QTR-Quadtone RIP

The piezoICC profiles are pretty special and at this point creating custom
version of them is dependent on proprietary software.  I imagine that's
what you get with iQuads.

Using QTR is a totally different approach -- different printer driver,
different profiles and different workflow.  This would however allow
lots of custom control that you could use the Eye-One for.

Roy


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "odesmais" <odesmais@y...> wrote:
> 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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