QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi all,

I just subscribed to this list after starting to try QTR this afternoon. 
I have some questions that might be stupid ones, but I haven't been able 
to find them discussed in the archives of the list. My apologies if they 
have been...

I'm using an Epson R800 with premium glossy photo paper and the Epson 
ultra chrome inks. When I use QTR I have the R800 set as the printer 
name, QuadR800 as the model, media type as premium glossy photo paper. 
When I print I get the impression that the driver is using the matte 
black instead of the photo black and that the gloss optimizer is not 
being used. Is this impression correct, and if so, is this linked to the 
fact that all the curves I can choose from are matte curves? Can I 
changes this?

And last question: Is it possible from QTR to print borderless?

peter

Peter Hohenstein <hohenstein@...> writes:
> I just subscribed to this list after starting to try QTR this
> afternoon.  I have some questions that might be stupid ones, but I
> haven't been able to find them discussed in the archives of the
> list. My apologies if they have been...
>
> I'm using an Epson R800 with premium glossy photo paper and the Epson
> ultra chrome inks. When I use QTR I have the R800 set as the printer
> name, QuadR800 as the model, media type as premium glossy photo paper.
> When I print I get the impression that the driver is using the matte
> black instead of the photo black and that the gloss optimizer is not
> being used. Is this impression correct, and if so, is this linked to
> the fact that all the curves I can choose from are matte curves? Can I
> changes this?

Yes, it is because of matte black used. You have to create your own
profiles/curves atm, because there aren't yet glossy profiles.

> And last question: Is it possible from QTR to print borderless?

I don't think so. The underlying print engine can do it in recent
version, but not perfectly down to the bottom of the paper. I have no
idea if Roy updates the the gimpprint/gutenprint base when a new version
comes out.

regards
Markus