QTR-Quadtone RIP

QTR experts I need your help.

Today I just started using UT7 inks with QTR and I'm baffled by the 
vertical and horizontal banding I'm experiencing with the 2200 on 
EEM.  Now....when I use Paul Roark's worflow/curves with the Epson 
Driver the banding disappears and the prints turn out great.

Weird huh?

Is this a QTR problem? A 2200 problem? An inkset problem?
I believe I'm using the correct UT7 Curves for QTR as generously 
provided to me by Daniel Staver but I wouldn't think that would be a 
factor.

Any suggestions?

I would also like to add that the prints made using QTR/Ut7 Curves 
turn out much richer and overall much better (except for the banding) 
than using the Epson driver, which is really frustrating for me.


--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "SteveZ" <blizzie12@y...> wrote:

> QTR experts I need your help.
> 
> Today I just started using UT7 inks with QTR and I'm baffled by the 
> vertical and horizontal banding I'm experiencing with the 2200 on 
> EEM.  Now....when I use Paul Roark's worflow/curves with the Epson 
> Driver the banding disappears and the prints turn out great.
> 
> Weird huh?
> 
> Is this a QTR problem? A 2200 problem? An inkset problem?
> I believe I'm using the correct UT7 Curves for QTR as generously 
> provided to me by Daniel Staver but I wouldn't think that would be a 
> factor.
> 
> Any suggestions?

I'm not a UT7 inkset user, but (1) are you getting good nozzle
checks? (2) can you print a successful image without QTR?


SteveZ wrote:

>I would also like to add that the prints made using QTR/Ut7 Curves 
>turn out much richer and overall much better (except for the banding) 
>than using the Epson driver, which is really frustrating for me.
>
>
>--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "SteveZ" <blizzie12@y...> wrote:
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>>QTR experts I need your help.
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>>Today I just started using UT7 inks with QTR and I'm baffled by the 
>>vertical and horizontal banding I'm experiencing with the 2200 on 
>>EEM.  Now....when I use Paul Roark's worflow/curves with the Epson 
>>Driver the banding disappears and the prints turn out great.
>>
>>Weird huh?
>>
>>Is this a QTR problem? A 2200 problem? An inkset problem?
>>I believe I'm using the correct UT7 Curves for QTR as generously 
>>provided to me by Daniel Staver but I wouldn't think that would be a 
>>factor.
>>
>>Any suggestions?
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Yes, Scott, using Paul Roark's workflow/curves there is no banding 
that I can see. That's what's confusing me.

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Scott McLoughlin <scott@a...> 
wrote:
> I'm not a UT7 inkset user, but (1) are you getting good nozzle
> checks? (2) can you print a successful image without QTR?
> 
> 
> SteveZ wrote:
> 
> >I would also like to add that the prints made using QTR/Ut7 
Curves 
> >turn out much richer and overall much better (except for the 
banding) 
> >than using the Epson driver, which is really frustrating for me.
> >
> >
> >--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "SteveZ" <blizzie12@y...> 
wrote:
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> >
> >>QTR experts I need your help.
> >>
> >>Today I just started using UT7 inks with QTR and I'm baffled by 
the 
> >>vertical and horizontal banding I'm experiencing with the 2200 
on 
> >>EEM.  Now....when I use Paul Roark's worflow/curves with the 
Epson 
> >>Driver the banding disappears and the prints turn out great.
> >>
> >>Weird huh?
> >>
> >>Is this a QTR problem? A 2200 problem? An inkset problem?
> >>I believe I'm using the correct UT7 Curves for QTR as generously 
> >>provided to me by Daniel Staver but I wouldn't think that would 
be a 

> >>factor.
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> >>Any suggestions?
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> >Yahoo! Groups Links
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Ok, I'm going out on a limb until more knowledge folks recover
from Independence Day :-)  But have you tried different QTR
"Resolution" and "Speed" settings on some smaller prints (just tests,
after all) and seen if the banding is happening uniformly?

Scott

SteveZ wrote:

>Yes, Scott, using Paul Roark's workflow/curves there is no banding 
>that I can see. That's what's confusing me.
>
>--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Scott McLoughlin <scott@a...> 
>wrote:
>  
>
>>I'm not a UT7 inkset user, but (1) are you getting good nozzle
>>checks? (2) can you print a successful image without QTR?
>>
>>
>>SteveZ wrote:
>>
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>>>I would also like to add that the prints made using QTR/Ut7 
>>>      
>>>
>Curves 
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>>>turn out much richer and overall much better (except for the 
>>>      
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>banding) 
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>>>than using the Epson driver, which is really frustrating for me.
>>>
>>>
>>>--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "SteveZ" <blizzie12@y...> 
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>wrote:
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>>>>QTR experts I need your help.
>>>>
>>>>Today I just started using UT7 inks with QTR and I'm baffled by 
>>>>        
>>>>
>the 
>  
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>>>>vertical and horizontal banding I'm experiencing with the 2200 
>>>>        
>>>>
>on 
>  
>
>>>>EEM.  Now....when I use Paul Roark's worflow/curves with the 
>>>>        
>>>>
>Epson 
>  
>
>>>>Driver the banding disappears and the prints turn out great.
>>>>
>>>>Weird huh?
>>>>
>>>>Is this a QTR problem? A 2200 problem? An inkset problem?
>>>>I believe I'm using the correct UT7 Curves for QTR as generously 
>>>>provided to me by Daniel Staver but I wouldn't think that would 
>>>>        
>>>>
>be a 
>  
>
>>>>factor.
>>>>
>>>>Any suggestions?
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Scott, I've made several small test prints adjusting the gamma and 
ink limits and I've done the nozzle check/cleaning several times and 
the test pattern comes out looking perfect, but now that you mention 
it, I should try printing using those controls you mentioned, don't 
know why I didnt think of that myself, I suppose I didn't think it 
would matter. Anyway, I'm going to try that and report back to the 
forum here. Hopefully that'll work. 

Thanks for you help, Scott.

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Scott McLoughlin <scott@a...> 
wrote:
> Ok, I'm going out on a limb until more knowledge folks recover
> from Independence Day :-)  But have you tried different QTR
> "Resolution" and "Speed" settings on some smaller prints (just 
tests,
> after all) and seen if the banding is happening uniformly?
> 
> Scott
> 
> SteveZ wrote:
> 
> >Yes, Scott, using Paul Roark's workflow/curves there is no 
banding 
> >that I can see. That's what's confusing me.
> >
> >--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Scott McLoughlin <scott@a...> 
> >wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I'm not a UT7 inkset user, but (1) are you getting good nozzle
> >>checks? (2) can you print a successful image without QTR?
> >>
> >>
> >>SteveZ wrote:
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>I would also like to add that the prints made using QTR/Ut7 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >Curves 
> >  
> >
> >>>turn out much richer and overall much better (except for the 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >banding) 
> >  
> >
> >>>than using the Epson driver, which is really frustrating for me.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "SteveZ" <blizzie12@y...> 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >wrote:
> >  
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> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>QTR experts I need your help.
> >>>>
> >>>>Today I just started using UT7 inks with QTR and I'm baffled 
by 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >the 
> >  
> >
> >>>>vertical and horizontal banding I'm experiencing with the 2200 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >on 
> >  
> >
> >>>>EEM.  Now....when I use Paul Roark's worflow/curves with the 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >Epson 
> >  
> >
> >>>>Driver the banding disappears and the prints turn out great.
> >>>>
> >>>>Weird huh?
> >>>>
> >>>>Is this a QTR problem? A 2200 problem? An inkset problem?
> >>>>I believe I'm using the correct UT7 Curves for QTR as 
generously 
> >>>>provided to me by Daniel Staver but I wouldn't think that 
would 

> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >be a 
> >  
> >
> >>>>factor.
> >>>>
> >>>>Any suggestions?
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
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> >>>Yahoo! Groups Links
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