QTR-Quadtone RIP

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Joost Horsten" <j.h.j.h@...> wrote:
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> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "pzdaum" <pzdaum@> wrote:
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> > I uninstalled & reinstalled; still not an option. What do I do?
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> What exactly have you installed? If I remember correctly, You must 
> install the QTR profiles manually as they are not installed 
> automatically with QTR.
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> Joost
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Hi Joost,

This info I copied directly from the Quad Tone website:
"Beyond just the printing capability Quad Tone Rip also includes
several tools that allow the user to create a complete color-managed
system for black & white printing. This includes making full B&W ICC
profiles for both printing and soft-proofing within Photoshop or any
other editing package that allows soft-proofing.
This software is included in the main QuadToneRIP download. The B&W
ICC profile tool is called QTR-Create-ICC and is found under the
Eye-One Folder. There is also an RGB version this tool." 
From an article by David Brooks I've gotten this info:
"The QTR QuadR1800 printer driver is linear & expects a grayscale B&W
photo file to also be linear, without an embedded grayscale profile
which has a curve. All of the std Adobe Photoshop grayscale workspace
profiles like Gray Gamma 2.2 have a non-lineal curve which will
influence internal contrast, particularly affecting shadow detail in
any resulting prints made with QTR. To obtain match on-screen adjusted
image attributes, you must use the Photoshop Edit command Convert to
Profile and select the Destination Space: QTR-Gray Matte Paper (which
should be available in the profile drop down list as it is installed
as part of QTR)".
I'm a rookie at this, so please bear with me; I'm just going by what's
given to me…none of the above downloaded w/ QTR & my prints reflect
it. They're awful! Any help & advice is greatly appreciated. I'm so 
confused I feel like going back to B&W film & setting my darkroom back up.
Best regards,
Pam