QTR-Quadtone RIP

Hi Group,

I'm about to try QTR again since I've sprung for some HPR. Question:
with Photoshop CS, what Print Space profile should I select under
print with preview? Also, I don't see any curves for HPR. Should I use
on the the curves listed for another paper/ink combination or select
"none?" Any suggestions/help would be most welcome for this newbie.

Thanks,

Chris

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "chsteven" <chrisste@...> wrote:

> I'm about to try QTR again since I've sprung for some HPR. Question:
> with Photoshop CS, what Print Space profile should I select under
> print with preview? Also, I don't see any curves for HPR. Should I use
> on the the curves listed for another paper/ink combination or select
> "none?" Any suggestions/help would be most welcome for this newbie.

Hi Chris,

On your first question: Do you work on Apple or Windows? In Windows (as 
I do) you can't print directly from Photoshop. You convert the document 
to the Gray Lab space (profile supplied with QTR) and print via the QTR 
GUI.

On your second: Epson Enhanced Matte curves are usually a very good 
approximation for HPR.

Joost

Sorry, I work on a Mac G4 with photoshop CS. Should I select "QTR-RGB 
Matt Paper" in the print space profile drop down? I'll give the EEM 
curves a try.

Chris

On Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at 03:56  AM, Joost Horsten wrote:

> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "chsteven" <chrisste@...> wrote:
>
> > I'm about to try QTR again since I've sprung for some HPR. Question:
> > with Photoshop CS, what Print Space profile should I select under
> > print with preview? Also, I don't see any curves for HPR. Should I 
> use
> > on the the curves listed for another paper/ink combination or select
> > "none?" Any suggestions/help would be most welcome for this newbie.
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> On your first question: Do you work on Apple or Windows? In Windows (as
> I do) you can't print directly from Photoshop. You convert the document
> to the Gray Lab space (profile supplied with QTR) and print via the QTR
> GUI.
>
> On your second: Epson Enhanced Matte curves are usually a very good
> approximation for HPR.
>
> Joost
>
>
> 

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--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Chris Stevens <chrisste@...> wrote:
>
> Sorry, I work on a Mac G4 with photoshop CS. Should I select "QTR-RGB 
> Matt Paper" in the print space profile drop down? 

Not sure. I had this question myself a while ago, having the choice 
between converting to the Gray-Lab and the Gray-Matte profile. I assume 
(but am not sure) this is the same choice but then in the Mac workflow. 
I understood the logic for the Gray-lab profile (QTR linearizes in the 
L*a*b* space) but not the Gray-Matte profile. After some inquiry Roy 
Harrington himself suggest me to use whatever gave the best 
result/match. Which in my case was the Gray-Lab profile. Do you have 
that choice as well?

Joost