QTR-Quadtone RIP

Bob,

I think I finally found the culprit. At least for me.

Turns out that the curve I created had a space in it. When I dragged it into the profile and placed it in front of the line Grey Curve= it caused QTR to stop functioning properly and made the Quadtone RIP dialog box completely disappear.

You can see it here:

#  QuadToneRIP curve descriptor file
#  for Epson 3800 using k3 inks with photo black
#  LM turned off
#  calibrated for Ziatype process using RR3800-UCmK-Pd as starting point

PRINTER=QUAD3800
CALIBRATION=no
GRAPH_CURVE=yes

N_OF_INKS=8
DEFAULT_INK_LIMIT=100

LIMIT_K=18
BOOST_K=27
LIMIT_C=18
LIMIT_M=18
LIMIT_Y=18
LIMIT_LC=35
LIMIT_LM=0
LIMIT_LK=35
LIMIT_LLK=35

#  Describe usage of each ink
#  All inks must be listed


# Gray Partitioning Information

N_OF_GRAY_PARTS=2
GRAY_INK_1=K
GRAY_VAL_1=100

GRAY_INK_2=LK
GRAY_VAL_2=33

GRAY_INK_3=
GRAY_VAL_3=

GRAY_INK_4=
GRAY_VAL_4=

GRAY_INK_5=
GRAY_VAL_5=

GRAY_INK_6=
GRAY_VAL_6=

GRAY_INK_7=
GRAY_VAL_7=

GRAY_INK_8=
GRAY_VAL_8=

GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=0
GRAY_SHADOW=0
GRAY_GAMMA=0.8

GRAY_CURVE=/Users/bill/Desktop/Quad3800 files/Ziatype92811-v1.acv

COPY_CURVE_C=K
COPY_CURVE_M=K
COPY_CURVE_Y=K

COPY_CURVE_LC=LK
COPY_CURVE_LM=LK

In this case, the culprit was the space between "Quad3800" and "files". QTR definitely doesn't like spaces. Anywhere.

I replaced the space with an underscore for the name of the folder I was saving it in ("Quad3800_files" instead of "Quad3800 files", deleted the corresponding .quad file and resinstalled. When I opened Photoshop - BINGO! - it miraculously returned.

Hope this helps.

Bill

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Bob" <mazawa1@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
> 
> I am having the same problem.  I had it with Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and 2.7.1.  I tried unstalling 2.7.1 and installing 2.7.2...same problem. I am also using cs5 on a Macbook Pro.
> 
> Bob
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Vaccaro" <bill@> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > While I was thisclose to finishing a QTR profile (I'm making digital
> > negatives on Pictorico Premium OHP transparency paper for my alt process
> > work using Ron Reeder's excellent Digital Negatives book), the Quadtone
> > RIP dialog box abruptly disappeared. I'm running QTR 2.7.2 on Mac OS X
> > 10.7.1 (Lion) on a MacBook Pro through Photoshop CS5 to an Epson 3800
> > printer.
> > 
> > Here's what normally happens. I choose Print and get the Print dialog
> > box. I then choose Quad3800 (i've already loaded my custom QTR profile
> > through QTR's  install.command) and then click on Print Settings. From
> > there, I get the Quad3800 print setting dialog box. I choose the popup
> > menu that starts with "Layout" and pick "Quadtone RIP" which then gets
> > me to the Quadtone RIP dialog box, etc.
> > 
> > Since Tuesday night, the Quadtone RIP choice in the popup menu has
> > disappeared. I've tried everything. I've de-installed and re-installed
> > QTR 2.7.2 numerous times. I've even de-installed and re-installed the
> > entire Adobe Creative Suite CS5. I've tracked down old .plist files from
> > older versions of QTR and deleted them. I've even made sure to get rid
> > of the .quad.gz files that are located in that ppd alias file that's
> > located in the user/library/printer/qtr folder before deleting the
> > entire qtr folder itself. In a day's worth of deleting and reinstalling,
> > I managed to get Quadtone RIP to show its face only to disappear once
> > again once I quit Photoshop before attempting to load the custom QTR
> > profile that I had been working on.
> > 
> > While I think it may be a Mac Lion problem, I'm just wondering if anyone
> > else has experienced this same issue, be it on Lion, Snow Leopard (10.6)
> > or earlier versions of OS X.
> > 
> > In the meantime, I'm in the midst partioning my MacBook Pro's 1TB drive
> > so I can load Snow Leopard, Photoshop 5 and QTR 2.7.2 so I can continue
> > to work until this problem is solved.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance for your help.
> >
>