QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi Tyler, George,
thanks a lot for your answers.
After reading a lot on the web, and saw the Hahnemuhle paper sample book in a camera shop, I decided to go on the Photo Rag Baryta.
The problem I have is that I have no tool (and probably no time) to create curves for that paper (for my Epson 2200 with UC inks) while, I read on the web, the curve for the FineArt Pearl, available in this groups, should be (almost) good for the Photo Rag Pearl (same coating).
So, my questions are:
- Is it correct the HFA Pearl curves can be used without big problems with the HPR Pearl?
- Can I use some curves (already available on Quadtone or in this group) to work with the HPR Baryta?
- Am I totally wrong and I need to have the right curve, no hope to work with some approssimation? For example I tried to work with the Ilford Gold Silk using the MCeramicLuster (with some changes) and results seem ok. But I have no tools (except my eyes) to state this with a good confidence.
Thanks again!

Alfredo


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "George Pappas" <george@...> wrote:
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> Thanks..do they give you replacements if you find these?  This stuff is not
> cheap.
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> From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of Tyler Boley
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 1:17 PM
> To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: HPR Pearl andBaryta
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> I should warn, I've run into a fair amount of buggers in this paper, I
> suspect they haven't got their manufacturing quite together yet...
> Tyler
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> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com <mailto:QuadtoneRIP%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> "George Pappas" <george@> wrote:
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> > Thanks Tyler,
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> > It sounds like an excellent refinement and will definitely give it a try.
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> > have not liked how the surface of Fine Art Baryta intrudes into images..
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> > George
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> > From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com <mailto:QuadtoneRIP%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com <mailto:QuadtoneRIP%40yahoogroups.com> ]
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> > Behalf Of Tyler Boley
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 11:22 AM
> > To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com <mailto:QuadtoneRIP%40yahoogroups.com> 
> > Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: HPR Pearl andBaryta
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> > George, as long as you are still deciding, you might want to take a lok at
> > the Photo Rag Baryta, I like it much more than the other two. The surface
> > does not have the odd naugahyde texture of the fine are baryta, it's finer
> > like the pearl, but it takes ink better than the pearl and has less
> > bronzing.
> > The rag content handles very nice too, much softer. It almost seems the
> > other two were less successful attempts on the way to the PhotoRag Baryta.
> > Regarding hue, it's nearly neutral.
> > Tyler
> > http://www.custom-digital.com/
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> > --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com <mailto:QuadtoneRIP%40yahoogroups.com>
> <mailto:QuadtoneRIP%40yahoogroups.com> ,
> > "George Pappas" <george@> wrote:
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> > > Hi Alfredo,
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> > > I have not used Photo Rag Baryta.
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