Re: QTR - Epson 2200 - UT7 - Banding Problems
2008-08-20 by eyewall
I just ran the nozzle check. It s clogged pretty badly. Cleaning has no effect whatsover. What should I do?
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2008-08-20 by eyewall
I just ran the nozzle check. It s clogged pretty badly. Cleaning has no effect whatsover. What should I do?
2008-08-20 by Mike Kirwan
Is this a MAC OS issue? I can print just fine to my 3800 and 7880 over an Ethernet connection from a PC. If you are looking to share the printer, maybe setting
2008-08-20 by the_des_bois
I am that user and it certainly is not the Holy Grail. It s sketchy at best. They contain biodegradable ingredients and I am wondering if it ll biodegrade in
2008-08-20 by Paul Whiting
Paul! Just remembered something re: a wetting agent! I m a pretty serious black and white darkroom photographer and for years used PhotoFlo when washing film
2008-08-20 by Paul Whiting
Paul, Seems like a very reasonable way to proceed. There does seem to be some interest here how as to this would all apply to the R1800, there s still a pretty
2008-08-20 by eyewall
By the way, I m using Hahnemuhle Photo Rag. ... QTR-
2008-08-20 by eyewall
Hi all-- I just got a new UT7 cartridge inkset. It s working well (variable tone is nice) but it is exhibiting pretty bad banding. I m using the curves that
2008-08-19 by Paul Roark
... Mixing one s own Carbon-6 is definitely cost effective, but, as you noted, my early experiments on the 1800 seemed to indicate Photo Flo was not a good
2008-08-19 by Paul Grant
Tom, Thanks so much...I had looked previously but didnt see it......I will check it out. Paul ... From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
2008-08-19 by Tom Moore
Paul There s a UT3D curve for the 2200 in the files section of the QuadtoneRIP yahoo group pages here: http://tinyurl.com/6ectfa It uses the UT7 printing
2008-08-19 by Paul Grant
I have just installed
2008-08-19 by Paul Whiting
Paul, do you foresee doing something similar to what you re experimenting with the Eboni-6 and the R1800, but with the Carbon-6 approach? Apparently there was
2008-08-19 by Jeff Grant
QTR doesn t run over ethernet. It s USB only. I had the same problem. Follow this through: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/QuadtoneRIP/message/6767 Cheers,
2008-08-19 by nootka13
Hi, Just joined your group in hopes of learning lots about using QuadtoneRIP. However, first I need to get it up and running... I installed QTR onto my MacBook
2008-08-19 by Paul Roark
... Yes, but Epson the 1800/800 was Epson s first 1.5 pl printer, I believe. Judging from my samples, they ve learned a bit more about building 1.5 pl machines
2008-08-19 by linuxgangster
I would love to get a R1400, but don t have the cash (or permission from the wife) to buy one :) If anyone here is interested in trading there r1400 for a
2008-08-19 by Paul Roark
... The 1400 is smoother than the 1800, but the big jump is to 1.5 pl drops. I think the 1800 is a probably still a good old workhorse. Today (with the 1400
2008-08-19 by Paul Roark
I hope this is not too far off the topic, but the Piezography types of inksets and, more broadly, dedicated B&W inksets and rips, are great tools that
2008-08-19 by Donna Kirkpatrick
I am using a Mac, Epson 3800 and am mostly interested in Black and White printing. I have followed the articles of Keith Cooper at Northlight Images
2008-08-19 by Berel Lutsky
Have a color munki- nice tool and pretty easy to use - I have profiled all of my monitors - and been making profiles for my color printers/color prints - for
2008-08-19 by Berel Lutsky
... inks. ... to the ... I have used both inksets with QTR - and the piezography inkset prints are consistently better, smoother gradations and good shadow
2008-08-19 by mikehewitt2002
I have an Epson R1900. This printer doesn t appear to be listed in the printing model drop down, can I use the R1800 instead? Thanks for any help, Mike
2008-08-18 by linuxgangster
Paul, Thanks so much for doing this. I am eager to see how well this works out. Once you get it going and working well, will I be able to call inksupply.com
2008-08-18 by robert49brake
... There is interest in this approach from this quarter but my day job is in high season with barely enough time to follow these discussions. Come winter
2008-08-18 by momoinu_dc
Does anyone know if the file with the 1 pt text is available (say, for download) so we can run the test for ourselves and see the results first hand?
2008-08-18 by Paul Roark
Shane, ... MIS is sending me Eboni-6/1800 carts today. Using my 1400 as a test bed, I think I have an ink arrangement and QTR profile structure that will
2008-08-18 by linuxgangster
Any word on this? I am interested as well. Right now I am still trying to decide between this, GQ2 and piezography set. Shane ... up and
2008-08-18 by sbourriaux
Hello all, My SP2200 died recently and I just replaced it by an Epson R2880. I am happy to use it in colour and I wanted to immediately try it with QTR and the
2008-08-17 by Tyler Boley
it s not the difference in how the drivers perform, it s how multiple density monochromatic inks are utilized to translate image information to ink on paper.
2008-08-17 by Jack
... That demonstration, the 1 pt test, has always raised a question in my mind. It is comparing the epson driver with color ink to QTR with gray inks. A
2008-08-17 by dellicson
Hi all, I have been using the Quadtone RIP to get rid of the green color cast that appears sometimes when printing with the standard Epson driver on my R2400.
2008-08-17 by handyman856
Whew - a genuine tough-to-resist offer! I ll def be looking into this. =A. ... including free shipping. This is the 1.5 picoliter six ink printer on which I
2008-08-16 by Mike Kreman
Check this out - I have 2 1400 s! Mike EPSON USA has the Stylus Photo 1400 printer on sale for only $199 including free shipping. This is the 1.5 picoliter
2008-08-16 by handyman856
The Piezography website makes a pretty good case for their inkset, with the 1-pt type demo. I ve seen comments elsewhere that new technology as rendered that
2008-08-15 by Paul Roark
I ll see if MIS will load the carts. Paul www.PaulRoark.com
2008-08-15 by the_des_bois
Interested? Resounding YES! You know me. :-) Denis ... in this
2008-08-15 by Paul Roark
Hi Shane, ... One reason I did not set up the 1800 with Eboni-6 is that its Epson driver is weird -- not amenable to control via curves due to the red and blue
2008-08-15 by Shane Jordan
Paul, Thanks for clearing that up. I really like the option of going with the Eboni-6 for my R1800. However, I do have a few questions on that (sorry I am
2008-08-14 by Paul Roark
The Eboni-6 inks are a little warmer in the 1.5 pl printers. However, I ve found that with appropriate profiling I ve been able to hold the Lab B of Premier
2008-08-14 by linuxgangster
Thanks Paul. I recall you saying that you don t suggest the EB6 inks for the R1800 in here somewhere. Why is that? Shane ... that 3 ... the scan ...
2008-08-14 by Paul Roark
... The reason 3 inks were used in the 1800 UTBO or 3-MK process is that 3 were needed to suppress banding. ... You can see the smoothness comparison -- to
2008-08-14 by linuxgangster
Sorry if I am not understanding this maybe someone in here can shed some light. If I were to purchase the UTBO set for my R1800 the 3 inks would go in the K,
2008-08-14 by colingruk
Paul, At 0300 hours this morning I realized how to convert your QIDF and QUAD files to my changed printing channels using Notepad as I described earlier. I
2008-08-13 by linuxgangster
Thanks for the information Paul. I am also looking at the GQ2 ink set and it looks pretty nice. It looks like it uses pigment inks...my prints are mainly for
2008-08-13 by Paul Roark
... Yes, for a full write up see http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/R1800.htm The point of that inkset was to obtain a relatively neutral 100% carbon inkset.
2008-08-13 by linuxgangster
I have a R1800 I want to convert to black and white only. I saw the option for UTBO at inksupply.com and it looks nice but to me it looks like its just using 3
2008-08-13 by Paul Roark
Colin, ... Why are you working in Notepad? In the Curve Creator all you need to do is go to the Linearization tab and hit the Clear button at the bottom. You
2008-08-13 by colingruk
... linearization data ... the ... file is ... if you ... was still ... Paul, I must apologize that I am so dense but I cannot seem to get this right and my
2008-08-13 by Ken Alexander
Ha! Don t know how or why it happened, but it s working again! Obviously a case of operator malfunction ! Ken
2008-08-13 by Ken Alexander
I m using 2.6.0 with Aperture on an iMac running Leopard. Printing to an R1800 using the 3MK ink set. I was running off a pile of prints last night and