QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi,

First of all, excuse me for my (bad) English.

Before jumping seriously to QTR, I'm trying to print with the Epson standard driver using MIS UT-14 inks and Paul Roark's profiles (1400-Profiles.zip). I have got very good results with matte papers using the PS curves (.acv), but not so good with the profiles (.icc). In his paper about UT-14 inkset, Paul wrote:

"Note that the standard matte paper Epson driver settings, as shown above, are assumed with the ICCs and curves in the 1400-Profiles.zip. These including “Color Controls” checked with Gamma 2.2. (This varies from the “No Color Adjustment” setting that is used for glossy paper and has often been used with previous inksets. The “NCA” setting with matte papers lacks sufficient steps in the deep shadows.)"

I think the problem is that I cannot set "Color Controls/Gamma 2.2" in the Epson driver because all these controls are deactivated (and remains in the NCA condition) when I must say (in Photoshop CC 2017 for Mac as well as in PrintTool v2) that "Application manages color" to use an icc profile.

My question is:

Is it possible to get better results if I make new icc profiles (I have an Eye-One) with Create ICC-RGB, printing the 21-steps wedge with NCA settings in the driver and embedding the same curves (.acv) contained in 1400-Profiles.zip? Or must I modify the curves also (that's too much for me)? Paul/Roy, what do you think? Has anybody do it?

Many thanks to all of you.

Hi Paul,

The critical question for me (before jump to QTR) is:

To create the new ICCs must I print the 21-steps wedge with NCA settings in the driver and embed the same curves (.acv) contained in 1400-Profiles.zip? Or must I modify the curves also (that's too much for me)?

Thank you,

Jose