QTR-Quadtone RIP

Bill and Bob,

I've been on the road so haven't been able to really investigate the
issue you guys are having.

But from the discussion and some of the info you've sent me it looks
to like processing a
profile with an error of some sort will corrupt one of the internal
files -- making everything inaccessible.

I think the way to get things back is to use SysPrefs >> Print&Fax to
select Quad3800 printer and then delete this
printer.  Then go back and re-run Install3800.   Running this script
is the key to setting up Quad
printers correctly.  In fact I use this rather than the Drop-Profile
script.   Just drag a copy of
Install3800.command into your local folder and run that every time you
want of process a profile.
It installs any file with .txt .qidf or .quad in the local folder so
you should have extra .txt files for example.

Roy


On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 4:33 PM, Bob <mazawa1@...> wrote:
> 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.
>> > >
>> >
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