QTR-Quadtone RIP

I have read the manual and would like to know what would be the benefit of my 
downloading "Quadtone RIP" for use in B&W photos with my setup, especially 
those with a similar process? I am currently utilizing PhotoShop CS3 with a few 
printers. My Epson is the "Stylus Photo R300." I have been using PS since 5.0 
and am knowledgeable printing many hundreds of pictures for personal use only 
mostly of female models and landscapes. I enjoy B&W and would appreciate 
knowing if this will assist me in generating better and sharper pictures then the 
method used currently? Is it faster then the print dialogs in PS and Epson 
which are redundant and time consuming? Is it a standalone program?

Thank you for your assistance.

Lewis Price
labfae@...


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--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, labfae@... wrote:
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> mostly of female models and landscapes. I enjoy B&W and would
appreciate 
> knowing if this will assist me in generating better and sharper
pictures then the 
> method used currently? 

If your definition of better is sharper, then no, it won't produce
better pictures.

> Is it faster then the print dialogs in PS and Epson 
> which are redundant and time consuming?

Again if speed is your issue, then probably not. If you consider these
dialogs redundant, then perhaps QTR is not for you. 

What it can do is give you greater control over the tones in your b&w
images. It is this that gives the improvement to your images.
Obviously, with this control, goes an obvious higher level of
interaction, which cab be "time consuming". Hence you might find it
all redundant. 

> Is it a standalone program?

That depends on the OS. If you have read the manual, then you should
know the answer to this.

Give it a go, but, IMHO, you have to understand what it does to
appreciate the benefits it can give you. 

Judging by the questions you have asked, it sounds like you want
something more automated, which QTR is not.

Steve

I'm not familiar with the 300, but I suspect it does not have multiple
black inks, so I don't really see a benefit for you.
Tyler

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, labfae@... wrote:
>
> I have read the manual and would like to know what would be the
benefit of my 
> downloading "Quadtone RIP" for use in B&W photos with my setup,
especially 
> those with a similar process? I am currently utilizing PhotoShop CS3
with a few 
> printers. My Epson is the "Stylus Photo R300." I have been using PS
since 5.0 
> and am knowledgeable printing many hundreds of pictures for personal
use only 
> mostly of female models and landscapes. I enjoy B&W and would
appreciate 
> knowing if this will assist me in generating better and sharper
pictures then the 
> method used currently? Is it faster then the print dialogs in PS and
Epson 

> which are redundant and time consuming? Is it a standalone program?
> 
> Thank you for your assistance.
> 
> Lewis Price
> labfae@...
> 
> 
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It allows one to make neutral b&w prints (i.e. no color tints) using color inks. Before QTR came along the only way to do this was to pay $500 and up for a RIP or dedicate a printer to black and white quadtone inks such as those sold by MIS or John Cone. Advanced B&W mode in some later Epson printers allows you to do much the same thing but I haven't used that mode enough in my Epson 3800 to compare the two. QTR also allows you to make your own paper profiles if you have the necesseary ancillary equipment. There are other advantages (e.g. ability to create subtle or not-so-subtle tones if you wish to deviate from "neutral") but in AFAIK these are the main two. 

  ----- Original Message ----- 
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  To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 3:24 PM
  Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] What are the benefits?


  I have read the manual and would like to know what would be the benefit of my 
  downloading "Quadtone RIP" for use in B&W photos with my setup, especially 
  those with a similar process? I am currently utilizing PhotoShop CS3 with a few 
  printers. My Epson is the "Stylus Photo R300." I have been using PS since 5.0 
  and am knowledgeable printing many hundreds of pictures for personal use only 
  mostly of female models and landscapes. I enjoy B&W and would appreciate 
  knowing if this will assist me in generating better and sharper pictures then the 
  method used currently? Is it faster then the print dialogs in PS and Epson 
  which are redundant and time consuming? Is it a standalone program?

  Thank you for your assistance.

  Lewis Price
  labfae@...

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