Re: Help with Mac and please
2018-05-24 by laymanesq@...
Thanks for your comments Simone and Greg, I really appreciate your help. Maybe what I was thinking was a 10% yellow tinge is actually just the warmth of the
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Re: Help with Mac and please
2018-05-24 by gregjfarmer@...
Hi, It appears you are only using the grey and black inks. They are carbon inks and give a warm result. To get a neutral result you will need to use some
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Help with Mac and please
2018-05-24 by Simone Simoncini
Hi. the yellow hinge could be a warm hue of the black ink. I always found that QTR is very reliable in terms of respecting ink limitations. One thing you could
Help with Mac and please
2018-05-23 by laymanesq@...
Hi. I m currently trialing QTR and PrintTool for macOS to make digital negatives. I think I ve got a handle on how to adjust the .txt files that are the mac
Re: QTR Profiler
2018-05-22 by paulmwhiting@...
Mick, Thanks for that post... I ve been checking it every day because I d like to know more about this app myself. Let s hope you get some helpful responses!
QTR Profiler
2018-05-20 by mick.sang@...
Has anyone had experience with this little app which is purportedly designed for the easier creation of QTR curves? If so, does it work as advertised? Thank
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-20 by Mick Sang
In my experience, these anomalies can occur with any paper. We have encountered mid-sheet and mid-roll spots on Hahnemuhle PRB caused by seeds and other plant
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-20 by brian_downunda@...
Just to be clear, when I said that the Ilford Smooth curve was perfect for Platine and IGFS, I was referring to linearity. Yes, it s not hard to fix if it s
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-19 by deanwork2003@...
My concern is not whether it is linear or not, I can fix that, it’s just that none of the qtr toning combinations on Matt media for the 7890 was even close
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-19 by brian_downunda@...
Now that I m back in front my production machine I can confirm what I said before. Ilford Smooth curves are perfect for Platine. For CRP I used the HPR
Need a new print 9890 print head, should I buy a new printer ?
2018-05-17 by paul.ozzello@...
Hi everyone, I m debating replacing the head in my 9890 and converting it to Piezography Pro. It has been replaced 4 times and every time it has been the CYAN
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-17 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
I saw micro lines w/ P800 and 2880dpi until Roy updated to super microweave in 2.7.8 (thank you Roy). This was for both paper and negs on all new sure colors
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-17 by brian_downunda@...
There were issues with QTR and the P800 weave, fixed in 2.7.8. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/QuadtoneRIP/conversations/messages/15296
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: QTR ink descriptor file - definition of items...
2018-05-17 by Mick Sang
Yes, it helps. Thank you. Mick From: on behalf of richard@richardboutwell.com [QuadtoneRIP]
Re: QTR ink descriptor file - definition of items...
2018-05-17 by davidswinnard@...
Bingo! Thanks Richard, this is exactly what I was hoping to find.
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-17 by deanwork2003@...
Really if you can’t install them directly on a Mac, which I think you can by doing as you say, put in the folder and using the install command, you can
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-16 by brian_downunda@...
I assume you re on Mac whereas I m mostly on Win and only occasionally use a Mac. On Win I d simply copy the 3880 quad files to the same folder as the 7890
Re: QTR ink descriptor file - definition of items...
2018-05-16 by richard@...
I started making a page with all sorts of QTR information that I have written over the years. This page below is one made from the instructions included with
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-16 by deanwork2003@...
So Brian, how do you load a 3880 curve in the qtr 7890 driver. Do you mean copy and pasting the data in a pre existing 7890 curve? It’s been awhile. Whatever
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-16 by deanwork2003@...
Hi Jeff, That would be great. My email is imaging@deanimaging.com. I appreciate it. John
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-16 by brian_downunda@...
QTR ships with neutral, warm, sepia and cool curves for the 3880. All four Ilford Smooth curves were dead linear on both Platine and IGFS which was convenient
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-16 by jeff.grant@...
I have curves for IGFS and HPR for the 3880. I would have made the IGFS one and the HPR one would be as delivered. PM me and I ll send them.
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-16 by Paul Roark
FWIW (and hopefully not to OT), some of what I think I learned in experimenting with different inkset approaches is that most people cannot profile an inkset
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-16 by deanwork2003@...
Thanks Brian, I will be looking at the Platine this weekend. Actually the qtr driver for the 7890 does not have neutral curves, ( does the 3880? ) it has cool,
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-15 by brian_downunda@...
I am traveling at present with only a tablet, so I can t double check what I am about to say, but on my OEM 3880 I use the Ilford Smooth curves for both
Re: Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-15 by mccarvill@...
Hi John, If I m not mistaken, the P800 and the 7890 use the same 8-channel inkset. If that’s the case, it might be interesting to start with that generic
Neutral Prints With QTR and 7890
2018-05-15 by deanwork2003@...
I recently set up a restored 7890 with a new head that I will be converting to Piezography Neutral K7. Before I did that I wanted to see how good I can make
Re: QTR ink descriptor file - definition of items...
2018-05-15 by davidswinnard@...
Thanks for jogging my memory Srefan. Yes, Reeder & Hinkel s Digital Negative book...thanks. I just checked my copy (after a few minutes trying to locate it)
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: QTR ink descriptor file - definition of items...
2018-05-14 by Mick Sang
Thank you for that. I’ll search for it, too. From: on behalf of stefanchristiansen@yahoo.com [QuadtoneRIP]
Re: QTR ink descriptor file - definition of items...
2018-05-14 by stefanchristiansen@...
Maybe you read Ron Reeder s The Quadtone RIP Manual: Using QTR to Make Digital Negatives that contains such descriptions. Not sure where to download it from
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] QTR ink descriptor file - definition of items...
2018-05-14 by claudebou777@...
On windows the help file of QTRgui provides useful information under curve creation .
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] QTR ink descriptor file - definition of items...
2018-05-14 by Mick Sang
I don’t know why you’d be reluctant to post that question here. This should be the best place to get such information on the subject. I hope someone has
QTR ink descriptor file - definition of items...
2018-05-14 by davidswinnard@...
My brain is convinced that somewhere in the past I read a very good description of the various items included in the ink descriptor file from which the .quad
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Going Crazy! Issue with print sizes on 7900
2018-05-09 by africanstephensons@...
Thank you Roy. Yes, my problem was that I had set my custom print size to 610mm wide, which I thought was the metric equivalent of 24 . Turns out it will print
Using Quad ink in different printer
2018-05-08 by gregnixon@...
I used to own an Epson 2000P pigment ink printer. I had only finished converting it to a quad tone printer when a badly leaking cartridge spilled ink into the
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Going Crazy! Issue with print sizes on 7900
2018-05-07 by Roy Harrington
There are two main potential issues -- hard to tell which is affecting you. First, a very common mistake with roll paper custom paper sizes is either mixing up
Going Crazy! Issue with print sizes on 7900
2018-05-07 by africanstephensons@...
Hi All. I am running a 7900 with Piezography inks on a Mac, so using Print-Tool and qtr. After getting everything set up, I ve run into a problem where my
Re: Limit on number of Linearize values in ink descriptor file?
2018-05-01 by clay@...
As it turned out, after reading Roy s post, I familiarized myself with the Data-Tool app, and used it to slurp up the 51-step readings from my CGATS file
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Limit on number of Linearize values in ink descriptor file?
2018-04-27 by Roy Harrington
The issue with 51-steps is that the measurement noise can introduce extra wiggles in the correction curve (linearizing). I d recommend the 21x4 which averages
Re: Limit on number of Linearize values in ink descriptor file?
2018-04-27 by skapuskar@...
I linearize with 21 steps and results are very good. After that, where would you insert/apply your 51 step data to fine tune? Sidney
Re: Limit on number of Linearize values in ink descriptor file?
2018-04-27 by clay@...
Aha - this explains it. So the digineg workflow would be to linearize in an ink descriptor using 21-step data, and then use 51-step data to fine-tune the
Re: Limit on number of Linearize values in ink descriptor file?
2018-04-27 by sanking@...
I read a 51-step test strip with an i1 , processed the LAB file with the QTR-Linearize-Data.app and pasted the appropriate output for digital negatives at the
Limit on number of Linearize values in ink descriptor file?
2018-04-27 by clay@...
I am retooling some of my old pt/pd digital negative stuff and decided to avail myself of the ability to use the LINEARIZE= X Y etc at the end of my ink
Re: QTR-Linearize-Quad app
2018-04-20 by brian_downunda@...
Yes.
Re: QTRGui "Image does not fit"
2018-04-19 by john.isner@...
OK, I ran an experiment. The answer is (3): the image is truncated.
QTRGui "Image does not fit"
2018-04-18 by john.isner@...
Newbie question: If I open an image in QTRGui and get the warning “Image does not fit” then what happens if I print despite the warning? (1) The image will
QTR-Linearize-Quad app
2018-04-18 by jthacker@...
I have always used the Linearize-Data app to linearize my ink profiles (.txt files). I use the Eye1 spectrometer to measure a 21 step chart, drop this file on
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Getting permission error when running the install command
2018-04-18 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
Re-install QuadtoneRIP. This fixes the permissions. Best, Walker ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Getting permission error when running the install command
2018-04-17 by jthacker@...
I m working with a client with an Apple running El Capitan. When the client tries to install a qtr formated txt file, I get a message stating the client
RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Color Print Options in Print Tool
2018-04-12 by John Thacker
To be clear about the check I made: it was comparing “No color Management” with “Print Driver Managed”. I did not test the “Print Tool Managed”