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New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2015-09-04 by roy@...


QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 Release Notes


This is both a Mac OSX release and a Windows release.

The primary additions are for two new Epson printers: P600 and P800

These printers have a new ink set from Epson called UltraChrome HD.

They are very similar to previous set but blacks are a bit darker

and a bit more neutral by themselves. This means there are new profiles.

The profiles were made and linearized with the P600. They should work

well with P800 but if you have re-linearization capability it may be worth it.

There is a new droplet QTR-Linearize-Quad which allows re-linearize a .quad

file directly. Simply drop a .quad file and a measured-patches-data file (.txt)

onto the droplet together. A new .quad file will be created.

Roll Feed has been enhanced for the Save Roll Paper option on all

the Pro printers supporting rolls plus the R3000, R2880, and R2400 printers.

With this option you can have a long roll paper size and if you only have

images on the leading part all the blank white is chopped off

minimumizing wasted paper. This is the same as Epson driver Save Roll Paper.


The Mac release supports Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard through 10.10 Yosemite.

Windows release supports Windows XP through Windows 8.

Note that the version number in QTRgui reads 2.7.0 but you can see

the 2.7.6 version number for QuadToPrinter in the Help>About command.


Simply install this new version over existing versions.

Roy

Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2015-09-07 by brian_downunda@...

That's a mighty fine question. I have another piece of single-developer photo software that I use heavily, about which I ask the same question.

I don't have either of these printers, but I'd like to say thank you to Roy and his helpers for the upgrade. Given the similarity of the 3880 and the P800, you'd think that getting QTR to work on the P800 would be simple. And perhaps it was, but the real work must have been in recreating all those curves because of the SureColor inkset. That must take some time and effort and access to printers and ink and paper. For this Roy must surely have had some helpers. Whoever you are, we thank you.

There will also be the P400 to support in a few months. I hope that it's possible. I suspect that in fact for piezography use it would be possible to tell QTR that it's an R1900 or R2000, since I am fairly sure that it's almost identical to the R2000, with only cosmetic upgrades and the new inkset.

This family of printers are really great for piezo, because they're the last of the eight channel carts-on-head printers, which are easy to maintain, swap inksets and hibernate. And in recent times I've also discovered that they actually closely related to the x880 printers, so much so that I have been able to migrate x880 curves to the R1900 / R2000 simply by swapping the order of the inks around in the .quad file, which means that I and one other user have been able to use P2 rather than K7 on this printer. I don't understand why more people don't use them. They're a much better built printer than the 1430, and not that much more expensive with current cash-backs. Same will apply to the P400.

RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2015-09-08 by Elliot Puritz

Hi Brian:

 

Which printers are you referring to in the last paragraph below….the R 1900/2000?

 

Elliot
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That's a mighty fine question.  I have another piece of single-developer photo software that I use heavily, about which I ask the same question.

I don't have either of these printers, but I'd like to say thank you to Roy and his helpers for the upgrade.  Given the similarity of the 3880 and the P800, you'd think that getting QTR to work on the P800 would be simple.  And perhaps it was, but the real work must have been in recreating all those curves because of the SureColor inkset.  That must take some time and effort and access to printers and ink and paper.  For this Roy must surely have had some helpers.  Whoever you are, we thank you.

There will also be the P400 to support in a few months.  I hope that it's possible.  I suspect that in fact for piezography use it would be possible to tell QTR that it's an R1900 or R2000, since I am fairly sure that it's almost identical to the R2000, with only cosmetic upgrades and the new inkset.  

This family of printers are really great for piezo, because they're the last of the eight channel carts-on-head printers, which are easy to maintain, swap inksets and hibernate.  And in recent times I've also discovered that they actually closely related to the x880 printers, so much so that I have been able to migrate x880 curves to the R1900 / R2000 simply by swapping the order of the inks around in the .quad file, which means that I and one other user have been able to use P2 rather than K7 on this printer.  I don't understand why more people don't use them.  They're a much better built printer than the 1430, and not that much more expensive with current cash-backs.  Same will apply to the P400.

RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2015-09-08 by brian_downunda@...

Yes. The Epson Stylus Photo R1900 I've had for heading towards five years. It hasn't been sold new for quite a few years. The Epson Styus Photo R2000 was its replacement, and it's now on run-out. You should still be able to get one. There's a generous cash-back on them in this part of the world, which makes them exceptionally cheap. I bought one and have put it aside until I need it. The just-announced P400 is in turn the successor to the R2000, but it's some way off from having refillables available for it and thus having QTR support.

Note that these are not K3 printers, i.e. while they have matte black and photo black, they don't have LK or LLK. So there are no QTR curves for them. They're not regarded as good B&W printers if you're using OEM inks.

My recommendation of them is for Jon Cone's Piezography K7 / P2 monchrome inksets, for the reasons I stated. They've always been regarded as "outliers" because of their unusual hi-gloss OEM inkset, but I've recently discovered that they're actually the same as the K3 eight channel printers and can be treated and used as such with QTR. There's more discussion of this over on the IJM forum.

I guess you could also use them for Paul Roark's inksets.

I hope that answers your question. Thanks again to Roy and his helpers (to keep this on-topic).


---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <drpuritz@...> wrote :

Hi Brian:

Which printers are you referring to in the last paragraph below….the R 1900/2000?

Elliot

From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2015 7:29 PM
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

There will also be the P400 to support in a few months. I hope that it's possible. I suspect that in fact for piezography use it would be possible to tell QTR that it's an R1900 or R2000, since I am fairly sure that it's almost identical to the R2000, with only cosmetic upgrades and the new inkset.

This family of printers are really great for piezo, because they're the last of the eight channel carts-on-head printers, which are easy to maintain, swap inksets and hibernate. And in recent times I've also discovered that they actually closely related to the x880 printers, so much so that I have been able to migrate x880 curves to the R1900 / R2000 simply by swapping the order of the inks around in the .quad file, which means that I and one other user have been able to use P2 rather than K7 on this printer. I don't understand why more people don't use them. They're a much better built printer than the 1430, and not that much more expensive with current cash-backs. Same will apply to the P400.

RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2015-09-08 by Elliot Puritz

Does, and thanks.

 

Interesting information.  

 

 

Elliot
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Subject: RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

 

  

Yes.  The Epson Stylus Photo R1900 I've had for heading towards five years.  It hasn't been sold new for quite a few years.  The Epson Styus Photo R2000 was its replacement, and it's now on run-out.  You should still be able to get one.  There's a generous cash-back on them in this part of the world, which makes them exceptionally cheap.  I bought one and have put it aside until I need it.  The just-announced P400 is in turn the successor to the R2000, but it's some way off from having refillables available for it and thus having QTR support.

Note that these are not K3 printers, i.e. while they have matte black and photo black, they don't have LK or LLK.  So there are no QTR curves for them.  They're not regarded as good B&W printers if you're using OEM inks.

My recommendation of them is for Jon Cone's Piezography K7 / P2 monchrome inksets, for the reasons I stated.  They've always been regarded as "outliers" because of their unusual hi-gloss OEM inkset, but I've recently discovered that they're actually the same as the K3 eight channel printers and can be treated and used as such with QTR.  There's more discussion of this over on the IJM forum. 

I guess you could also use them for Paul Roark's inksets.

I hope that answers your question.  Thanks again to Roy and his helpers (to keep this on-topic).



---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <drpuritz@...> wrote :

Hi Brian:

 

Which printers are you referring to in the last paragraph below….the R 1900/2000?

 

Elliot

 

From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] 
Sent: Monday, September 07, 2015 7:29 PM
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

 

 

There will also be the P400 to support in a few months.  I hope that it's possible.  I suspect that in fact for piezography use it would be possible to tell QTR that it's an R1900 or R2000, since I am fairly sure that it's almost identical to the R2000, with only cosmetic upgrades and the new inkset.  

This family of printers are really great for piezo, because they're the last of the eight channel carts-on-head printers, which are easy to maintain, swap inksets and hibernate.  And in recent times I've also discovered that they actually closely related to the x880 printers, so much so that I have been able to migrate x880 curves to the R1900 / R2000 simply by swapping the order of the inks around in the .quad file, which means that I and one other user have been able to use P2 rather than K7 on this printer.  I don't understand why more people don't use them.  They're a much better built printer than the 1430, and not that much more expensive with current cash-backs.  Same will apply to the P400.

RE: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2015-09-11 by richard@...

I am just catching up on some of the posts from the last few weeks.

Roy, thank you for getting this version of QTR out for the updated printers so quickly. Like Brian said, what would we do without you. I don't have one of the new P-series printers, but now I know I can actually consider them as an option down the road.

Everyone else, please consider repurchasing the QTR updates as they come out. As I have been looking into all the various aspects of QTR the more I realize how great it is "under the hood". It is nice that Roy makes this available for free with the encouragement to pay for it after using it, but he really should be compensated for all the continued development too.

Richard Boutwell

Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2015-09-13 by Bill Vaccaro

Everyone,

Has anybody had problems with version 2.7.6 with OS X El Capitan (10.11) Golden Master. I ran across a bunch of error messages including one that said it might create system damage. I've since revered back to Yosemite (10.10.5) and the new version is working like it should. Hope there's a fix soon as there9;s so much to like about El Capitan.

Bill


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nozzle problem

2015-09-14 by Jacques Caron

Hi

I printed a picture using QTR Rip; after the print, I found that it was lacking some contrast and the tree should be lighter (_DSC1666); without changing a thing on the printer, I made the correction and what I got out (_DSC1667) was badly "solarized".

I removed the sheet and sent another print command; the picture went out fine (_DSC1668).

What happened??? The nozzle check was fine.

Thanks



Jacques Caron

Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2015-11-15 by paulmwhiting@...

Roy,

Sorry, but I don't understand something basic here... what's a droplet, and what does it mean to "drop a .quad file onto the droplet together." Also, what's a "measured-patches-data file"? I'm about to upgrade to 2.7.6. (Now on 2.7.0)

Thank you!

Paul

There is a new droplet QTR-Linearize-Quad which allows re-linearize a .quad

file directly. Simply drop a .quad file and a measured-patches-data file (.txt)

onto the droplet together. A new .quad file will be created.


Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2015-11-15 by onoshin333@...

I know how you feel, because I have been there...

Inside the downloaded QuadtoneRip folder, there is a file named QTR-Linearize-Quad, this is a special document type called droplet. Magical things happen when you select a quad file (which has exytention .quad) and measurement file together and drug the two onto the droplet. This droplet will create a new quad file with file name ending with -lin. This new file is a linearized quad file based on the information in the original quad file and the mesurement file. Now how do you make the mesurement file? The best way is to use a densitometer or a spectrophotometer such as DTP-41 or i1Pro2. And use a profile making software such as ColorPort or i1Profiler. You can create mesurement files directly from those softwares as text files. If you don't have those you can use a scanner and mesure the lightness in a image editing software such as Photoshop. It will be a lengthy process this way but I can show you if you want me to.

Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2015-11-17 by paulmwhiting@...

Thanks for the reply, Ono,

Right now I'm working on linearizing a quad file in Photoshop Elements, but I couldn't find the file you mentioned in my QTR folder. I'm going at it a little differently, in fact I'm using a scanner. But if I could find that file I'd be interested in trying your method.

Thank you!

Paul

Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2015-11-18 by paulmwhiting@...

Thank you... I'm using version 2.7.0, and I haven't upgraded yet to 2.76. But is this available only on the Mac version of QTR? I'm using Windows 7. And, when I downloaded the program, I only chose the profiles for my Epson 1400. I could go back and look in that zip version for the file you suggested, but I don't have time for that right now.

But first, if you could tell me it's available only for Mac computers that would help.

Thank you!

Paul

Re: New QuadToneRIP version 2.7.6 for Mac and PC

2016-01-11 by stephen.malshuk@...

This last week I attempted to update the QTR program from the 2.7.0 version to the .6 version on my PC. I did the download, the hit Run. After the process was completed, I rebooted my computer. I opened the QTR print screen and it continued to show the .0 version with the update reminder note to the .6 version at the bottom. I did it one more time and the same thing. It shows the .0 version. In frustration, I gave up.

I decided to print using the older version. The thing is no matter what profile I used (profiles by Inkjet mall/Cone Editions), though, there was basically only too dark blacks and too bright whites. It's as if there were no profiles in my system just the name of the profiles.

The printer that I am using, if its relevant is the Epson 7900. One other piece of information that may be relevant is that I use an Epson 7600 for Gloss Optimization ("GO"). The QTR program continues to use the GO profile just fine,

My goals are as follows: (1) download and use the .6 update and (2) to be able to use the Cone Edition profiles.

Thank you for your assistance.

Steve

Happy 2016 QTRers, introductions

2016-01-12 by Walker Blackwell

Hello fine people. This is Walker Blackwell. 

I haven't posted on here in a long while but I'm emailing today to let you know that I've been hired by the Piezography mothership (InkjetMall) and have returned to my homeland in Vermont. I'm transitioning from being a full-time digital printmaker to customer support and R&D at InkjetMall and for Piezography (as it pertains to this forum).

This is my first day and I feel like a babe in the woods here. It will take a long time for me to learn all the technical kungfooery that Dana and Jon have in their heads, but I'll get there eventually.

As most of you know, peer-to-peer Piezography customer support happens on IJM's separate forum and direct customer problems can be taken care-of in various ways when you have a customer ID. I'm emailing just to let you all know that my status has changed and that I'm monitoring this forum (I have for the past half decade or so) to keep abreast of all the changes that take place with QuadtoneRIP, a software we all rely on collectively (thank you Roy). I hope I can be a support to the community. This forum/software and others got me started in printmaking and it's very important that these resources stay vibrant.

So, if people who aren't yet current customers that have an interest in Piezography or how QTR relates to Piezography (or any other things I can be of help for), I want to let you know that I'm monitoring this forum for those types of questions and others. I will be handling a ton of support stuff with my regular job so won't ever be able to answer or read everything, but will try to be (and should) be a bit more present going forward.

If you're already deep into it and have very specific Piezo-questions, the forum over at IJM is there for you too and there are many hundreds of regular users there with a lot of experience in >3 neutral inksets.

Cheers all,
Walker Blackwell
InkJetmall (formally Light Work, before that Latitude, and Black Point Editions before that.)

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