2009-02-26 by Dileepa Wijesundera
Hi Randy Thank you once again for the valuable information. I did use the 2 profiles you sent on Ep Gloss and both the warm and cool prints came out really
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2009-02-26 by Randy Rancier
Hey Dileepa, I ve found that with glossy paper (my only experience so far is with ILFord Gold Fibre Silk IGFS) that I did get higher dmax with the LM and LC
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2009-02-26 by Dileepa Wijesundera
Hi Randy Is this something you experienced or is it just my system, On the inkseparation.psd print when the densities are measured is it possible to get a
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2009-02-26 by robert49brake
... No, under Color Handling: choose No Color Management. Also check Printer: and make sure you are printing from the Quad4000 printer that you installed from
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2009-02-25 by damored1
Hi all, This week I bought an Epson 4000 printer and have it running via Mac OSX.4 and Photoshop CS3. I also downloaded QTR and have been impressed by the many
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2009-02-25 by mberkeypile
To install the QTR as a printer, go to the QTR installation directory (most likely /Applications/QuadToneRIP/) From there, open the Profiles folder, then open
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2009-02-25 by mberkeypile
To further help analysis or steps to be taken: Mac OS 10.4 Leopard - Epson 2200 inkjet printer using UltraChrome inks - Hahnemuhle Museum Etching (a rag based
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2009-02-25 by mberkeypile
First off I d like to thank you for reading this thread, and I ask that you bear with me as I am quite new to QTR. I followed the guidelines in the PDF
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2009-02-25 by Dileepa Wijesundera
On the inkseparation.psd print when the densities are measured is it possible to get a higher density for 100%LM patch compared to K.? The order I get on Epson
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2009-02-25 by natcarish
I m using Photo rag 188 on an Epson 4000 with OSX 10.5.6 and PS4 and the prints are coming out a lot darker than on screen. The screen is calibrated. I didn t
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2009-02-24 by Randy Rancier
Frank, there have also been a lot of discussions on the digital B&W forum concerning the superiority of the HP Vivera pigment inks (not the dye based ones)
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2009-02-22 by frankg_photo
Thanks ... http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/?yguid=186091679 ... inks and there superior ... and B&W. ... solution.
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2009-02-22 by Randy Rancier
Frank you may want to also post your question on the Digital Black and White forum at:
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2009-02-21 by Christophe Chevaugeon
hi there, this happened to me with an epson 1800, printer head and paper making all the right noises and mouvements but coming out blank. I was low on one
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2009-02-17 by frankg_photo
I am looking for the best possible Black & White quality attainable from a 2200 (or I ll consider an upgrade). Currently I use the epson uc inkset and have
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2009-02-17 by wlh_1
... Thanks so much, that did the trick. I wish that someone connected to QTR would sit down and write a comprehensive manual and then keep it up to date. Not
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2009-02-17 by shileshjani
You should put density of LLK as a percent of K (Not LK). It should be somewhere in the 10% range. Good luck. Shilesh
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2009-02-17 by wlh_1
I am trying to set up my 2400 using Cone Color Inks on Enhanced Matte to print B&W with QTR. After determining an ink limit of 55% I measure the 2nd print of
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2009-02-16 by robert49brake
... I need to add here that this method works best when Default ink is 100 and the ink channel where glop lives has no limit or = If you have a
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2009-02-16 by robert49brake
... Randy, you can add the line: CURVE_Y= 0;50 100;50 at the end of your text file before the linearization. This will lay 50% Glop across the entire image
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2009-02-15 by Randy Rancier
My question is how to apply the GLOP along with another ink??? I m not sure how this is done. In order to do this I am guessing that you may have to apply
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2009-02-15 by John Wood
Hi Roy, I ve been using QTR for a few years now, never had any problems and I have always been pleased with the results. After a lull of a few months I have
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2009-02-13 by Roy Harrington
That name works fine here -- same OSX version, same QTR version, same printer. Check the filename again maybe you have a space at the end. You want:
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2009-02-13 by Jon Cone
Piezography is making on a custom basis, a new type of curve for Piezography K7 and K6 QTR users. Type 2 curves are intended for photographers who want a
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2009-02-13 by Joel Conison
Hi Roy, I eliminated the Curve_Name so it now reads just CURVE_NAME= Nothing is entered as curve name. I renamed my ink descriptor file 7800_K7_indescriptor_2.
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2009-02-13 by Roy Harrington
The only thing I can think of is that he s still using the old version of install or drop-quad. If he copied those programs to his own private folder he may be
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2009-02-13 by benaltman123
Update on this problem: We were able to do a workaround by pasting values from my 9800 .quad file into his 3800 .quad file - the one that showed all the inks
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2009-02-13 by Roy Harrington
Hi Joel, The CURVE_NAME variable is not used any more. The curve name is now taken from the name of the ink descriptor file, so this file name is the one that
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2009-02-12 by jconison77
Hello, I m running OS 10.5.6 & using QTR 2.6.2. When I drop my ink descriptor file into the Drop quad profile I receive a message that says Illegal curve
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2009-02-12 by dileepawijesundera
... will in a couple of days; ... tomorrow evening or ... print any of the ... applicable documentation that ... posted here under the Files ... found was
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2009-02-11 by benaltman123
The guy who is having the problem IS running 2.6.2, re-installed last week.
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2009-02-11 by skip crawford
you said 2.4......he said go to 2.6.2.....and that fixed my problems on mac ... From: benaltman123 To:
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2009-02-11 by benaltman123
... Thanks for the response, Roy. We ve both done fresh installs in the last week or so, but we can try again, I guess. Anything else he might be doing wrong?
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2009-02-11 by Roy Harrington
Hi Ben, Both you and your friend ought to upgrade to 2.6.2 on all the machines. The ink file you have works fine there. Roy
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2009-02-11 by benaltman123
OK, more info: I got my friend to open the .quad file in TextEdit. It shows all the inks correctly, but each of the 256 values for each ink is zero. ... He
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2009-02-11 by Randy Rancier
Dileepa, I don t have the time now to answer your questions, but will in a couple of days; tomorrow I m going to the Lexjet seminar here in Dallas. So, maybe
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2009-02-11 by benaltman123
Hi Everyone, I ve been using QTR for digital negatives for a while, on 2200. R1800, and 9800. I have Version 2.4.x on a G4 with OS 10.4 and 2.6.2 on a G5 with
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2009-02-10 by cstrobach16
I can t seem to get the Quadtone Rip to show up in my printer window after using Photoshop. Was wondering what I need to do to fix this problem? Thanks
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2009-02-10 by dileepawijesundera
... inks were not included in ... partitioned the ink & its ... a message that said at the ... what happened I would ... procedure following this to be- ...
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2009-02-10 by jconison77
Hello, I m running mac 10.5.6 & QTR 2.6 & K-7 ink set My question is this. Looking through Curve View I noticed 3 of my inks were not included in the curve, so
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2009-02-10 by dileepawijesundera
... idiosyncracies of QTR ... the things I learned ... this may apply to ... paper (ILFORD ... Black which would ... type papers. ... and taking many ... the
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2009-02-10 by dpgoldenberg33
Randy, Thanks for sharing your experience and interesting observations. It does seem odd that you get a higher density using the dilute PK inks, but perhaps it
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2009-02-09 by Randy Rancier
I have created some icc profiles with QTR-Create_ICC.app using readings of my final print out of the 21-step wedge after linearization using no color
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2009-02-09 by Randy Rancier
I have been very busy the last couple of weeks learning some of the idiosyncracies of QTR that I think could possibly be of interest to many, because some of
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2009-02-09 by Randy Rancier
Thanks David for your reply; sorry I haven t replied before now, but I ve been busy learning and figuring out QRT and some of it s idiosyncrasies. I did learn
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2009-02-08 by dileepawijesundera
I did the linearization of the measured file and created the ink desc file. when I run that through quad profile I get an error, any suggestions? could someone
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2009-02-06 by Dileepa Wijesundera
Reinstalled with a new download and it worked. Thanks ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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2009-02-06 by Dileepa Wijesundera
Hi Roy I have the latest I downloaded just 2 weeks back. Dileepa ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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2009-02-06 by Roy Harrington
Version 2.6.2 fixes that. Roy
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2009-02-06 by dileepawijesundera
When I drop the ink desc file into drop quad profile I get this error message, QuadToneRIP/CurveDesign/Drop-Quad-Profile.app/Contents/Resources/script: line
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