QTR-Quadtone RIP

Can anyone help me? I have an Epson R2400, Mac OS10.4.6, PS2, QTR 2.4 and I just bought 
an Xrite Pulse and would like to use it to optimize my B&W output with QTR. have read thru 
the "read me's" and I'm lost. I am reasonably savvy techwise, and yet I'm drawing a blank. I 
understand that I will need the Color Shop X Toolbox software, which I have, and I don't know 
where to start. Any advice, suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Julian

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "jlk4410" <Jlkmmw@...> wrote:
>
> Can anyone help me? I have an Epson R2400, Mac OS10.4.6, PS2, QTR 2.4 and I just 
bought 
> an Xrite Pulse and would like to use it to optimize my B&W output with QTR. have read thru 
> the "read me's" and I'm lost. I am reasonably savvy techwise, and yet I'm drawing a blank. I 
> understand that I will need the Color Shop X Toolbox software, which I have, and I don't 
know 
> where to start. Any advice, suggestions would be appreciated.

There's a tutorial in the Files section of this group called "QTR mini Tutorial on Curves.rtf"

Would you like to print from Epson's ABW or QTR?

If ABW build an ICC profile with QTR-Create script. Read messages #2571 and #2563

If QTR try to use an existing curve to start. Just strip out the linearizing info and 
relinearize...read the above messages #2571 and #2563.

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "jlk4410" <Jlkmmw@...> wrote:
>
> Can anyone help me? I have an Epson R2400, Mac OS10.4.6, PS2, QTR
2.4 and I just bought 
> an Xrite Pulse and would like to use it to optimize my B&W output
with QTR. have read thru 
> the "read me's" and I'm lost. I am reasonably savvy techwise, and
yet I'm drawing a blank. I 
> understand that I will need the Color Shop X Toolbox software, which
I have, and I don't know 
> where to start. Any advice, suggestions would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Julian
>
I use a windows system. Therefor there might be some differences.
I use the Xrite utility ColorPort to generate and measure a 21step
target. I save the measurements to a file (format cgats). This file
can be used for the linearisation and icc-profile utilities.
The main problem is the "colored" layout of the Pulse-targets. I split
the target into two parts: the grayscale steps and the target-Id
stuff. I print the grayscale target with QTR and overprint the
target-ID with Qimage.

Winfried

Winfried,
 I have an Xrite Pulse system and the the ColorPort Utility. I'm 
afraid I don't understand the "generate and measure a 21step target" 
process. What kind of target do I specify (or import?) into 
Colorport? My next question, provided I figure out the first part, 
concerns the splitting the target into two parts. But I'll wait on 
that piece.

Larry Kanevsky

                                                                     
                                                                     
                                         
                                                                     
                

> I use a windows system. Therefor there might be some differences.
> I use the Xrite utility ColorPort to generate and measure a 21step
> target. I save the measurements to a file (format cgats). This file
> can be used for the linearisation and icc-profile utilities.
> The main problem is the "colored" layout of the Pulse-targets. I 
split

> the target into two parts: the grayscale steps and the target-Id
> stuff. I print the grayscale target with QTR and overprint the
> target-ID with Qimage.
> 
> Winfried
>

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "jayredcloud" <jayredcloud@...> wrote:
>
> Winfried,
>  I have an Xrite Pulse system and the the ColorPort Utility. I'm 
> afraid I don't understand the "generate and measure a 21step target" 
> process. What kind of target do I specify (or import?) into 
> Colorport? My next question, provided I figure out the first part, 
> concerns the splitting the target into two parts. But I'll wait on 
> that piece.
> 
> Larry Kanevsky
> 
>                                                                      

Larry,
I just added a file with a short description to the file section.

I hope it solves your problem.

Winfried Schwolgin