QTR-Quadtone RIP

Bill,

I recreated the profile but this time I commented out the LINEARIZE statement and the qtr is back and I am printing.

Thanks for your suggestions.

Bob

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Bob" <mazawa1@...> wrote:
>
> Bill,  
> 
> I have removed the profile and deleted the .quad file...still no qtr menu. 
> 
> Frustrated.
> 
> Bob
> 
> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Vaccaro" <bill@> wrote:
> >
> > Bob,
> > 
> > Try using one of the generic profiles just to see if Quadtone RIP reappears. Then you'll know if it's deleting the LINIERIZE= statement that's the problem.
> > 
> > Have you tried leaving the LINIERIZE= statement in but blank?
> > 
> > Just a thought.
> > 
> > Bill
> > 
> > --- 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.
> > >
> >
>