QTR-Quadtone RIP

CLIFF WHITTEM wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi;
> My early results with Quad rip show extremely promising colour but
> very unexpected grain.Normal printing on my Epson 2100 shows a
> perfectly smooth result from the same file at the same size etc;
> My settings in Quad rip are-Epson 2100-model quad 2100-1440dpi-uni
> directional-dither ordered- matte paper-all using the ultrachtome en
> matte warm setting. The file is sized for appropriate size at 300dpi.
> The tests are only 6x4 inches so obviously no grain should be visible!
> I am using Ilford Harmen FB Matte which is normally excellent except
> for the expected 2100 colour shift.(without rip)
> I have also tried other Quad paper settings ;dither; and also 2880 dpi
> but with no improvement at all.
> Any help will be much appreciated but i do have a gut feeling that the
> image "coursens" WHEN IMPORTED into the Quad rip control panel.
> Thanks,Cliff
> 
Have you tried sending a file at 360 dpi (or even 720 dpi), which 
require less reinterpretation for a 1440 dpi printer?

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