QTR-Quadtone RIP

I'm also new to QTR and would like to use it create high quality black and
white prints without unwanted color casts.  For me, the best way to learn
the program is to just use it.  I started by picking one of my favorite b&w
photos and started printing it using different curves and blends.  It's
quite interesting to see how different the image looks with slight
variations.  Now I'm doing the same process with other images and finding
that different photos need different combinations to look their best.  I
think that the only way to learn the software well enough to take full
advantage of it is through lots of experimentation.  It costs some money for
the ink and paper, but that's money well spent.

 

I have decided the software is a keeper and registered it with Roy.   

 

Stan

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From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
Behalf Of Michael
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 12:53 PM
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: using a RIP -- best way to learn/understand the
process?

 

I am in the same boat as David. I am fairly new using QuadtoneRip, 
and have less of an interest in the science and creating custom 
curves, with a large desire to make really good B&W prints. A 
really good, clear, and simple book would be very helpful. I just 
want to make good high quality prints and not deal with the 
technical stuff, or at least, as little as I can get away with. 
Thanks for any help and or suggestions. Michael G.

--- In QuadtoneRIP@ <mailto:QuadtoneRIP%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com,
"David" <dkfreed@...> wrote:
>
> I'm fairly new to using QT RIP, and I've had a hard time 
understanding 
> many of the settings and parameters, such as the different dither 
> algorithm settings when printing, and linearization, and the 
density 
> and limit settings in curve creations, to name a few. 
> 
> I've read the material available from the QT web site and also 
asked 
> many questions on this forum (but unfortunately, most of the 
responses 
> I don't quite get). 
> 
> So, is there any way to learn more about this process and what all 
> these setting mean, such as some good books or reference materials 
on 
> the subject? 
> 
> I'm not that dense (I think) and obviously you all are getting it, 
so I 
> think there should be some way to learn about this. 
> 
> Best (but still slightly confused), David.
>

 



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