QTR-Quadtone RIP

Bob,

Take it one step at a time.

First what inks do have loaded in the printer currently? If OEM, is the black ink PK or MK? There are some good of preloaded QTR curves for Ultra Smooth paper. But you will need MK ink loaded in the printer. Play with them a while, and get a feel for how QTR works.

Do you have a means of measuring density?

Shilesh

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Bob McCarthy" <bobmccarthy@...> wrote:
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> Thank you, made some baby steps with the RIP. darn sight better than the Epson driver, WOW.
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> Is there a curve/profile DB out there somewhere?
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> At least it provides an initial crutch.
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> I have a roll of 17" Epson Ultrasmooth in the supply closet.
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> It will be my first test, 
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> How does a curve and icc profile relate to each other?
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> bob
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> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "shileshjani" <shileshjani@> wrote:
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> > Bob,
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> > If I were given well-functioning 7600, I would definitely keep it for Gloss & Matte B/w printing. Here is what I would do.
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> > Using QTR, you can make glossy (Dmax > 2.5 with GLOP overcoat) and matte prints with this set-up. It would give you print ranges from warm (but not sepia), neutral, selenium, to cool. And, you can split-tone quite a complex set of tones. This is essentially what I have done with my 4000. Except that I have 8 channels (separate PK and MK), so I have the luxury of an additional ink. I chose the 1800 printer equivalent blue ink to selectively tone the dark end of my prints.
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> > Since you are not using any premixed neutral inks, ink settling and attended tone shifts should not be an issue. But you will need to quickly come to terms with using QTR. Having a densitometer would help a lot, but you can get by with a scanner for linearization.
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> > Please let me know if I can help you.
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> > Shilesh
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