Re: [QuadtoneRIP] New Windows versions of QTR and Print Tool
2019-10-14 by Martin Salowey
This is a perennial problem with the computer/art/photo world. For better or worse The educational and photo art community drove the technology based in Apple
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Re: New Windows versions of QTR and Print Tool
2019-10-14 by pierrezel@...
….. it s not a done deal ! :( ….. it s not a done deal ! :(
New Windows versions of QTR and Print Tool
2019-10-13 by jharvey@...
I ve been working on switching over to Windows for various reasons. Just wondering if anyone here is a programmer and if they would be interested in coming up
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-12 by mick.sang@...
All of our printers are used daily. Now, we are not a high volume shop. We print fine art. But, all the printers are used daily. If there is no work for one of
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-12 by Philip Lindsay
Do you run your 7900 on a regular basis, daily, weekly monthly? Frequent nozzle checks? Frequent head cleanings? 5 trouble-free years is a great record so you
Re: Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-12 by mick.sang@...
We ve had our 7900 for 5 years. No serious clogs to report at all. - knock on wood! Same for 4900, P5000 and 7800.
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-12 by Philip Lindsay
My 9900 Printer sure liked to clog so I bet the 7900 is the same! My Canon doesn t clog but I have changed a pair of print heads. At least head replacement
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Please confirm paper transport mechanism for 7880
2019-10-12 by David Kachel
Greg, Just to clarify... you had roller marks using direct-to-plate with dry film polymer plates using the 7880?!! Please say no!! ... -- David Kachel
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Please confirm paper transport mechanism for 7880
2019-10-11 by mick.sang@...
Make the HELD to the platter. Damn spell checkers!
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Please confirm paper transport mechanism for 7880
2019-10-11 by Greg Brophy
Both I believe because I had problems with roller marks when I did dtp.
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Please confirm paper transport mechanism for 7880
2019-10-11 by mick.sang@...
The paper is moved through the printer via rollers and he d to the platter via vacuum.
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Please confirm paper transport mechanism for 7880
2019-10-11 by Greg Brophy
The 7880 does have rollers but works by vacuum.
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-11 by Greg Brophy
Never tried it I have a 7880 and like it. The 7900 seems to clog a lot but that is just what I have seen. ... Never tried it I have a 7880 and like it. The
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Please confirm paper transport mechanism for 7880
2019-10-11 by David Kachel
OK, maybe I am asking the wrong question. The 3880 has rollers on top and bottom of the paper. Does the 7880 have rollers just on the bottom, or both? dk On
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-11 by David Kachel
Greg, What about the 7890? ... -- David Kachel _________________________ Artist-Photographer Fine B&W Photographs & Photogravures Inventor of Selective Latent
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Please confirm paper transport mechanism for 7880
2019-10-11 by Mark Savoia
The vacuum just holds the paper flat, the roller is what transports it, and yes, no pinwheels. You can control how much suction depending on paper thickness or
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Please confirm paper transport mechanism for 7880
2019-10-11 by Kerik Kouklis
You can here the vacuum pump spin up when I use my 7880. Kerik Kouklis www.keeik.com On Fri, Oct 11, 2019 at 5:05 PM david@davidkachel.com [QuadtoneRIP]
Please confirm paper transport mechanism for 7880
2019-10-11 by david@...
My interest in a 24 printer is because I have been told the paper transport is not by pinwheel and rubber rollers but by vacuum transport. It occurs to me
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-11 by David Kachel
Your preference between the two? ... -- David Kachel _________________________ Artist-Photographer Fine B&W Photographs & Photogravures Inventor of Selective
RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-11 by Russell Welch
I have not used a 3880, my experience with the 7880 is using the Epson driver 1440 matte black , unidirectional for DTP photogravure, I am experimenting with
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-11 by Greg Brophy
7880 or 7900 is the best in my opinion ... 7880 or 7900 is the best in my opinion On Oct 10, 2019, at 7:22 PM, david@davidkachel.com [QuadtoneRIP]
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-11 by David Kachel
Thanks Russel. Based solely on the numbers published by Epson for the 78XX and my 3880, I conclude that print quality and resolution should be the same. Has
RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-11 by Russell Welch
The 78xx series is good depending on your needs many around in various states, currently on ebay one with bad magenta channel for $50 if willing to pick it up
Re: Newbie Question - Help needed in moving from ABW to QTR
2019-10-10 by jeff.grant@...
I did reply that you need PrintTool for the Mac. TIF files are what I use converted to GG2 as I use piezography inks. Once you get going with PrintTool, you
Need 24" printer recommendation for QTR and refillables
2019-10-10 by david@...
I am looking for suggestions about which 24 printer might best suit my needs for QTR with refillable cartridges. ° Can use readily available refillable
Newbie Question - Help needed in moving from ABW to QTR
2019-10-10 by philipflower@...
I am having some difficulty getting to grips with QTR on my Epson 3880 (Mac OSX Mojave). I edit my Raw initially in Lightroom but then go to PS and Silver
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] The end of QTR?
2019-10-07 by Walker Blackwell
Drivers will be able to be used forever you just need to sign the BOM/hash that lives in Library/Printers/ so you need an apple developer’s key. It’s easy
Re: Data Tool does not smooth curve?
2019-10-03 by sanking@...
Hi Roy, Thanks for having a look when you have the time. The curve is not bad as is so I will just smooth the values a bit by hand now as a temporary fix. BTW,
Re: Data Tool does not smooth curve?
2019-10-03 by roy@...
Hi Sandy The smoothing is done using LAB values rather than density values. I thought the densities would be changed to Lab but it appears not to be
Data Tool does not smooth curve?
2019-10-03 by sanking@...
I wonder if anyone, Roy perhaps, might explain why Data Tool does not smooth the curve that is created with the attached profile. I am printing with an Epson
Re: The end of QTR?
2019-10-02 by roy@...
I ve played with signing and notarizing. Had mixed results but fortunately its still ok to have neither and still get programs installed. Who knows when that
Re: The end of QTR?
2019-10-02 by roy@...
I ve played with signing and notarizing. Had mixed results but fortunately its still ok to have neither and still get programs installed. Who knows when that
Re: The end of QTR?
2019-10-02 by richard@...
Roy, is the problem the signing and app notarization or the separating the OS into the read-only system stuff and user data partitions? I got worried watching
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: The end of QTR?
2019-10-02 by Paul Roark
For wide format printers, I recommend keeping an eye on Craigslist in metropolitan areas. The color shops upgrade to the latest for color, and the older
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Curve Creator
2019-10-02 by Jon Goodman
If you are using windows it is because you are using a printer with more than 8 inks. I put a paper for a work around in the files section. I worked it out for
Re: The end of QTR?
2019-10-02 by roy@...
Well looking at the specs I don t think there s any way to support the new Pro printers. Apple is due to make things harder too. Save your old printers and
Re: Curve Creator
2019-10-02 by roy@...
Hi Erhard The Curve Creator does not support 10 inks so that is why you have the crash. But if you just use QuadP8000 instead it will allow you to use the
The end of QTR?
2019-10-02 by chanhongwang@...
Epson just annouced their new 24 and 44 printer which I m pretty sure they shared the printhead with P10000 and P20000. I am wondering if QTR will be update
simpler than QTR ... but...
2019-09-30 by paulmwhiting@...
One of the pdf s that I ve downloaded describes four different levels of printing. Most of us, myself included, use QTR for quality and flexibility, and that
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Curious Error Caused by Specific QTR Curve
2019-09-27 by Walker Blackwell
Please email me the curve off list so I can investigate. Sorry, I did not see this detailed of a post on the IJM forum. But then again, I’ve been in 3 weeks
Curious Error Caused by Specific QTR Curve
2019-09-27 by cj@...
Hi All, I have been using QTR along with the Piezography Pro inkset in my 9900 for a little over 18 months now with very few hiccups. A couple of weeks ago, I
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: using Epson 1400 profiles on a 1430
2019-09-22 by Paul Roark
BTW, for a somewhat dated list of inksets I ve put together and links, see https://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Inkset-list.html Paul www.PaulRoark.com
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: using Epson 1400 profiles on a 1430
2019-09-22 by Paul Roark
On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 3:39 PM paulmwhiting@yahoo.com [QuadtoneRIP]
Re: using Epson 1400 profiles on a 1430
2019-09-21 by paulmwhiting@...
Paul R, So the profile for Red River Natural doesn t use the toner in the Y position? Does the Y cartridge then risk clogging? Maybe an occasional nozzle check
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] using Epson 1400 profiles on a 1430
2019-09-20 by paulmwhiting@...
Thanks, Paul. So the profile for the Aurora is for the Aurora Natural, not the Aurora White. I had a hunch you d be in favor of the Natural. Funny, for many
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] using Epson 1400 profiles on a 1430
2019-09-20 by Paul Roark
I think my transition from the 1400 to the 1430 went without a hitch, but I don t specifically recall. I use the Natural Aurora. The difference is OBA s in
using Epson 1400 profiles on a 1430
2019-09-20 by paulmwhiting@...
For now, am using Red River paper on a 1400. I found this file Eb6-RedRiverAurora-11-2011 in the 1400 family of profiles. At the beginning of the qidf profile
Re: 7800 no PK quads
2019-09-20 by mail@...
ok thanks will try that. Is there no PK curves in 7800 on purpose or was it just an oversight? thanks
Re: 7800 no PK quads
2019-09-20 by roy@...
The curves in 3800 folder should do well on the 7800. Same inks. Just move the curves over to the 7800 folder and install them. Roy
7800 no PK quads
2019-09-17 by mail@...
Hi, i don t seem to have any PK quads for my epson 7800? Can t see the raw one either so as to be able to do a new paper quad. thanks