Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Light Impressions
2011-01-30 by Myron Gochnauer
This is sad. Light Impressions was the place for archival mounting supplies back in the 70 s when it was still in Rochester. They even published two
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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Light Impressions
2011-01-29 by Harvey Fishman
They have a rather lousy rating on resellerratings.com. You might want to add your troubles to the list. For some unknown reason, they are listed under Light
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Light Impressions
2011-01-29 by Harry Lockwood
I¹ll add to this. I ordered some mounting materials that were to be shipped in two days. Now, more than two weeks and I have not received these materials.
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Light Impressions
2011-01-28 by CorrPro96@aol.com
Hi All: This is an advisory to not order any products from this company. I ordered a portfolio case from them on October 19, 2010, have not received either the
Re: Newbee Questing regarding Eboni/Carbon 6 ink?
2011-01-28 by firewoodtech
The default ink placement for 3-MK is MK, PK and GL therefore should have the MK, PK, GL (glossy optimizer) cartridges. You can read it in this links:
ImageToRaster has stopped working
2011-01-28 by carey.cordell
I have been using QTR for several years with an Epson 2200. I haven t used it in probably a year. I now have a need to use it to print some scanned diplomas.
Re: Understanding How Ink Density & Default Ink Limit Work
2011-01-28 by Terry
Paul Thanks for the comments and references...this may help especially if I get into the MIS inks. Thanks, Terry
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Mac 10.3.9 Epson 9500 firewire
2011-01-27 by Roy Harrington
I ve never done it but I think that s how you do it. I m not sure if it depends on the particular adapter. Roy
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Understanding How Ink Density & Default Ink Limit Work
2011-01-27 by Paul Roark
... I made some profiles for Claria printers some time ago. They are now in the QTR R260-MIS Profiles folder. See the ones that have N-1 in the names.
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Mac 10.3.9 Epson 9500 firewire
2011-01-27 by AK photos
Hi there, Does that mean I can use a Parallel to USB cable to make the connection? Grant ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Understanding How Ink Density & Default Ink Limit Work
2011-01-27 by Michael King
Yes you need to add a bit of magenta to the mix to eliminate the greenish cast. I would check out Paul Roark s work for more info on this. Mike ... [Non-text
Re: Understanding How Ink Density & Default Ink Limit Work
2011-01-27 by Terry
Mike Actually trying to understand the logic of the settings. I see QTR is basically set up for a gray second or third ink (and the relative densities make
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Understanding How Ink Density & Default Ink Limit Work
2011-01-27 by Michael King
Terry, ... By printing targets in calibration mode. See http://www.diallophotography.com/pdfs/QTRworkflow.pdf What are you actually trying to figure out with
Re: Understanding How Ink Density & Default Ink Limit Work
2011-01-27 by Terry
Mike, Thanks for all of your help. Follow up to Q3 3) If you have the PK (or MK) ink set for 75 and a Second ink at 35 with ... No this is per channel so you
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Understanding How Ink Density & Default Ink Limit Work
2011-01-27 by Michael King
Terry, The default is just that - it is used when there is no ink limit selected for that channel So - ... Yes for that PK channel. ... 75 ... No this is per
Understanding How Ink Density & Default Ink Limit Work
2011-01-27 by Terry
This is a basic question that I m unclear about. I have used the Forum Search feature and not come up with a clear answer. 1) If you have the PK (or MK) ink
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Mac 10.3.9 Epson 9500 firewire
2011-01-27 by Roy Harrington
Nope. You can t use firewire -- Epson has a proprietary protocol on firewire so the builtin support in OSX does not work with it. USB should be just as
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Ink limit
2011-01-27 by Louis de Stoutz
Thank you, Paul. I hadn t seen any use for the boost so far, but now I get it :-) Going even slightly into the see-saw plateau, which I tried a couple of
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Ink limit
2011-01-26 by Paul Roark
Set the ink limit at 25. Stay off the see-saw plateau. Often I ll see the incremental increases get so low near the dmax that I set it 5 or 10 below the
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Ink limit
2011-01-26 by Mike Finley
Its effectively flat from 25, so I d set the limit at 25 ... not that I m an expert. ... -- mike finley photography fine art photography and website
Ink limit
2011-01-26 by Louis de Stoutz
Printing the ink pattern in calibration mode to determine the ink limit (Epson 1400 Claria Black for BO at 2880dpi) I often get a reading with a shape like
Mac 10.3.9 Epson 9500 firewire
2011-01-26 by AK photos
Hi Folks i want to set up a 9500 with fire wire K6 inks and Quadtone Rip.Is this possible? Grant
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Convert QUAD (Windows) file to QIDF file?
2011-01-26 by Michael King
Terry, ... There is no write up - but it s really simple. Each ink channel is a list of 256 values one for each 8 bit Gray value (0 -255). Each of these values
Re: Convert QUAD (Windows) file to QIDF file?
2011-01-26 by Terry
Mike, Very interesting. I was not aware of the right click and I was able to view the curve. I also opened the QUAD file in Excel and this showed two
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Convert QUAD (Windows) file to QIDF file?
2011-01-25 by Michael King
Terry, So you can manipulate quad file values directly in excel or another spreadsheet (Opencalc for example). This actually gives you greater control than
Re: Convert QUAD (Windows) file to QIDF file?
2011-01-25 by Terry
Mike, Thanks for the the response. I assume you understand the PC Curve Creation feature in QTR for Windows that allows one to easily view the ink curves and
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Convert QUAD (Windows) file to QIDF file?
2011-01-25 by Michael King
Terry, ... I tried opening the QUAD files with Notepad, Wordpad, etc and it is just a bunch of meaniless numbers not organized like the QIDF Text Files which I
Re: Convert QUAD (Windows) file to QIDF file?
2011-01-25 by Terry
I too have the same question. I use QTR on a PC which has the Curve Creation which allows viewing and changes to QIDF files to create new profiles and creates
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Maximum Usable Black vs. Dmax – What’s the Big Deal?
2011-01-24 by Paul Roark
... The only times it would seem to make sense to me is if there was too much bleed or the surface took on a bad reflective differential. I became a real
Re: Maximum Usable Black vs. Dmax What's the Big Deal?
2011-01-24 by tboleyyh
perhaps others disagree or I m missing something, but in my opinion the highest density measured is the dmax of that particular ink/paper/driver/printer combo,
Re: Maximum Usable Black vs. Dmax What's the Big Deal?
2011-01-24 by Roger Barrett
I would definitely go for the maximum density, as long as you are not on a long plateau. You may think that patches at densities of 2.6 and 2.1 look the same
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Newbee Questing regarding Eboni/Carbon 6 ink?
2011-01-24 by Paul Roark
The 3-MK system I set up for the 1800 uses 3 channels of Eboni MK. Epson, of course, does not support that approach. The standard 1900 setup is one MK, one
Re: Newbee Questing regarding Eboni/Carbon 6 ink?
2011-01-24 by vollaro.giuseppe
I just received the inks for the R1900 with my surpriser there are just two black inks and the glossy optimizer (Clear ink). I was under the impression that
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Newbee Questing regarding Eboni/Carbon 6 ink?
2011-01-24 by Giuseppe Vollaro
________________________________ I just received the inks for the R1900 with my surpriser there are just two black inks and the glossy optimizer. I was under
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Maximum Usable Black vs. Dmax - What's the Big Deal?
2011-01-24 by Ernst Dinkla
... Right, that often is the case. On the other hand the print viewed in our hands and then put in a frame behind glass never gets the lighting we judged it
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Maximum Usable Black vs. Dmax - What's the Big Deal?
2011-01-23 by Michael King
its also about the amount of light falling on the print. I was amazed once to look at a lustre photo in the sun, that I thought had little detail in the
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Maximum Usable Black vs. Dmax - What's the Big Deal?
2011-01-23 by mrjimbo
I ll probably get into trouble with this one but I think it s visual perception.. Luster paper has a micro surface that skews the reflectance... and mat papers
Re: Maximum Usable Black vs. Dmax What's the Big Deal?
2011-01-23 by Terry
Does anyone have a comment on this observation I ve had in working with QTR? Thanks.
Digital Negative User in UK ? - cross-posted on Piezobw
2011-01-22 by drmrking
Having read Jon s post on Digital Negatives (link below) - I realised that the linearization tool I am developing for K6/7 could easily be applied to the
3880 profiles / Ilford Gold Fibre Silk
2011-01-22 by pieterhaagen@rocketmail.com
I m new to this group and looking for Epson 3880 profiles (with Epson Ultra Chrome K3 - VM inks) on Ilford Gold Fibre Silk paper. Does anyone have experience
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Oriental Seagull
2011-01-19 by Louis de Stoutz
See also here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/printers/Surface2.shtml
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Oriental Seagull
2011-01-19 by Louis de Stoutz
Dan, I have been most amazed by the Harman gloss FB Al paper, which seems now to run under the name Harman by Hahnemuhle . Not only does it look and feel
Re: Oriental Seagull
2011-01-19 by David
... I have been very pleased using Ilford Gold Fibre Silk with the UT-14 inks in an Epson 1400 printer. At a fraction of the cost, Kirkland Glossy is quite
Re: Paper base
2011-01-18 by shileshjani
Louis, You should use the measured values - but since most papers measure less than 0.03 in L value, it should have no discernible effect if you were to use
Paper base
2011-01-18 by Louis de Stoutz
Hello group, this is my first post here. I am a photographer living and working between Switzerland and Greece. Here is my question: When I enter measurements
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] PPD file
2011-01-17 by Joel Conison
Thanks Roy !! ... www.joelconison.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] PPD file
2011-01-17 by Roy Harrington
HI Joel, The drop script expects the printer with the right name to already exist -- PPD file is that printer descriptor file. The install scripts such as
PPD file
2011-01-17 by Joel
My question is this. I ve just added the linerazation line at the bottom of my ink sep file and dropped it into Drop Quad Curve . A dialogue box popped up
Re: How to find combination of Q-tone curves for warm-toned prints?
2011-01-17 by jack.zinn
Hi Celine, Thank you very much! I will try what you mention. Jeff
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Oriental Seagull
2011-01-17 by Mike Finley
As a starting point you could use any of the K3 series printers with the OEM inks and the PK cartridge. It would give you an idea of the base you could