Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-21 by sanking@...
Babak, Ron s method of determining the input/output data to place in the GRAY_CURVE= line (or CURVE_K=line in my single gray value system where all curves
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Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-21 by fardy10@...
Sorry forgot to mention regarding the ink values, I followed your instructions 2. The print is too high in contrast, with many steps at paper white. If this is
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-21 by fardy10@...
Sandy, I decided to follow ron s method as it was the only system of linearization which I found which I could follow to the end. I still have not managed to
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Help with RIP
2017-05-21 by fardy10@...
Keith Thank you very much for your input. It is very much appreciated. I have also been through your website in my research. You use potassium oxalate, which
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-21 by sanking@...
Babak, I am not sure where you got the values you placed in Richard s spread sheet? The Ink Levels in the QTR profile I posted should give a negative density
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Help with RIP
2017-05-21 by Keith Schreiber
Hi Babak, I m not Richard, but the densities entered should be those of the print, not of the negative. The goal here is to make a curve and/or linearization
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-21 by sanking@...
Babak, You place your correction curve input/output data in the CURVE_K= line. For example, CURVE_K= 0;5 5;10 20;7 50;32 ...... 100;96 The protocol is same
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-21 by fardy10@...
Hi Richard I am not sure if you are still following this thread, but having followed Sandy s instructions I am now at the linearization stage and thought of
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-21 by fardy10@...
Hi Sandy Have now had a chance to rerunn all the tests with the PK... #Sandy First trial on normal mixture (reduced by 5%) PRINTER=Quad3880 GRAPH_CURVE=YES
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] 1400 Claria Profiles
2017-05-20 by Bernard Wolf
FIXED!! Did a search here and downloaded the tutorial.. unistalled the old program and downloaded the latest. Thanks On Saturday, May 20, 2017 10:15 AM,
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] QTR only prints half the image
2017-05-20 by Roy Harrington
Hi Greg I m not completely sure what you are doing and what s happening. But the important things are: 1) I think you are printing with both Epson driver and
1400 Claria Profiles
2017-05-20 by Bernard Wolf
Hello - I have downloaded the Zip file 1400-Claria-Profiles.zip but don t seem to know where to put them. I opened them into my Quadtone Rip file but all
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] QTR only prints half the image
2017-05-20 by Keith Schreiber
Hi Greg, You are using PrintTool, right? I ve seen this before, though it s been a while. I think it has something to do with the relation between Paper Size,
Re: QTR only prints half the image
2017-05-20 by greg@...
ok so I figured out that the main problem is the image is not centered or is printing 2 inches lower than it should. It s definately a QTR issue. I print from
QTR only prints half the image
2017-05-18 by greg@...
Hi Everyone, I am having a strange issue with QTR using the print tool and an Epson 7880 on a mac. For some reason it only prints half the page. If I create a
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-14 by fardy10@...
Sandy, I did reduce it in a step fashion, 20, 30 45 and 60 (just to see what a drastic reduction would give) I was a bit confused by PK, but now I understand,
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-14 by sanking@...
Babak, BTW, you are using PK as your black, right? Not MK? The PK is much more in balance with the other blocking inks, MK blocks way, way more UV light. I
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-14 by sanking@...
Hi Babak, At which step did you first see some density above paper white on you step wedge print when printing with the original step wedge? And did decrease
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-14 by fardy10@...
Hi Sandy I have been running the tests on your single grey profile, I have had to reduce the ink substancially (30%) as you can see below. PRINTER=Quad3880
Re: qtr and piezo ink on the epson 7600
2017-05-13 by xian@...
Hi Jon, thanks very much for your feedback. ill try the piezo forums as you suggest. your comment on the best base curves is very useful. as is you explanation
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Error message No data in Line 41
2017-05-12 by fardy10@...
Hi Roy, I was coming back to do that if there was no immediate response, I went through all the search results on this group and the answer appears to be that
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Error message No data in Line 41
2017-05-12 by Roy Harrington
Why don t you guys show your work? Nobody can help unless we see the line that s bad. If it s a CURVE (probably) show the entry. or best just include the
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-12 by sanking@...
Baback, I placed the Palladium-100 text profile in the Files Doc QTR Profiles for Digital Negatives folder, along with a .quad view of the profile after it
Re: Error message No data in Line 41
2017-05-12 by fardy10@...
Hi I have the same problem with a grey curve entry, Di you find the error? Babak
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-12 by sanking@...
Baback, When creating a profile with a single gray value where all curves follow the K one of the major goals is to set the Ink Level of each ink in use to the
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-12 by fardy10@...
Sandy i would be interested to know how you came up with these percentages by looking at the ink separation prints? The way I see it % ink which gives pure
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-12 by fardy10@...
Sandy I really appreciate you taking the time out to help me out here. I will certainly begin testing with this profile today and keep you updated. Thanks
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-12 by sanking@...
Hi Babak, The high UV blocking of the cyan ink could be due to the BLB tubes. It could also be due to the negative substrate you are using. I would suggest
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by fardy10@...
Hi Kees looking at the graphs which you have linked, my results with the cyan ink begin to make sense, as the black lights i use emit light at 370nm and
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by sanking@...
Peter Mosley posted a .pdf file that is in the Files section of the carbon forum with similar spectrophotometer measurements, QTR Transmission Data is the
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by sanking@...
As I state in the .doc file, The output of the Carbon 100 profile, before linearizing, is straight line. The profile may be linearized with a curve in the K,
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by ctb@...
Hi all, Color inks behave very irregular along the UV spectrum. To get an idea: http://polychrome.nl/techlog/density-range-epson-ultrachrome-inks
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by fardy10@...
I am using oem inks. I am using black fluorescent light bulbs,G13 TL Black Light Blue F20T12 BLB 300/400nm 370nm. I will get back to you after I have finished
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by sanking@...
Are you using standard Epson OEM inks? If so, I have no way to explain why your cyan would be blocking more than the same ink in other K3 printers. It is
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by fardy10@...
It is bizzar, i agree... Maybe I will just change the ink??
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by sanking@...
If you have a copy of Ron Reeder s book look on p. 36 where he shows a print made with an ink separation page used as the negative. There is some slight UV
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by fardy10@...
Sandy, I am using an Epson 3880 with K3 inks, Matt ink. My results come from following Clay Harmon s method, (Yes I ve tried everything). I printed out the
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by sanking@...
There are two ways to correct a QTR profile so that the input and output match in the mid-tones as well as in the shadows and highlights. One of the methods is
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by sanking@...
What printer are you using, and how did you conclude that the cyan ink is a good UV blocker for Pt/Pd? I have not tested the cyan with the newer Epson printers
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Problem Connection with Epson 4910 Printer (model named in China)
2017-05-11 by Stefan Christiansen
You could try: install4910=4900.command No space. That works for the the little 1500 (european version of the 1430).
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by fardy10@...
Sandy, Had a quick look at your text files, Just some comments that maybe you could clear up for me, On the tests that I did with my method, the order of ink
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by fardy10@...
Hi Richard, I will try your method. Very interested to read about your new findings. Sandy, I had looked at the conversations on this forum and the references
Problem Connection with Epson 4910 Printer (model named in China)
2017-05-11 by rfhyf2mkkee74vazej2mipfw4zwxknjjyo6cfiag@...
I have problem using QTR to connect with Epson 4910 printer (the model actually is exactly the same as in USA model 4900)...but since QTR does not have
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-11 by sanking@...
I own and use Richard s set of Tools for QTR and strongly recommend them as they are useful for both beginners and advanced users of QTR. Let me remark first
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-10 by richard@...
If you are having trouble mastering some software it might be because it isn t the best one to use in the first place. Changing approaches before mastering
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-10 by fardy10@...
Hi Richard, Thanks for your response. I have been through your site while i was going through the background research to set up my system, and later when I
Re: Help with RIP
2017-05-10 by richard@...
I am sorry you wasted 5 months with Ron s methods. You understand the ink limits which is good. The Gray Val settings determine the partitioning of the black
Help with RIP
2017-05-10 by fardy10@...
Hi all with some intrepitation (as I am relatively new to RIP), i am asking for some help here. I have been trying for the past 5 months to put together a
Re: Viewing curves on Windows and Mac
2017-05-08 by brian_downunda@...
And some people do it the other way around. ... I have a Mac but I definetely prefer building my profiles on the Windows platform. The best way for me to get
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Viewing curves on Windows and Mac
2017-05-08 by Jacques Caron
Agree! That s what I do with the same set-up. Moreover I have three virtual machines running Win XP, 7 and 8.1. My set-up is very similar to yours. I would