QTR-Quadtone RIP

So without at least doing a Create ICC profile, your comparison of ABW
and QTR is not valid other than to say that with the settings you
chose QTR was better.

Its unfortunate that Epson doesn't do a better job of promoting ABW.
Personally I find with solid profiling its a spectacular solution. I
am yet to see any other B&W solution outperform a properly profiled
ABW, even Cone's K7.

Without profiling QTR preprepared profiles may be a more realiable approach.

Mike



2008/6/1 Harry Lockwood <hflockwood@...>:
> Only the built-in profile.
>
> Print setting: Enhanced matte paper
> Color: ABW
> Advanced color settings
> Color toning: neutral
> Tone: light
> Paper configuration
> Color density: -5%
>
> All courtesy of Clayton Jones who gives a simple and effective prescription
> for printing with the R2400.
>
> Harry
>
> On 6/1/08 4:08 PM, "Michael King" <drmrking@...> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>
>> Harry,
>>
>> Did you use any sort of profile for ABW?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> 2008/6/1 Harry Lockwood <hflockwood@...
>> <mailto:hflockwood%40verizon.net> >:
>>> > I did a comparison recently between QTR and the Epson ABW mode on my
>>> > R2400.
>>> > The tonal range of the QTR print, on Epson Ultra Premium Presentation
>>> paper,
>>> > was noticeably better.
>>> > Run the test yourself with Keith Cooper¹s ³Black and White test print²
>>> > at
>>> > www.northlight-images.co.uk/digital_black_white.html.
>>> >
>>> > Harry
>>> >
>>> > On 6/1/08 12:30 PM, "kennrabin" <kennrabin@...
>>> <mailto:kennrabin%40yahoo.com> > wrote:
>>> >
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> SNIP
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Also -- some photographers I admire have raved about Quadtone RIP,
>>>> >> but
>>>> >> there was a hint in another post that the Epson R2400 driver, because
>>>> >> it had the b/w module, was virtually as good. Is this true? Seems
>>>> >> like
>>>> >> QTR has more flexibility. If I print on, say, Epson exhib matte, am I
>>>> >> likely to get better results "out of the box" with QTR than with the
>>>> >> Epson driver, do you think?
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Many thanks!
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>> > --
>>> >
>>> > Harry F. Lockwood
>>> >
>>> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>> >
>>> >
>>
>>
>
> --
>
> Harry F. Lockwood
>
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