QTR-Quadtone RIP

First question:  are you on a PC?  or Mac?

Roy

On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Steve <dazedgonebye@...> wrote:
> I appreciate the help from both of you...but that was just a little
> bit better than Greek to me.
> I've played a bit with the program and read the instructions, but
> I'm afraid I'm too dim to see how to accomplish what you suggest.
> I guess I'll play a bit more.
>
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Steve,
>>
>> It's not hard to add a little color ink to the 3MK setup.  Look at
> the regular
>> R1800-UC curves -- there's a black-only and a couple others --
> cool and sepia.
>> They show using 2 color inks on top of black-only.  Do a similar
> thing with the
>> 3MK curves and you can add whatever you like in tone.
>>
>> Use the ink limits to adjust how much color ink you want.  I'm
> guessing that
>> you can keep the existing linearization if the amount of color is
> not a lot.
>>
>> Roy
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 10:18 PM, Steve <dazedgonebye@...> wrote:
>> > Anyone with ideas on toning?  Seems like someone knowing how to
> use
>> > this program could create curves that add various tones.  I just
>> > can't figure it out.
>> >
>> > I've got my first black and white prints out, and they look very
>> > nice to me.
>> >
>> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <dazedgonebye@>
> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I have an Epson R1800.  I just purchased the inks necessary for
>> > 3MK
>> >> printing.  I'm looking forward to better black and white.  While
>> > I'm
>> >> at it though, I'd like to be able to tone those prints using the
>> >> existing color inks.
>> >> I see that selecting the normal QuadR1800 printer settings gives
>> > me
>> >> curves for black, cool, and sepia.  Selecting the QuadR1800-3MK
>> >> settings gives me many paper options, but no black/cool/sepia
>> > options
>> >> under those papers.
>> >> I understand using color pigments undermines part of the purpose
>> > of
>> >> the 3MK system, but I'd still like to try it.
>> >> How do I go about getting toned curves for use with the 3MK
>> > system?
>> >> If the answer is to develop my own curves, I guess I'm out of
>> > luck.  I
>> >> don't hold out much hope that I'd be able to manage that.
>> >> So, do such curves exist, or is there some easy way of dialing
> in
>> > a
>> >> little red while I'm printing with the 3MK and just winging it?
>> >>
>> >
>>
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