inkpress transparency.  When 
I 
> > printed
> > > > the first one, the ink
> > > > was laid down FAR to thick and it would simply smear off.  My 
> > first
> > > > thought was I printed on
> > > > the wrong side of the media, nope.  (Also tried a sheet of 
OHP so 
> > I KNEW I
> > > > had the right side,
> > > > same thing happened).  Then I thought it had to do with the 
media 
> > type
> > > > under printer
> > > > features.  I tried transparencies and matte paper.  Neither 
> > helped.  Then
> > > > I thought maybe it
> > > > was because I was trying to use matte ink on a glossy 
surface, so 
> > I
> > > > switched inks, that didn't
> > > > help.  I looked back to the profile text file and it looked 
ok to 
> > me,
> > > > nothing was not set, or set
> > > > too high (at least to my eye, I'm knew at this).  I 
reinstalled 
> > the
> > > > profile and tried one more
> > > > time.  Same thing, ink puddles that smeared easily.  I even 
tried 
> > an
> > > > ordinary positive print on
> > > > epson media using epson drivers just to rule out a problem 
with 
> > the
> > > > printer.  That print looks
> > > > lovely.  So if you've acctually read through all this crap 
and 
> > have any
> > > > advice I would love to
> > > > hear it.
> > > >
> > > > Andy T.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > 
> > > 
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> > >
> >
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