Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-21 by mick.sang@...
BRAVO!! All well said. Mick
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Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-21 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
... Doing a manual translation curve is not what cutting edge printers do, no. The first thing is to linearize/normalize your paper (you did it yay!). The
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-21 by Myron Gochnauer
Do you have the same problem with ABW and with colour prints? If you do, I would think it best to leave your QTR profiles alone, and make some other kind of
Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-21 by mick.sang@...
While it is quite true that viewing illumination is not how a print will be viewed, it is also true that when the print is viewed in the real world under any
Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-21 by Tracy Valleau
You might want to grab this file and perform a sanity check on your monitor. Click the link to download.
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-21 by per@...
My takeaway from the thread here is basically to 1) make sure I view the print in normal light for print viewing to make sure that it really should be
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-21 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
It’s also important to not view your prints under dim light (especially next to your monitor). This mistake is all-too-often made. I always put my prints on
Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-20 by brian_downunda@...
I agree with the general thrust of the comments. I use settings similar to Jeff. To answer your question about whether there s a simple way to switch back and
Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-20 by per@...
I have tried lowering the settings for my display calibration to d65 90cd/m2 (which requires me to set my monitor brightness to 5 out of 100), and viewing the
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-20 by Paul Roark
... To obtain and control the match between my modern, super-bright monitor and the final print, I ve resorted to using an adjustment layer and final tweak of
RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-20 by mick.sang@...
Prints appearing darker than our displays is one of the most common issues with digital printing. The display MUST be calibrated. BUT, the settings are
RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-20 by Rob Knowles
Maybe try ISO standards such as ISO3664 & ISO12646 when calibrating/ soft proofing etc. Works fine for me. Rob Knowles Manager m: 0400 930 036 e:
Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-20 by richard@...
Like others have said, 120 is too bright. Though I actually think 85 is too dim. I do not edit in a dim environment and just keep my display at 100cdm. There
Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-20 by per@...
Interesting. Do you use a special profile just for soft proofing, or is this how you run your setup at all times? If the former, do you have a simple way of
Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-19 by jeff.grant@...
120CD is a bit bright. I use 85CD, and D50 for soft proofing, with contrast at 0.3CD
Re: Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-19 by skapuskar@...
I use 85cd for black point. I think 120cd is way too high. Sidney
Prints too dark from QTR, what next?
2018-11-19 by per@...
Hi all, I have a produced a very nice linearized profile for the p800 by using a densiometer and Roy s handy linearization app. I have verified linearity using
For sale: 4900 Piezo Pro carts
2018-11-17 by heyward.hart@...
For Sale: 1 set of Epson 4900 refillable carts about 2/3 filled with the Piezography Pro Glossy inkset. The MK, C, and VM carts currently have PiezoFlush in
Re: Neutral profile for p600
2018-11-17 by brian_downunda@...
Carlos Trying to create a QTR curve with a particular toning for a K3 inkset, including neutral, by changing how much of which colour inks are used is a
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Neutral profile for p600
2018-11-17 by Keith Schreiber
Carlos, If you are using ConeColor inks, which seems to be what you are trying to say, the IJM forum that Walker referred you to may still be a good place to
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Neutral profile for p600
2018-11-17 by carlitosvargas2002@...
I m not using Piezo. I use the same inks as the OEM. Black, grey and light grey. That s why I was looking for information here. Carlos Vargas
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Neutral profile for p600
2018-11-17 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
Dar Carlos. If using cone inks, the best place to ask this is community.inkjetmall.com Not sure what inkset you are using .
Neutral profile for p600
2018-11-16 by carlitosvargas2002@...
Hi. I ve been trying to get a neutral QTR profile for a while now. The profiles I made are either warm, or cold, or worse, warm on one side and cold on the
New free macOS utility for making custom target images
2018-11-14 by richard@...
I ve been working on native Mac profiling apps that don t require outside tools like Excel or ColorPort and built this little target generation utility for a
Re: Banding...
2018-11-14 by ramesh_adkoli@...
Thanks for the input, Sidney
Hello.. is there anybody out there?
2018-11-13 by Bernard Wolf
The importance of Ink Channel Smoothing
2018-11-09 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
Hey everyone. Today I’m posting a video on the importance of ink channel smoothing. This is the third video in a series of tutorials around our new
Re: Banding...
2018-11-09 by skapuskar@...
I have printed positives with 2880 without banding on a P800 (banding was present at 1440). I did not notice any difference printing with 2880super, as
Re: Banding...
2018-11-08 by ramesh_adkoli@...
As of now, I directly switched to 2880 Super. For me the speed of printing is not a consideration. Hence, 2880 Super works well for me. If I try 2880, I
Re: Banding...
2018-11-08 by brian_downunda@...
That s good to hear Ramesh. If you are prepared to experiment, what would be of interest to readers of this forum is whether moving from 1440 to 2880 is
Re: Banding...
2018-11-08 by ramesh_adkoli@...
I printed the same image with 2880 Super setting. The banding disappeared. Thanks a lot for the help, Brian.
Re: Banding...
2018-11-08 by ramesh_adkoli@...
Thanks, Brian. I have inspected the nozzle check under a loupe. It is clean. I found the Super 2880 setting on QTRgui. I will try it today and post here
Re: Banding...
2018-11-07 by brian_downunda@...
Ramesh I would always print at 2880 uni-directional when using QTR, even though I d probably only print at 1440 on matte when using ABW (which I do only
Re: Banding...
2018-11-07 by ramesh_adkoli@...
I didn t get the question, Mark. If you mean, why not just use ABW instead of QTR, then the answer is that QTR gives me much better tonal spread and rendition
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Banding...
2018-11-07 by Mark Savoia
So what not just use that to print? Mark stillrivereditions.com
Re: Banding...
2018-11-07 by ramesh_adkoli@...
Yes. When I printed using Photoshop, I used the ABW option. There wasn t any banding in the print.
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Banding...
2018-11-07 by Mark Savoia
Have you tried just using the ABW feature of the printer? Mark stillrivereditions.com
Banding...
2018-11-07 by ramesh_adkoli@...
I recently bought an EPSON P800 printer. I print black and white images using QTR on this. Yesterday I noticed banding in the shadow areas on a print. Bands
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] the Super setting
2018-11-07 by forums@walkerblackwell.com
Take a look at the forum (type in 2880 super) and you should see a very long thread that explains all of it. In short though, the P800 and small printer
the Super setting
2018-11-06 by david@...
Tell me about this, please. I understand its purpose is to eliminate banding? How does it perform that task? Why do some printers have only a 1440 Super
Re: Instructions for New Mac QuadtoneProfiler App
2018-11-05 by richard@...
Mick, I don t know if you go by another name or email address, but I do not see anything from you or any order from you for either of my systems. Here is the
Re: Instructions for New Mac QuadtoneProfiler App
2018-11-05 by mick.sang@...
same here.
Re: Instructions for New Mac QuadtoneProfiler App
2018-11-05 by mick.sang@...
support@quadtoneprofiler.com
Re: Instructions for New Mac QuadtoneProfiler App
2018-11-05 by jeff.grant@...
The first was a reply to your announcement email, one was to support@quadtoneprofiler.com, and another was to Richard@richardboutwell.com
Re: Instructions for New Mac QuadtoneProfiler App
2018-11-05 by jeff.grant@...
Richard doesn t seem to be answering emails. I have 3 outstanding. I am also looking for instructions, and how to run in demo mode as it won t let you past the
Re: Instructions for New Mac QuadtoneProfiler App
2018-11-05 by richard@...
this is the second time you ve said here that you ve email me and haven t heard back. What address are you using? I don t have anything from you.
Instructions for New Mac QuadtoneProfiler App
2018-11-05 by mick.sang@...
Back in April, I purchased the Excel version of QuadtoneProfiler K3 app from Richard Boutwell. Recently, I purchased the new MAC version of the K3 profiler for
Re: macOS Mojave issues with Print-Tool
2018-11-01 by ian@...
Shall you be issuing an update Roy
Re: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Matte Black Only WITHOUT QTR
2018-10-31 by David Kachel
Thank you everyone, You re advice got me into the ball park within just three tries. David Kachel
Re: Need information from Windows platform QTR users...
2018-10-30 by skapuskar@...
Thanks Brian! Crystal clear now :-) Sidney