QTR-Quadtone RIP

Interesting development.

I got a hold of a 7900 briefly so I could try the QTR driver.
-- the method was just to use the 7880 driver and print a calibration page --
Anyway printing at 2880dpi seems to work as expected, but both the
1440dpi and 1440super modes printed expanded output (twice as wide as expected).
So the good news is we have something working, but its not completely
compatible.

Whether the 7890 has the same result is another question.  If we can only print
at 2880 I think that would be workable.   These new printers are faster already.

Roy

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 1:00 AM, Kees <ctb@...> wrote:
> Thanks Roy,
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> I actually ordered a 7880 in January but my dealer just told me epson germany (also delivering the netherlands) is out of stock. So I am thinking of buying the 7890, only if....
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> Is epson actually licensing this new ESC/P3 now instead of just give it?
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> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Roy Harrington <roy@...> wrote:
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>> I had a suspicion that they may be compatible with the old drivers and
>> heard others speculate it as well.
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>> The US user guide does not say this.  So I checked the UK website and
>> the user guide there is a totally different document.  Sure enough it
>> has this about both control codes.  Its encouraging but I'd like to see it
>> actually working before being sure.
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>> Anybody have one of the new printers who can just try it?
>> 7890, 7900, 9890, 9900, 11880 -- any of them.
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>> Thanks,
>> Roy
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>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:15 PM, Kees <ctb@...> wrote:
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>> > From the epson 7890/9890 specs in the user guide:
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>> > Control code: ESC/P2 ESC/P3
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>> > Does this mean it is backwards compatible with ESC/P2 and maybe QTR?
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