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epson is starting to offer discounts which means only one thing...

On 31 Jul 2007 09:23:35 -0000, QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
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> 1a.
>    Re: Printer Suggestions   From:        J Stan Mason
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> 2a.
>    Re: dumb question on qtr-create-icc targets   From:        davelasker
>  2b.
>    21 step.psd   From:        Warren Wilson
>  2c.
>    Re: 21 step.psd   From:        Roy Harrington
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> 1a.
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>            Re: Printer Suggestions
>  Posted by:      "J Stan Mason"             stan@...
>                          j_stan_mason
>         Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:18 am        (PST)
>               I would like to put in one more plug for the 3800.  Certainly,
> if a person
>  uses roll paper extensively the 3800 is not the printer.  I used my 2200
> for
>  4 years and never had the roll feeder on it.  I do occasionally print up to
>  30 inches in length by cutting paper to size from a roll and using a user
>  defined size.
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>  I do the same with the 3800.  You can define custom sizes up to 17" x 37".
>  It works fine, but only if you need the long prints occasionally.
>
>  Stan
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>  ________________________________________
>  From: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com [mailto:QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com] On
>  Behalf Of David
>  Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2007 11:35 PM
>  To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
>  Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: Printer Suggestions
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>  I too would recommend the Epson R2400 for under 1,000 US. It prints up
>  to 13 inches wide and takes roles. You can use the standard inkset or
>  swap out for a quadtone/BW inkset.
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>  The 3800 is more money, but I understand its a good deal because the
>  ink cartridges are so much bigger--and you can switch between photo
>  and matte blacks without swapping out and loosing ink--but it doesn't
>  take rolls.
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>  Best, David.
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>  --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "KenBarrettSr" <kenbarrett@...> wrote:
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>  > Anyone have a recommendation on a good photo printer under $1k that
>  > prints up to 13" wide or more and has 7+ ink cart. I'm more
>  > interested in printing B&W fine art images but will be printing color
>  > as well.
>  > Thanks for your feedback.
>  > Ken
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> 2a.
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>            Re: dumb question on qtr-create-icc targets
>  Posted by:      "davelasker"             dave@...
>                            davelasker
>         Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:44 am        (PST)
>               It's OK. I had my CS2 palette options set to "proof color"
> instead
>  of "actual color". Actual color correctly reads as K=100%.
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>  Sorry for the false alarm, and thanks for the reply!
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>  Dave
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>  --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington" <roy@...> wrote:
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>  > Hi Dave,
>  >
>  > You are right they should be RGB=0 or K=100.
>  >
>  > Roy
>  >
>  > On 7/29/07, davelasker <dave@...> wrote:
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>  > > I'm just getting started with QTR and am using it to build B/W ICC
>  > > profiles.
>  > >
>  > > It seems odd to me that the targets all have a maximum black
>  level of
>  > > 8.
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>            21 step.psd
>  Posted by:      "Warren Wilson"             warrenbarbarawilson@...
>                                        warrenbarbarawilson
>         Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:04 pm        (PST)
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>  When I print the 21 step.psd step wedge on Crane's
>  Museo Silver
>  rag I get a range of log-d from a dmax of 2.04 at 100%
>  black
>  to a reflection log-d of -0.04 which seems respectable
>  enough,
>  but in that file below the percent K numbers is
>  another series
>  of numbers ranging from 160 at 100 % K to zero at zero
>  %
>  K. What do these numbers stand for?
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>  The wedge in question is located in CurveDesign/images
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>            Re: 21 step.psd
>  Posted by:      "Roy Harrington"             roy@...
>                              royvharrington
>         Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:32 pm        (PST)
>               The 21step file goes way back.  Then we were all using only
> matte papers.
>  The numbers are typical
>  densities of matte paper.  Just ignore them for photo papers.
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>  Roy
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>  On 7/30/07, Warren Wilson <warrenbarbarawilson@...> wrote:
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>  >
>  > When I print the 21 step.psd step wedge on Crane's
>  > Museo Silver
>  > rag I get a range of log-d from a dmax of 2.04 at 100%
>  > black
>  > to a reflection log-d of -0.04 which seems respectable
>  > enough,
>  > but in that file below the percent K numbers is
>  > another series
>  > of numbers ranging from 160 at 100 % K to zero at zero
>  > %
>  > K. What do these numbers stand for?
>  >
>  > The wedge in question is located in CurveDesign/images
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>  > warrenwilson@...
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On Jul 31, 2007, at 8:58 AM, Daniel Lee wrote:

> epson is starting to offer discounts which means only one thing...
>