QTR-Quadtone RIP

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Michael King" <drmrking@...> wrote:


> I disagree with the general view that ABW doesn't allow split
toning. Yes it
> doesn't have a split tone control panel,
> but in practice you are limited in whatever toning you do by the paper
> white, unless you preprint the whole page with a background colour.
> So what you get with ABW is a tone from paper white to whatever
toning you
> select, so often it is effectively the same as a split tone.
> For example if you print on premium luster with ABW you effectively
get cool
> highlights to neutral shadows. I am not convinced you can't
replicate most
> moderate split tones with ABW.
> To get warm highlights and cool shadows you just start with a warm
paper,
> something like Ultrasmooth and print with a cool tone setting. Same
applies
> to QTR.
> 
> Just my 2c worth.
> 
> Mike

Dear all,

Even though the scope of the post is the use of QTR with HFAP on an
R2400, I take the chance of your reference to the split tone feature
of the ABW mode and I want to ask you, what is the actual function of
the "Shadow Tonality", "Highlight Tonality" and "Highlight Point
Shift", if not that of a split toning effect?

And another thing. I have never tried the create icc profile of the
QTR mainly for the lack of a densitometer. So I mostly use it with the
ready curves in conjunction with Qimage and the print to file feature.
But I thought that the ABW mode is not supposed to be used together 
with an Icc profile since the first overwrites the second.
Is it not so, or how else you meant to use the two?

Zisis