QTR-Quadtone RIP

Thanks for the info, Roy.

Bob

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Roy Harrington <roy@...> wrote:
>
> 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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