QTR-Quadtone RIP

Am hoping that I might receive a bit of guidance from the group...I am  
trying to install QTR for an Epson R1900 and for some reason it is not  
recognizing the printer...error message reads as follows:

"Cannot find an Epson USB printer with the name R1800

The printer must be turned on, plugged in to computer and ready
Resetting the printer may be necessary.

The firewire port cannot be used for QuadToneRIP.  If you are already  
using
firewire you must switch over to USB.  Do not plug in both USB and  
firewire."

Printer is plugged in, am using USB.  I have uninstalled QTR and  
reinstalled.  have made sure I have the latest drivers, etc but no  
luck...help!

Thanks in advance -- Bishop

Found the correct script...right under my nose...

Thanks -- Bishop

No am looking for the CurveDropBox which doesn't seem to exist.
On Oct 18, 2008, at 12:31 PM, M. Bishop Bastien wrote:

> Am hoping that I might receive a bit of guidance from the group...I am
> trying to install QTR for an Epson R1900 and for some reason it is not
> recognizing the printer...error message reads as follows:
>
> "Cannot find an Epson USB printer with the name R1800
>
> The printer must be turned on, plugged in to computer and ready
> Resetting the printer may be necessary.
>
> The firewire port cannot be used for QuadToneRIP. If you are already
> using
> firewire you must switch over to USB. Do not plug in both USB and
> firewire."
>
> Printer is plugged in, am using USB. I have uninstalled QTR and
> reinstalled. have made sure I have the latest drivers, etc but no
> luck...help!
>
> Thanks in advance -- Bishop
>
>
> 



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--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "M. Bishop Bastien" <mbbastien@...> wrote:
>
> Found the correct script...right under my nose...
> 
> Thanks -- Bishop
> 
> No am looking for the CurveDropBox which doesn't seem to exist.
> On Oct 18, 2008, at 12:31 PM, M. Bishop Bastien wrote:

Hello Bishop. Before you get too far along,  what inkset are you planning to use with the 1900?  And what OS, Mac or Windows?  The 800/1800/1900 series uses 
unique inksets that don't really lend themselves to good b&w with the original color inkset.  There is Paul Roark's method that uses his 3MK inkset for matte paper 
and the Piezography K7 inkset of seven black inks for matte paper.  Each of those has a profile set located under profiles (for 1800).  For the Epson Ultrachrome 
inkset there is only one profile for EEM on the 800-1800, sort of a test, listed under the R1800-UC folder.  (there is also a readme in that folder that is important. )

That said, as for the CurveDropBox, are you using the latest version of QTR.  The curve drop box isn't there any more.  There is a different method detailed in the 
Basic Tutorial, Quad Tone RIP on Mac OS X, Version 2.6 March 2006.  Look at the section headed: Installing custom QTR Profiles for another source.  Since no one 
has written any profiles for the 1900 yet you would have to create your own or try adapting some others.

For Paul Roark's 3MK method you could try creating a folder called R1900-3MK.  Copy the InstallR1900.command into that folder and rename it: installR1900-
3mk.command.  (the install scripts are identical but use the name of the command to differentiate the printers)  Copy the profiles that you want to use from the 
R800-R1800-3MK  folder into the R1900-3MK folder.  Then double click on the newly named; installR1900-3mk.command icon inside the R1900-3MK folder.  
That will run the script and install the profiles where they need to be.  (If you are on Windows, you're in a different ballgame altogether, can't help you at all there.)

The same procedure could be used to create an R1900-K7 folder or an R1900-UC folder.  The only caveat with the UC inks is that you would have Orange where 
the Blue should be and you'd be off in completely uncharted territory.  I would think the 3MK and K7 profiles would be close enough to give you a start but that will 
depend on how similar the 1800 and 1900 are excluding the blue/orange ink issue.

Good Luck.

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "robert49brake" <robert49brake@...> wrote:

> The same procedure could be used to create an R1900-K7 folder or an R1900-UC folder.  The only caveat with the UC inks is that you would have Orange where 
> the Blue should be and you'd be off in completely uncharted territory.  I would think the 3MK and K7 profiles would be close enough to give you a start but that will 
> depend on how similar the 1800 and 1900 are excluding the blue/orange ink issue.

Bishop, I was wrong here.  The UC Blue ink (Orange in the 1900) and in the Light Magenta position in QTR is not used for a toner like in other  QTR profiles.   The 
Blue/Orange ink difference shouldn't matter.  Whatever other differences between the 1800 and the 1900 will still come into play but it should at least give you a 
starting point.

Thanks, Robert!  Appreciate the guidance...am using custom inks.  What  
you suggested helped me get the Quad file created and at least set my  
first curve into the R1900 file....more to go before it is all set.   
Will likely be back with a question or two...

Best regards -- Bishop


On Oct 19, 2008, at 11:24 AM, robert49brake wrote:

> --- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "robert49brake"  
> <robert49brake@...> wrote:
>
> > The same procedure could be used to create an R1900-K7 folder or  
> an R1900-UC folder. The only caveat with the UC inks is that you  
> would have Orange where
> > the Blue should be and you'd be off in completely uncharted  
> territory. I would think the 3MK and K7 profiles would be close  
> enough to give you a start but that will
> > depend on how similar the 1800 and 1900 are excluding the blue/ 
> orange ink issue.
>
> Bishop, I was wrong here. The UC Blue ink (Orange in the 1900) and  
> in the Light Magenta position in QTR is not used for a toner like in  
> other QTR profiles. The
> Blue/Orange ink difference shouldn't matter. Whatever other  
> differences between the 1800 and the 1900 will still come into play  
> but it should at least give you a
> starting point.
>
>
> 



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