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2017-09-04 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
... We’ve done it with PiezoDN+QTR for all continuous tone processes. It requires a measuring device (spectrophotometer) but zero manual curve adjustments or
2017-09-03 by Alan Vlach
Also, if you only use the mk channel you will not be happy with the highlights. The will be very grainy. It s important not to have any black in the highlight
2017-09-03 by skapuskar@...
Sandy, you are very right on this. The DR of the neg needs to be as close as possible to the exposure scale of the process. The closer it is, the less you will
2017-09-03 by Alan Vlach
I ve had success printing direct to plate using QTR on the 3800. You have to use MK in the blend. I also used yellow, cyan, light cyan and light black. When I
2017-09-03 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
Make a “noisy” negative using a specific dither. Or print directly onto a polymer plate with 1 channel using a slightly different dither. One way to do
2017-09-03 by Jon Goodman
Thanks. Wouldn t Bite be provided by either the gravure screen or aquatint. The gravure screen is a separate exposure, the aquatint is a physical entity. I
2017-09-03 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
... Or more specifically the bite is simply referring to the divits and the “bite size” is their width, “bite depth” their depth, etc. It all gets
2017-09-03 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
TIL means total ink limit (how much actual ink goes down per tone). Bite is how separate and defined the divits are in a gravure plate. Bite is not an issue
2017-09-03 by Jon Goodman
Please what are TIL and BITE acronyms for? Jon Sent from my iPad ... Please what are TIL and BITE acronyms for? Jon Sent from my iPad On Sep 2, 2017,
2017-09-02 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
To add to the density requirement variables, one must also consider the spectral range of the the UV tube/light source that is applied, the other darkroom and
2017-09-02 by richard@...
Sidney, you might want to take a look at my two digital negative systems. The QuickCurve system is for UCK3 printers, and the QuadToneProfiler Pro DN system is
2017-09-02 by sanking@...
In the case of making digital negatives for alternative processes, unfortunately, the same procedure does not give the same predictable results. The fact that
2017-09-01 by skapuskar@...
QTR is a great software, especially in conjunction with Print Tool. Steep learning curve, but it is worth it. I have been using it for many years now, it took
2017-09-01 by jthacker@...
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2017-09-01 by xian@...
Anyone else ave this Problem? have a recurring problem when printing to my 7600. I always get a paper out message on whatever paper i select but for instance
2017-09-01 by David Kachel
Thanks Richard. Very helpful, indeed. David Kachel _________________________ Artist-Photographer Fine B&W Photographs & Photogravures WEBSITE:
2017-09-01 by richard@...
I think you are pretty close to the mark there. Besides, I am not sure there is a widely used set of terms for these things. I call the QTR curves made with
2017-08-31 by david@...
I have been using my own terminology for these two approaches and if I should instead be using preexisting terms, I hope someone will correct me. For the
2017-08-31 by david@...
I remember seeing this conversation some months back but cannot find it by searching the forum. I m hoping someone can give me a link. It concerned have two
2017-08-31 by p.miles@...
Hi all Just in case some one else has this problem in future. After my tests, I bought some Ink Press 17 inch transparency roll media to replace the 13 inch
2017-08-30 by Stefan Christiansen
Pugsley, I have tried the UV45 ink very briefly to make inkjet negatives with low ink limits. It is of course very efficient in blocking UV, and it should help
2017-08-28 by Paul Roark
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2017-08-26 by ozwille@...
Hello Pugsley On my Epson 4000 I ve been running a black dye ink in the photo black channel and Epson Ultrachrome ink in all other channels for several months
2017-08-21 by cbehfqe43v6nyzvnhelrjfjym2jpar2sfylghlor@...
Stefan, YES, I have considered and ordered the special black ink for screen printing, which I want to put into the green and orange channels. That s why I
2017-08-21 by Stefan Christiansen
Hello, Sorry too if this goes further off topic. Simone, I was reading the Gutenprint 5.2 user s manual when your post showed up! I m very interested in the
2017-08-21 by cbehfqe43v6nyzvnhelrjfjym2jpar2sfylghlor@...
Hi, thanks, but I don t need halftones. I need just pure black and pure transparency. I also can not buy an imagesetter. I am a hobbyist printer and my office
2017-08-21 by Simone Simoncini
Hi. I do not want to go off topic in this discussion, just contribute with a bit of experience I have had in trying to get halftones out of an epson printer. I
2017-08-21 by cbehfqe43v6nyzvnhelrjfjym2jpar2sfylghlor@...
Hi Rafe, thanks for answering me! Currently, the Epson is filled with original Epson Pigment ink, but I can t manage to get the films dense enough. Not sure
2017-08-20 by Rafe Cross
Hi Pugsley, I would be hesitant to load both dye and pigment into the machine at once. I converted a pigment epson 7600 to dye ink for the purpose of making
2017-08-20 by cbehfqe43v6nyzvnhelrjfjym2jpar2sfylghlor@...
Hello, I am the proud owner of a mostly working Epson 4900. I would like to repurpose the orange and green channels to use them with pure black dye ink, for
2017-08-17 by skapuskar@...
Thank you Richard + Paul, yes, I was referring to the ink limit in the ink descriptor file, I understand it now :-) Sidney
2017-08-17 by richard@...
Are you referring to the ink limit in the print dialog window under advanced settings or in the ink descriptor file default ink limit setting? If you mean the
2017-08-16 by Paul Roark
It s probably what in the Windows gui is labeled as default ink limit. Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Wed, Aug 16, 2017 at 9:35 AM, skapuskar@yahoo.com
2017-08-16 by skapuskar@...
Hello all, just a quick question, how does the main ink limit value work? Let s say I have a limit set to 60 on one of the ink channels. If I set the main
2017-08-14 by sanking@...
Printing the paper manufacturer provided profile at 1440dpi results without issues. It seems that the QTR provided starter profiles need to be printed with
2017-08-12 by skapuskar@...
PK ink/paper. Printing the paper manufacturer provided profile at 1440dpi results without issues. It seems that the QTR provided starter profiles need to be
2017-08-12 by John Thacker
Intersting.Is the positive print on a photo paper or a matt paper? On Saturday, August 12, 2017 1:53 PM, skapuskar@yahoo.com [QuadtoneRIP]
2017-08-12 by skapuskar@...
A few months ago, I switched from an Epson 3800 to the P800. I basically only print negatives for alternative processes with equal great results on both
2017-08-09 by David Kachel
Richard, Thanks for your response. Very helpful. From: on behalf of richard@richardboutwell.com [QuadtoneRIP]
2017-08-09 by richard@...
Oh, to clarify, if you change the gray ink 1 to C you still need to use Boost_K=# rather than Boost_C=# Richard Boutwell http://www.richardboutwell.com/
2017-08-09 by richard@...
The boost is applied to whatever ink is in the Gray_Ink_1= position so you can t boost the C ink and the K ink Here s a post I wrote about the black boost
2017-08-08 by david@...
Hi Roy. I am doing some experimentation and need to know if Boost only works on K, or will work on any ink I assign it to. Like... LIMIT_C=50 BOOST_C=55 and if
2017-08-06 by jthacker@...
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2017-08-02 by sanking@...
Should add that one should also uncheck Smart Quotes in the Preferences menu of TextEdit. Preferences New Document uncheck Smart Quotes It would be hard to
2017-07-25 by sanking@...
To prevent the smart quotes from replacing regular quotes when copying and pasting you may need to disable the smart quote option in System Preferences (with
2017-07-25 by p.miles@...
I am getting some strange behaviour when printing on 13 inch roll media using QTR and Print tool on both my epson 4000 printers. 10 inch and 17inch roll media
2017-07-25 by sanking@...
Hi Roy, Thanks very much for looking at the profiles and finding the problem. I can not figure out how I got the quotes wrong since I usually just copy and
2017-07-25 by Roy Harrington
Hi Sandy Well that was a weird one. I tried the numbers you have and they worked just fine, but when put all together they didn t work. After staring at it a
2017-07-24 by sanking@...
Hi Roy, My assumption was that the density numbers should be entered as you note and that a correction curve with density numbers starting with the high
2017-07-20 by Roy Harrington
Hi Sandy The Linearize= command takes either L values or the log density values. The goal is always linear L-values so densities are automatically converted.