QTR-Quadtone RIP

I am extremely new to using Quadtone.  It came highly recommended.  I 
have an Epson 2200 printer.  My question:  What is the best blend 
setting to get a truly neutral black?  Lets use Premium Lustre paper 
as an example.  When you adjust the slider to, say, 75, does that mean 
the right curve is dominant or the left curve?  Any and all advise 
will be and is greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

At 06:23 PM Thursday 2/16/2006, you wrote:
>I am extremely new to using Quadtone.  It came highly recommended.  I 
>have an Epson 2200 printer.  My question:  What is the best blend 
>setting to get a truly neutral black?

For cool neutral try cool 60%/warm40% or cool 55%/warm45% for warm neutral. Works for me with Epson Velvet.

Rich

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--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Evans" <efotografix@...> 
wrote:
>
> I am extremely new to using Quadtone.  It came highly recommended.  
I 
> have an Epson 2200 printer.  My question:  What is the best blend 
> setting to get a truly neutral black?  Lets use Premium Lustre paper 
> as an example.  When you adjust the slider to, say, 75, does that 
mean 
> the right curve is dominant or the left curve?  Any and all advise 
> will be and is greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
>
I still am not sure about the slider.  Which curve is dominant when 
you increase the blend?  Is it the one on the right or the one on the 
left?  to be cool for instance:  If you have a warm curve on the left 
and a cool curve on the right then do you put the blend less (to the 
right) to make a cooler image.  I know this is very elementary, but it 
is something I am confused on.  Thanks again.

Push it to the left you get more left curve, push right to get more 
right curve.
It's really helpful to print one small image on a sheet of paper with 
several
different settings.  Get an idea of the range of possibilities and what 
you like.
It's may be surprising but everyone has their own idea of "neutral" and
whether they like it or not.

Roy

On Thursday, February 16, 2006, at 04:19  PM, Brian Evans wrote:

> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Evans" <efotografix@...>
> wrote:
>>
>> I am extremely new to using Quadtone.  It came highly recommended.
> I
>> have an Epson 2200 printer.  My question:  What is the best blend
>> setting to get a truly neutral black?  Lets use Premium Lustre paper
>> as an example.  When you adjust the slider to, say, 75, does that
> mean
>> the right curve is dominant or the left curve?  Any and all advise
>> will be and is greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
>>
> I still am not sure about the slider.  Which curve is dominant when
> you increase the blend?  Is it the one on the right or the one on the
> left?  to be cool for instance:  If you have a warm curve on the left
> and a cool curve on the right then do you put the blend less (to the
> right) to make a cooler image.  I know this is very elementary, but it
> is something I am confused on.  Thanks again.
>
>
-
Roy Harrington
roy@...
Black & White Photo Gallery
http://www.harrington.com

I'll tell you with Roy's premade curves for the 9600 I was able to
make a print on Innova Smooth Cotton that was so close to the color
tone of my Cone K6 neutral set that I was very impressed indeed. No
cross over color there. I belive my settings were 70c/30w. Of course
the K6 inks are more dimensional and smoother, but QTR works for them too.

John



--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Roy Harrington <roy@...> wrote:

>
> Push it to the left you get more left curve, push right to get more 
> right curve.
> It's really helpful to print one small image on a sheet of paper with 
> several
> different settings.  Get an idea of the range of possibilities and what 
> you like.
> It's may be surprising but everyone has their own idea of "neutral" and
> whether they like it or not.
> 
> Roy