Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Using QTR to print color with defective head
2015-02-01 by Paul Roark
This works only for black and white. QTR converts the color image to B&W. Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 6:26 AM, Bart Wybouw
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Using QTR to print color with defective head
2015-02-01 by Bart Wybouw
Hi all, someone pointed me to QTR and this forum for the following question. Apparently I would be able to use QTR to äreconfigure the colorsö on a print
printing CMYK
2015-02-01 by Stefan Christiansen
I would like to understand what happens when one prints a CMYK file with QTR. Is QTR converting it to grayscale and then print as usual? Then does printing a
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] tweaking by hand
2015-01-31 by Jacques Caron
Me again Do I have to read the patches from black-to-white or the other way around? Printed the 21 step scale, read it with Spyderprint and exported it to a
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] tweaking by hand
2015-01-31 by Jacques Caron
Hi again small question: do I need to relinearize if I m just changing the tray shadow value? I did increase it and I dropped the whole profile on to the
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] How to save Advanced Adjustments as Pre-Set with Print Tool 1.1
2015-01-30 by sanking@...
OK, I see the problem. I was trying to save pre-sets of the different dither pattern. I can save the pre-sets as Adaptive Hybrid, Fast, and Very Fast, but the
Re: Yosemite and print alignment
2015-01-29 by gilaprint@...
I did the upgrade and paid a little more attention. After the upgrade same problem the image is not centered in the page, and when I looked at the print it is
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] How to save Advanced Adjustments as Pre-Set with Print Tool 1.1
2015-01-29 by Stefan Christiansen
When all your settings are done, click in the Presets menu and choose Save Current Settings as Presets. You ll be asked to give a (new) name to your preset,
How to save Advanced Adjustments as Pre-Set with Print Tool 1.1
2015-01-29 by sanking@...
I can not figure out how to save any of the Advanced Adjustments as a Pre-Set with Print Tool 1.1. I am able to save all of the other values, such as Mode,
Re: QTR Linearization
2015-01-29 by sanking@...
https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/QuadtoneRIP/conversations/messages/1906 https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/QuadtoneRIP/conversations/messages/1906 Jon,
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: tweaking by hand
2015-01-29 by Jacques Caron
Thank you If I understand well, I could use that profile, edit it in a text editor, save it then drop it on the QTR Linearize data Applet too shave a new
Re: tweaking by hand
2015-01-29 by richard@...
You don t want to mess with the ink limits, because that will throw off the gray values (cross over points) settings for each of the lighter dilutions and can
tweaking by hand
2015-01-29 by jacques.caron@...
Hi Working with a 1430, Eboni 6 configuration (standard ink dilution- bought 6 bottles already made), I am nearly there. Since I will always have differences
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Yosemite and print alignment
2015-01-29 by Roy Harrington
You should upgrade to latest QTR driver and Print-Tool. Roy On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:35 AM, gilaprint@yahoo.com [QuadtoneRIP]
QTR Linearization
2015-01-29 by jgood@...
I have a question about linearization in QTR and its purpose. I print on transparent film for use either as a negative for Carbon or positive for photogravure.
Yosemite and print alignment
2015-01-29 by gilaprint@...
I just up dated my mac computer to Yosemite, and my prints are once again not centering on the paper when I use QTR Print Tool 3. I have version 1.0.7. and
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-29 by Paul Roark
The idea I floated would not use a positive. That s just the name of the film I used -- Kodak fine grain positive film #7302. The point would be to
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-29 by Jim Thyer
Not all films are suitable for reversal processing, preference to slow films. Also, though the description is accurate & simple, finding correct exposure (may
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by sanking@...
I’m not sure about other printers but I use the front feed option on the Epson 3800. The pizza wheels do not engage in this mode. I print a lot of negatives
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by Alan Vlach
I use the cardboard sheet from the pictorico package as a backing for the transparency. ... I use the cardboard sheet from the pictorico package as a backing
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by sanking@...
May I quote a discussion about making negatives, dithering, etc..I had with Roy early last year; he said: Each ink has a different dithering placement of
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by fishman@panix.com
Sent from my iPad ... I believe that any silver based film can be developed as a positive. You just develop normally, bleach the silver, re-expose, and then
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by Paul Roark
To deal with the fact that a negative puts the small dots at the wrong end, if you re just making 8x10 prints, has anyone tried a positive and then contact
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by Alan Vlach
I’m not sure about other printers but I use the front feed option on the Epson 3800. The pizza wheels do not engage in this mode. I print a lot of negatives
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by sanking@...
It may well be that that dither pattern is more the source of roughness than the dots themselves. If all the inks are in identical curves, each channel may be
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by Stefan Christiansen
... This talks to me so much, I ve been fighting patterns for years. May I quote a discussion about making negatives, dithering, etc..I had with Roy early last
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by Paul Roark
I ve been following this at a distance, since I do not make digital negatives. However, FWIW, here are a few comments on multiple inks running the full length
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by Stefan Christiansen
Speaking of math and the programming that controls the firing of individual nozzles , if one printed twice the same file with the same profile, would one get
Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by richard@...
I should have said earlier that my response about low ink limits was directed mostly to making positive prints on paper with partitioned inks. Sandy s approach
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by sanking@...
Did you make prints with both negatives or compared the smoothness by viewing the negatives? A print sometimes reveals artefacts that are hard to detect in the
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by Stefan Christiansen
Sandy, I appreciate your feedback. Comparing two negatives with the same density but obtained with different ink dilutions and ink limits tickles me for a
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-28 by sanking@...
I make digital negatives with an all gray ink set in the Epson 7800 that consists of Epson Photo Black in all eight cartridges, with the ink level set at 12
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-27 by Stefan Christiansen
Richard, This is a rich answer I had to read several times, not only because english isn t my native language. Thanks a lot. I don t use any partitioned
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Ink limit low limit
2015-01-27 by Jon Goodman
Wasn t this question asked recently? I work on film and can say with lower ink limits the ink density is reduced but not the information. The contrast is
Re: Ink limit low limit
2015-01-27 by richard@...
The ink limit settings at the top of the descriptor file is for the initial calculation of the overlap points of the other lighter gray partitions, and the
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Looking for Epson chips for a 3880
2015-01-27 by john@...
Taking the chips from empty OEM cartridges has worked for me: I am using the inkjetmall cartridges in my 3800, gradually switching from OEM inks to Cone Color
Ink limit low limit
2015-01-27 by Stefan Christiansen
I have a B&W (and negatives) oriented question. I wonder what really goes on when you change the ink limit in a QTR profile. Let s say you lower the default
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Looking for Epson chips for a 3880
2015-01-26 by Gbakr
I am using one PK replacement cart (inkjet mall) and OEM Epson chip with reset chip installed in my 3880 for digital negs. It works fine. There is a caution
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Looking for Epson chips for a 3880
2015-01-26 by jeff.grant@...
David, The Epson chip sits under a reset chip. AFAIK, the reset chip takes care of things. There is a lot of opinion around but that s the way that I
Re: Paper profile question
2015-01-26 by richard@...
It looks like the only paper that has a premade profile for the papers you mentioned is the Baryta UCpk-PRBaryta-warm-2880 If you look in the
Paper profile question
2015-01-26 by nwilkins@...
Hi there, Apologies if this is a basic question but I just got an Epson 3880 and downloaded QTR. I am wanting to try out the following Hahnemuhle Papers:
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Looking for Epson chips for a 3880
2015-01-26 by dcandlmbrookes@...
If the carts you have been offered are empty, will the chips work? Although one reads conflicting reports, my understanding is that the printer disables the
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Tone of K and C inks
2015-01-26 by richard@...
Here is an idea of what the MIS EB6 MK and C (shade-2) densities are like when printed on Hahnamuhle PhotoRag out of an Epson 1430. These are readings of the
Re: one ink missing in print on 3880 using K7 carbon
2015-01-26 by richard@...
Sometimes the Shade 7 prints so light is hard to see on the nozzle check pattern. If you print the ink separation page in calibration mode set with an ink
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Looking for Epson chips for a 3880
2015-01-26 by jeff.grant@...
Gary, That s great, thanks. Only problem is that I don t know how to contact you off list, sorry. jeffg53 at me.com will get me
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Tone of K and C inks
2015-01-26 by Paul Roark
Which inkset? If Eboni-6, it could be the C position has K in it. See which gives you the highest dmax. Paul www.PaulRoark.com On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 12:52
one ink missing in print on 3880 using K7 carbon
2015-01-25 by boyhowdy54@...
I have set and used my 3880 using K7 carbon ink set. I recently refilled my carts and the resulting prints have a very flat cast and are not right at all.
Tone of K and C inks
2015-01-25 by pprocter@...
I think this may be an admission of my own fallibility but here goes: I ve been playing with the MIS inkset in my old Epson 1400 and noticed that when I print
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Looking for Epson chips for a 3880
2015-01-25 by Gbakr
Jeff I just checked my stash of empty 3880 carts and have a spare set of all of the cartridges except Matte Black. Contact me off list if you are interested.
RE: [QuadtoneRIP] B&W on the SC-P600
2015-01-25 by yg_1@...
I ve not seen anything yet, so I ll assume it s a matter of jumping the usual hurdles to 3 rd party carts that appear with each new printer...