QTR-Quadtone RIP

I work on a 1280.
I do have a spectro.
If YOU know how do produce real BW profiles comparable to the Piezo 
ones which are RVB but output grayscale with a quadtone printer 
without any RIP straight out of PS on a PC, please share it with 
those of us who are also trying this way to produce BW prints.

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Corbett" <richard@r...> 
wrote:
> ---- Original Message ----- 
> From: "odesmais" <odesmais@y...>
> To: <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 4:57 PM
> Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Piezography
> 
> > Because, and this is the purpose of QTR, the profiles shipped with
> > PiezoBW ICC are generic. You have the possibility to ask (pay) for
> > custom made one that will then bring out the same results. I have 
not
> > tested this service, but having PiezoBW ICC, the output with the
> > generic profile is really, but really poor. Well, like canned 
color
> > profiles are out of the box. The grayscale is not smooth at all.
> 
> What printer are you using then?
> 
> > The use of ICC IMHO in a great thing under windows, all in done in
> > PS. But again you have to get custom made profiles that add $150 
for
> > 3 of them. I don't like this idea : 1) because the kit is already
> > well priced, 2) because if you want more than 3 papers you add 
again
> > $150 3)because when you do quadtone printing you often do also 
color
> > prints and usely have some profiler available you would like to be
> > able to use to get the most out of your equipment.
> 
> If you don't have custom made profiles how on earth do you expect 
to get the 
> best out of any printer/ink combination
> 
> These inks are going to be for those among us who wish to produce 
the very 
> best best, which by definition means profiling one's own particular 
printer.
> If you can't or won't equip yourself with a spectrophotometer and a 
> linearisation capable RIP then you cannot be a serious B&W man.
> 
> Richard 
> 
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