QTR-Quadtone RIP

all,
I am getting back into the BW printing game after quite a while away.  I have basically forgotten the workflow for QTR.  I have tried several links but all seem _just_ a bit more advanced than I need.  I'm talking basic here.

Just point me to one place and then ignore my question forever.  I don't mean to write an "RTFM" post but everyone here is writing stuff way more advanced.  

I am on:
Windows Vista 64 bit
Qimage
QTR(gui)
Epson 2200
UT3D inkset

For example:
-editing of photo only in PS?  Can I output from Qimage?  
-seems I have to set it to greyscale before printing, right?
-does it matter what I pick for settings in QTR, just to get started, based on the above inkset/printer combo (which is not one of the ones listed)?

thanks and sorry
allan

You can use Qimage, but you have to output to file rather than printer. 
Qimage remains limited to only 8 bits per channel output, even in the 
latest version. Mike Chaney remains adamant there is no need for it. You 
should set the printer ICC to QTR_RGB_Matte_Paper (or ..._Photo_Paper if 
using lustre/glossy paper of course) - some older versions of Qimage 
have problems with the QTR_Gray_ profiles) and probably set the target 
ppi to 360.
I usually have sharpen set to 4 rather than the default 5, but thats 
just personal preference
I can't help with which curves to use, sorry, as I have no experience 
with either that printer or that inkset. You'll probably eventually need 
to create your own.

On 15/02/2012 20:09, kaiyen.rm wrote:
>
>
> I am on:
> Windows Vista 64 bit
> Qimage
> QTR(gui)
> Epson 2200
> UT3D inkset
>
> For example:
> -editing of photo only in PS? Can I output from Qimage?
> -seems I have to set it to greyscale before printing, right?
> -does it matter what I pick for settings in QTR, just to get started,
> based on the above inkset/printer combo (which is not one of the ones
> listed)?
>
-- 
mike finley photography
http://www.mikefinley.co.uk
http://words.mikefinley.co.uk

that should say 'Mike Chaney remains adamant there is no need 16 bit 
output.'

On 15/02/2012 21:22, Mike Finley wrote:
> You can use Qimage, but you have to output to file rather than printer.
> Qimage remains limited to only 8 bits per channel output, even in the
> latest version. Mike Chaney remains adamant there is no need for it. You
> ...

I read in a previous post about QTR specific ICC profiles to use when printing to a file in Qimage to later be printed using QTR. From what I read, I deduced that there is one for matte paper and another for glossy.

What are the names of the ICC profile files and where do I find them?

Thanks.

as far as I can remember they are included in the later QTR builds and 
are installed in the right place when QTR is installed, and should 
appear in the Qimage list of printer profiles. There, you're looking for 
QTR_RGB_Matte_Paper (or QTR_RGB_Photo_Paper if
using lustre/glossy paper of course).

On 16/02/2012 15:57, ausdlk wrote:
>
> I read in a previous post about QTR specific ICC profiles to use when 
> printing to a file in Qimage to later be printed using QTR. From what 
> I read, I deduced that there is one for matte paper and another for 
> glossy.
>
> What are the names of the ICC profile files and where do I find them?
>
> Thanks.
>
> 

-- 
mike finley photography
http://www.mikefinley.co.uk
http://words.mikefinley.co.uk
http://www.roguegenegallery.com/Mike_Finley-gallery.html



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If I'm using profiles for the inkset already..not sure how I'd work this in.  But yes, I do remember that now, using those generic ICCs.  I will try both approaches.

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Mike Finley <mike.finley@...> wrote:

>
> as far as I can remember they are included in the later QTR builds and 
> are installed in the right place when QTR is installed, and should 
> appear in the Qimage list of printer profiles. There, you're looking for 
> QTR_RGB_Matte_Paper (or QTR_RGB_Photo_Paper if
> using lustre/glossy paper of course).
> 
> On 16/02/2012 15:57, ausdlk wrote:
> >
> > I read in a previous post about QTR specific ICC profiles to use when 
> > printing to a file in Qimage to later be printed using QTR. From what 
> > I read, I deduced that there is one for matte paper and another for 
> > glossy.
> >
> > What are the names of the ICC profile files and where do I find them?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > 
> 
> -- 
> mike finley photography
> http://www.mikefinley.co.uk
> http://words.mikefinley.co.uk
> http://www.roguegenegallery.com/Mike_Finley-gallery.html
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>