QTR-Quadtone RIP

On Nov 11, 2007 6:51 PM, matthewhouston61 <matthew@...> wrote:
> I bought QTR when I first got an R2400 with my main purpose being to
> make Black Only prints.  My main expertise in photography is in
> Platinum and Palladium printing and making digital negatives has
> sharpened my computer skills but I am still not a great technician.
> After a few months I can now get good Black Only prints by switching
> off the toners from the closest profile I could find but I have not
> managed to make my own curves for the papers I like best.  Instead I
> use curves in photoshop combined with intuition/trial and error/luck.
> I use MIS PK ink and like MIS Hot Press paper and also Inkpress Fibre
> Gloss sometimes.   Does anyone have a curve made for these or similar
> papers.  I'm certain that QTR is the perfect way to make Black Only
> prints but I think I am stuggling to just scratch the surface of its
> potential. Any help, advice or tips would be much appreciated.
> Matthew
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-----Original Message-----
From: Roy Harrington <roy@...>
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 1:06 pm
Subject: Re: [QuadtoneRIP] R2400 for Black Only prints - any advice?


















  



    

            
Hi Matthew,



I'd recommend checking out the Links section of the qtr website.

There's info by Ron Reeder who has

done a lot with making digital negs for platinum printing.    See:



http://www.quadtonerip.com/html/QTRlinks.html



Roy



On Nov 11, 2007 6:51 PM, matthewhouston61 <matthew@...> wrote:

> I bought QTR when I first got an R2400 with my main purpose being to

> make Black Only prints.  My main expertise in photography is in

> Platinum and Palladium printing and making digital negatives has

> sharpened my computer skills but I am still not a great technician.

> After a few months I can now get good Black Only prints by switching

> off the toners from the closest profile I could find but I have not

> managed to make my own curves for the papers I like best.  Instead I

> use curves in photoshop combined with intuition/trial and error/luck.

> I use MIS PK ink and like MIS Hot Press paper and also Inkpress Fibre

> Gloss sometimes.   Does anyone have a curve made for these or similar

> papers.  I'm certain that QTR is the perfect way to make Black Only

> prints but I think I am stuggling to just scratch the surface of its

> potential. Any help, advice or tips would be much appreciated.

> Matthew

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> Yahoo! Groups Links

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On Nov 13, 2007 11:57 AM, matthewhouston61 <matthew@...> wrote:
> Thanks Roy....but I probably did not make myself clear.  My mention
> of platinum and negatives was by way of introduction.  What I am
> interested in here is making black only prints with the R2400.  The
> articles I have read are really based around other printers and their
> software.  I have not really found much advice on using QTR for black
> only.  I suppose it would be using a powerful program for a very
> simple task but, that said,  it is the perfect way to control black
> only I would think.   I was hopeing to find others who use the R2400
> for black only printing and have the skills to make their own curves
> for different papers.  Sorry if I caused confusion here.  Good wishes
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> Matthew
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