Goodbye old printers, hello new?
2015-10-23 by digbalckprint@...
After a four year hiatus (I ve been living on a boat) I m about to immerse myself in printing again. I have a lot of material to go through! But when I took
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Re: Which Printer
2015-10-23 by gregnixon@...
Hi Brian and thanks for your reply. I had a 2000P which I could never get a decent colour print from except when using Epson Archival Matte. So If I can t get
Re: Which Printer
2015-10-21 by brian_downunda@...
It s not clear which inkset you re using when you say quadtone . I ve owned both printers, and still have fond memories of the 2100. I thought the build
Re: using icc profiles in photoshop
2015-10-21 by brian_downunda@...
I didn t intend to create that impression. On the contrary. I don t do a lot of ABW printing (prefer QTR), but I wouldn t consider printing with ABW without
Re: using icc profiles in photoshop
2015-10-21 by yg_1@...
I was more addressing the brief earlier mention of using the profiles without printing via QTR as perhaps not being relevant here... Soft proofing can be great
Re: using icc profiles in photoshop
2015-10-20 by brian_downunda@...
Not sure how a Canon workflow helps the OP who has an Epson 3880. I assume the Canon plugin would avoid the silent sRGB conversion by Photoshop on Windows.
Which Printer
2015-10-20 by gregnixon@...
I have two Epson 13 printers. The idea was too have a dedicated colour printer and a dedicated Quad tone printer. I have been using an Epson 1410 (1400in the
Re: using icc profiles in photoshop
2015-10-20 by yg_1@...
I use QTR profiles and PS all the time for B&W My largest printer is a Canon iPF8300, so QTR is only relevant for making correction profiles and printing in
Re: using icc profiles in photoshop
2015-10-19 by brian_downunda@...
p.s. Although this will be obvious from that ToP thread, I should have mentioned that this silent sRGB conversion problem is only on Windows, not Mac OS X,
Re: using icc profiles in photoshop
2015-10-19 by brian_downunda@...
There are two workflow issues, in my view. 1. How you you configure Photoshop? The most obvious way is to set Printer Manages Colours . However, I have
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] The Old Banding Problem
2015-10-19 by exe.rpd@...
Ok, I will try what Paul suggested, but if we are going to talk about new printers, which way to go? Keep in mind that I would rather spend more money if I
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] The Old Banding Problem
2015-10-19 by ReD
Had the same banding problem a few months back. It was solved by 2880 and unidirectional. ... Had the same banding problem a few months back. It was solved by
Re: using icc profiles in photoshop
2015-10-19 by nico.bouquet@...
1- You re right, I just tried with QTR-Create-ICC-RGB.exe and I can now see the icc in the listbox. 2- I m effectively trying to use a QTR-generated ICC
Re: Linearization with scanner
2015-10-19 by unesco18@...
My scanner uses LED light. The problem is somewhere else. It looks like I will need spectro sooner or later ;-).
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] The Old Banding Problem
2015-10-19 by Paul Roark
There could be several causes of the banding. First, I d check that you re using the highest quality level in QTR that is available for that printer.
The Old Banding Problem
2015-10-19 by exe.rpd@...
Hi Roy & Paul! Long time no see. I have a problem that I suspect has been with me for sometime. I have not noticed it in the past however because it does not
Re: using icc profiles in photoshop
2015-10-19 by brian_downunda@...
Because the QTR-generated profiles are greyscale only, they re smaller, or at least that s my understanding. The profiles you generated don t appear in the
Re: Help with a "bit of simple math".
2015-10-18 by paulmwhiting@...
Richard, Thank you for your comments... I see now we re talking about two different procedures. But I m embarrassed to say I can t remember what is meant by
using icc profiles in photoshop
2015-10-18 by nico.bouquet@...
Hello, I successfully created some icc profiles with QTR. Details : PC win 7 x64 + colormunki + epson 3880 The QTR ICC profiles are 5ko. The other (color) ICC
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Linearization with scanner
2015-10-18 by Paul Roark
Although several of us have tried to come up with alternatives to buying a good spectro (using the abbreviated term generically and non-technically), and
Re: Linearization with scanner
2015-10-18 by mike.finley@...
Does your scanner use fluorescent lights? If so, that may cause problems, depending on the paper you are using. If the paper has optical brighteners in it
Re: Linearization with scanner
2015-10-18 by unesco18@...
After one month of trying to linearize with my scaner I made the following observations: 1) PK RAW profile from QTR is perfectly linear, as for my eye, looking
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Help with a "bit of simple math".
2015-10-17 by richard@...
Paul, if I remember correctly, your PDF works with the printed 21 step target for making a correction curve, and usd after printing with the initial
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Help with a "bit of simple math".
2015-10-17 by paulmwhiting@...
A while back I uploaded a pdf to the Files/Tools library, which explains how to use a 20 step grey scale, flat bed scanner and a spreadsheet to create that
Re: QTR-Linearize-Quad -and- 51-step charts -- not working
2015-10-14 by brian_downunda@...
I agree with Paul. I once made a 51x3 image and reference file to average out the variations he speaks of and still use a strip reader. It worked for me, but
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] QTR-Linearize-Quad -and- 51-step charts -- not working
2015-10-14 by Paul Roark
In general, I think that sometimes the smaller incremental changes of a 51 step test strip interact poorly with the random variations in the paper and the
QTR-Linearize-Quad -and- 51-step charts -- not working
2015-10-14 by David Lykes Keenan
Is there a known problem with using measurements from a 51-step chart as input (with an associated .quad file) to input to the QTR-Linearize-Quad app? I m
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Help with a "bit of simple math".
2015-10-14 by Myron Gochnauer
It would probably be helpful to many, if not all, of us if someone who is really on top of this could/would create and share a labeled diagram along with the
Re: Help with a "bit of simple math".
2015-10-14 by richard@...
This is the interpolation formula I use. I remember this formula (or one similar) being described in one of the QTR Workflow write-ups but I don t recall
RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Help with a "bit of simple math".
2015-10-14 by m venz
Hi there is a spreadsheet somewhere that does this calculation (in one of the groups or inkjetmall or somewhere) However, it goes like this. The answer you
Help with a "bit of simple math".
2015-10-14 by f_56_f@...
This is from Tom Moore s QTR user manual: With a densitometer: 1. measure the 100% Light Black patch: Density 1.29 2. measure the 40% Black patch: Density
Re: I need your help to print from 4900 with QTRGui
2015-10-10 by richard@...
I quickly responded to this privately yesterday by email, but wanted to make my answer available to others here as well (and credit to Paul for correcting me
Re: I need your help to print from 4900 with QTRGui
2015-10-09 by rafaelrojasphoto@...
Thanks so much Richard for your help! I still have a problem... I sent you a private message with a capture screen of what I see on my computer. Basically, I
Re: I need your help to print from 4900 with QTRGui
2015-10-09 by richard@...
I m sorry to hear that you spent 4 days on this... The quad files that are used and selectable in the curves drop down in the QTRqui are stored in a different
I need your help to print from 4900 with QTRGui
2015-10-09 by rafaelrojasphoto@...
HI all, I posted a few days ago my problems when trying to create curves and print with QTRGui and my 4900 printer. Roy very kindly answer me back but I must
Re: QTR and Mac OS X El Capitan
2015-10-08 by ctb@...
El Capitan has a new feature called SIP (system integrity protection). Simply said SIP prevents applications/users to write to certain directories owned by the
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Ink separation test problem - Density goes up and then down for blacks
2015-10-06 by Mike Finley
This is normal - that s why you need to set the black limit in the later steps in generating the ink curves. ... -- mike finley photography
Re: using QTR-Linearize-Quad to create a new .quad file (solved)
2015-10-06 by David Lykes Keenan
Thanks for chiming in Roy. Regarding the 51-step chart (which was recommended to me by those at Piezography HQ who read a 256-step target for their proprietary
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: using QTR-Linearize-Quad to create a new .quad file (solved) (to Jeff)
2015-10-06 by Jeff Grant
Dave, Good. I f I can help, you know where I am. Cheers, Jeff www.jeff-grant.com Facebook: Jeff Grant Landscape Photographer
Re: using QTR-Linearize-Quad to create a new .quad file (solved) (to Jeff)
2015-10-06 by David Lykes Keenan
... use it instead of Measure Tool. Jeff -- Got them. Thanks. . Dave. -- My photography web site Like my Facebook page
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: using QTR-Linearize-Quad to create a new .quad file (solved) (to Jeff)
2015-10-05 by Roy Harrington
On Monday, October 5, 2015, brian_downunda@yahoo.com [QuadtoneRIP]
Re: using QTR-Linearize-Quad to create a new .quad file (solved) (to Jeff)
2015-10-05 by brian_downunda@...
Yes, and I think the OP said that he did that. But what that does is allow for variation in the performance of the measurement device. What I (not Jeff) said
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Calculation of Density values for grey inks - which approach makes more sense?
2015-10-05 by Roy Harrington
In general ink limits for the gray inks is usually the same so it s the same Result whether you use 100 or something lower in the calib page. Roy On Sunday,
[QuadtoneRIP] Re: using QTR-Linearize-Quad to create a new .quad file (solved) (to Jeff)
2015-10-05 by Roy Harrington
I agree with Jeff s comments about 51 vs 21 steps. 51 is too much data subject to wiggles due to noise/randomness. 21x4 is best because it averages several
Re: using QTR-Linearize-Quad to create a new .quad file (solved) (to Jeff)
2015-10-05 by brian_downunda@...
Jeff is always extolling the virtues of i1Profiler to me over the Measure Tool, but either should work, given the right reference files. I think your problem
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] using QTR-Linearize-Quad to create a new .quad file (solved) (to Jeff)
2015-10-05 by Jeff Grant
Dave, I can send you files to measure the 21x4 targets with i1P if you wish. I use it instead of Measure Tool. Cheers, Jeff www.jeff-grant.com Facebook: Jeff
some papers cause QTR-Linearize-Quad to fail to create a new "lin" .quad file
2015-10-04 by David Lykes Keenan
I m creating some custom .quad files specific to Special Edition inks on a 3800 printer. I have printed 51-step targets on: - Epson Cold Press Bright - Epson
Re: using QTR-Linearize-Quad to create a new .quad file (solved) (to Jeff)
2015-10-04 by David Lykes Keenan
... Jeff -- You may be right -- but I have been using the latest version of i1Profiler s Measure Chart Workflow (rather than the older MeasureTool5
Calculation of Density values for grey inks - which approach makes more sense?
2015-10-04 by rafaelrojasphoto@...
HI there again, I have seen that some authors (like Tom Moore) calculate the density values for secondary grey inks (LK - LLK) by analyzing which level of the
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Quad 7900 Printing Module
2015-10-04 by rafaelrojasphoto@...
Dear Roy, I take advantage first of all for thanking you for such a wonderful piece of software you have created. So far, I am really impressed with the