Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Buy a X Rite 810 Densitometer??
2013-02-15 by Ernst Dinkla
Sorry, I had it wrong, the Spyders are supported as display colorimeters only in ArgyllCMS as I understand it now. They are only usable as reflective meters
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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Buy a X Rite 810 Densitometer??
2013-02-15 by Ernst Dinkla
Paul Roark used/uses a Spyder 3, the Spyder 4 has a price of 160 Euro including VAT in Europe, there are even cheaper Spyders at 100 Euro. Modern solid state
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Buy a X Rite 810 Densitometer??
2013-02-15 by Louis de Stoutz
... With my 810 I have used ToolCrib/X-key (5.0.14) in Windows XP with good results. Haven t installed and tested it in Windows 7 yet, nor with a RS232-USB
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Buy a X Rite 810 Densitometer??
2013-02-15 by Peter Miles
These are all good points. That said, Bens decision is wether to buy an Xrite i1 or an 810. The context in which I would consider that purchase would be 1)
Photography That Doesn't Suck
2013-02-14 by David Lykes Keenan
For those of you who use Facebook, I started a group there entitled Photography That Doesn t Suck. In this group, I take a crack at curating photographs that I
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Buy a X Rite 810 Densitometer??
2013-02-14 by Ernst Dinkla
... Ben will not need the transmission density measurement function for his workflow. Any reflective spectrometer ot colorimeter that measures L values
Re: Why don't the QTR_Gray profiles show up in Photoshop?
2013-02-13 by nmenghardt
Paul, In your original post only the RGB profiles show up in the list. The Gray_Matte_Paper.icc and Gray_Photo_Paper.icc won t show up because their space is
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: QTR 21 Step Wedges not linear?
2013-02-13 by Roy Harrington
Ross, As a general rule, whenever you are printing of step wedges to see what the system does you want to do it with No Color Management. The
Re: QTR 21 Step Wedges not linear?
2013-02-13 by rossfmj
Thank you Roy This highlights another issue which is confusing me. My understanding is that the ink separation. tif needs to be printed without colour
Re: Preserving presets with new printer
2013-02-13 by paulraphaelson
Thank you. I ll try the trick you suggest. Apple does not get a gold star for this implementation.
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Buy a X Rite 810 Densitometer??
2013-02-13 by Peter Miles
Extra equipment needed - a light box In transmission mode the software asks you to calibrate the eye-one in two steps. first on the calibration tile, then it
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Preserving presets with new printer
2013-02-12 by Roy Harrington
OSX does use the unique serial number of the printer. So you will need to re-setup the printers -- i.e. Delete and re-Add in Print&Fax for Epson, Delete for
Re: Buy a X Rite 810 Densitometer??
2013-02-12 by Glenn
Hi Peter, I m very much interested in what extra hardware, if any, you need to make transmission measurements with this software. I purchased an I1Pro at
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Preserving presets with new printer
2013-02-12 by David Williamson
All your presets should be there with the Epson printer driver, but you will need to go to System Preferences, delete your current Epson 3880 and then add it
Preserving presets with new printer
2013-02-12 by paulraphaelson
This is a really basic question, but I realize I ve never replaced a printer with an identical model before. Epson is replacing my 3880 because of a sensor
Re: Why don't the QTR_Gray profiles show up in Photoshop?
2013-02-12 by paulraphaelson
Sure ... Photoshop CS6, Mac OSX 10.6.8 I m talking about the generic profiles that come wtih the QTR install. Printer is an Epson 3880. Thank you!
Re: Why don't the QTR_Gray profiles show up in Photoshop?
2013-02-12 by nmenghardt
Paul, et al, You can use the Wide Gamut RGB profile - it s based off gamma 2.2 and will give the same results as using Gray Gamma 2.2. If you purchase and use
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] QTR 21 Step Wedges not linear?
2013-02-12 by Roy Harrington
The Info palette can be deceiving if you are not careful. It only reports the contents of the file where the file type matches. In other words grayscale
Re: QTR 21 Step Wedges not linear?
2013-02-12 by rossfmj
Thanks Paul That clears that up. I was using the RGB values. The Grayscale values match as you say. I am new to Photoshop and my ignorance currently knows
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] QTR 21 Step Wedges not linear?
2013-02-12 by Paul Roark
... I use the one at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/21-step.jpg as it is easier to read from left to right. ... If you look at the Grayscale values, which
Re: 21 Step Wedge, Larger version available?
2013-02-12 by rossfmj
Thank you Paul I have used this before and it does fit, however if you look at my other post you will see I am getting a bit lost with step wedges. This one
QTR 21 Step Wedges not linear?
2013-02-12 by rossfmj
I am still having problems profiling UT14 to Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper, particularly with setting the default ink limit and getting blocking up in the
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] 21 Step Wedge, Larger version available?
2013-02-12 by Paul Roark
... This is the one I use with that unit: http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/21-step.jpg Save it as a Tiff file. Read the white from the paper, not the 0%
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Custom inkset - HP Vivera PK mixed with medium
2013-02-12 by Paul Roark
... I have no way to judge the quality of carts I have not used. Empty, re-fillable, auto-reset carts are the right product, however. ... Carts must have
RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Why don't the QTR_Gray profiles show up in Photoshop?
2013-02-12 by Mike Kirwan
This is a design feature of Photoshop confirmed by Chris Cox resident Adobe Photoshop guru. This issue was raised on the Adobe Photoshop forum the response
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] 21 Step Wedge, Larger version available?
2013-02-12 by Sylvain M.
From my side, I usually make my profile with a portrait oriented A4 sheet (or Letter, depending on where I buy the paper). The Inkseparation file is big enough
21 Step Wedge, Larger version available?
2013-02-12 by rossfmj
I am having a bit of difficulty using the standard step wedges available in QTR, as the steps are just a bit small for my Spyder3print. I m not sure if it
Re: Why don't the QTR_Gray profiles show up in Photoshop?
2013-02-12 by rossfmj
Paul A bit more information may help get an answer; Are you using PC or Mac? Operating system version? Have you installed your own profiles or are you looking
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Buy a X Rite 810 Densitometer??
2013-02-12 by Peter Miles
I bought our i1Pro for profiling. Recently purchased spectrashop software that amongst other very useful things, gives reflection density readings from my eye
Why don't the QTR_Gray profiles show up in Photoshop?
2013-02-12 by paulraphaelson
All the QTR profiles, gray and RGB, are installed in the same default location. But Photoshop only sees the RGB versions. My files are grayscale, gamma 2.2.
Re: deletion of old profiles
2013-02-11 by Sidney
You can get rid of them here on your main disk: /Library/Printers/QTR/quadtone/ your printer model Hope this helps, Sidney
Re: Profiles for Epson 1400 with UT-14 inks
2013-02-11 by RobertB
I jumped in here late, but just a word of thanks. I located the uploaded files and they have started me on my way. thanks Robert
Re: Buy a X Rite 810 Densitometer??
2013-02-11 by john
I have been using an x rite 820 (very similar to the 810) to make qtr profiles and qtr icc for a while. It works well, but there are things you should be
Re: profiles deletion
2013-02-11 by rossfmj
I use Mac OSX 10.8.2. It may be similar to 10.6. To delete the profiles, I have to go into the Hard Drive (HD) and delete the QTR folder in the Library,
Re: Use of BOOST_K=, GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=, GRAY_SHADOW=, QTR Inkdescriptor files.
2013-02-11 by rossfmj
David Thanks again. The reason I was asking is that I ve printed a few of my own images on the UT14 cool profile I ve made. The images seem to lack some
profiles deletion
2013-02-11 by giuliomazzolini@rocketmail.com
I am unable to delete the old unused profiles. I deleted QTR and the printer, re-installed QTR and the printer R2880), ma still the old profiles are there.
Re: Use of BOOST_K=, GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=, GRAY_SHADOW=, QTR Inkdescriptor files.
2013-02-11 by David
Ross, I haven t used these features much, but here is what I know (or think that I know): I believe that the Boost_k parameter will only affect the K ink
Use of BOOST_K=, GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=, GRAY_SHADOW=, QTR Inkdescriptor files.
2013-02-10 by rossfmj
In a recent thread I had, Paul Roarke Suggested I use the BOOST_K= field, as I was having difficulty profiling UT14 to Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper. On
Re: Buy a X Rite 810 Densitometer??
2013-02-10 by Sidney
I don t know about the 810, I have an 811 model. I bought it cheap, replaced the measuring light and calibrated it. It is very reliable and helps a lot with
Buy a X Rite 810 Densitometer??
2013-02-10 by reallybelgium
Hi, I read the Quadtone RIP user manual. I want to buy a photospectro- or densitometer. To measure densities, linearize a Quadtone RIP and making ICC profiles.
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] won't print on quad rip
2013-02-10 by Roy Harrington
You ll need to give me more details about what you are trying and where the errors show up. To start with print via photoshop I assume means print using The
Re: won't print on quad rip
2013-02-10 by josefernandesphoto
The queue is clear and the printer is not paused. I can print via photoshop. thanks Jose
Re: Initial Calibration issue QTR and UT14 on Epson Premium Photo Gloss.
2013-02-09 by rossfmj
The plot is at; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QuadtoneRIP/photos/album/303049487/pic/357735120/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
Re: Initial Calibration issue QTR and UT14 on Epson Premium Photo Gloss.
2013-02-09 by rossfmj
Thanks David, that s been very helpful, I ve now made a chart and can see what you mean. I ll try and post the chart. I think I made the mistake of chasing
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Initial Calibration issue QTR and UT14 on Epson Premium Photo Gloss.
2013-02-09 by Paul Roark
... Do you mean the default ink limit is at 58, the C density is at 100, and the LC density at 48? I looked at that curve, and I think you have too much LC in
Re: Initial Calibration issue QTR and UT14 on Epson Premium Photo Gloss.
2013-02-09 by rossfmj
Paul At the moment the current profile has ink limit at 58, C at 100 and LC at 48, which I think is what you suggest. This was giving me the same problem
Re: Initial Calibration issue QTR and UT14 on Epson Premium Photo Gloss.
2013-02-09 by David
Ross, As an example, I have just uploaded an image of a graph of densities I measured with UT-14 cyan on Ilford GFS:
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Initial Calibration issue QTR and UT14 on Epson Premium Photo Gloss.
2013-02-09 by Paul Roark
... OK. The next thing to consider is that an LK density ink will often actually have a higher dmax than PK. But, it will do so with such a high load that
Re: Initial Calibration issue QTR and UT14 on Epson Premium Photo Gloss.
2013-02-09 by rossfmj
Dave, thanks again I d noticed how high my ink limits were, particularly in relation to those in your own profiles, however these are the figures I m currently
Re: Initial Calibration issue QTR and UT14 on Epson Premium Photo Gloss.
2013-02-09 by rossfmj
Paul I must admit my first attempt was not quite correct and I was amused to note that K (Eboni) did smear a lot when I ran the Spyderprint along it! I am