QTR-Quadtone RIP

At first, nothing would print. Now it is printing but the results are horrible -- a lot of magenta.

So here is what I see when setting up the driver:

1. Color Matching defaults to ColorSync and I cannot change to Vendor option.

2. Cannot print Black Only.

3. Photo ink option and for curves I see only curves for matte papers.

The printer prints fine with the Epson driver, and I can print BO. It also default to Vendor color and not ColorSync.

I also tried with the GC QuadTone Driver and it would not print at all. In addition, the settings I noted above also applied -- it just won't do what I think it should.

Any ideas?

Let me add to this. First off, I'm on a Mac OS 10.6.6. Second, I installed and set up my QTR print Drivers using the Basic Tutorial for Mac OS X. 

After running into my problems I then started reading the User Guide by Tom Moore. At this point I am even more confused. I have gone looking for the QTR GUI applications and cannot find it to save my life. Maybe things are different on a Mac, since I notice that the User Guide is Windows centric.

Should I uninstall QTR and begin again from scratch or what?

Oh, and using the GQ QT Driver gives me very Cyan toned images.

Nevermind. I rushed into things much more blindly than I realized. As far as my R2880, I'm going to just continue using the Epson driver and print ABW. For the R200, I need to wait until my B&W inkset arrives before trying anything. 

Now that leads me to another question. Is there a printer profile for the R200 using MIS UT-R2 inks?



--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Rusty Sterling" <rustysterling@...> wrote:

>
> Let me add to this. First off, I'm on a Mac OS 10.6.6. Second, I installed and set up my QTR print Drivers using the Basic Tutorial for Mac OS X. 
> 
> After running into my problems I then started reading the User Guide by Tom Moore. At this point I am even more confused. I have gone looking for the QTR GUI applications and cannot find it to save my life. Maybe things are different on a Mac, since I notice that the User Guide is Windows centric.
> 
> Should I uninstall QTR and begin again from scratch or what?
> 
> Oh, and using the GQ QT Driver gives me very Cyan toned images.
>

Tom's user guide is primarily for Windows users, and qtrgui is Windows 
only. On Windows this is the only way to print using QTR; it can't be 
done direct from Photoshop.

On 27/02/2011 22:17, Rusty Sterling wrote:
>
> Let me add to this. First off, I'm on a Mac OS 10.6.6. Second, I 
> installed and set up my QTR print Drivers using the Basic Tutorial for 
> Mac OS X.
>
> After running into my problems I then started reading the User Guide 
> by Tom Moore. At this point I am even more confused. I have gone 
> looking for the QTR GUI applications and cannot find it to save my 
> life. Maybe things are different on a Mac, since I notice that the 
> User Guide is Windows centric.
>
> Should I uninstall QTR and begin again from scratch or what?
>
> Oh, and using the GQ QT Driver gives me very Cyan toned images.
>
> 
>
>
>
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Yeah, I get it. Another issue I would have is using Photoshop CS5. So I have Windows 7 installed on another partition of my iMac and I'll just us the Windows version there and forget on the Mac.

Thanks.

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, Mike Finley <mike.finley@...> wrote:

>
> Tom's user guide is primarily for Windows users, and qtrgui is Windows 
> only. On Windows this is the only way to print using QTR; it can't be 
> done direct from Photoshop.
> 
> On 27/02/2011 22:17, Rusty Sterling wrote:
> >
> > Let me add to this. First off, I'm on a Mac OS 10.6.6. Second, I 
> > installed and set up my QTR print Drivers using the Basic Tutorial for 
> > Mac OS X.
> >
> > After running into my problems I then started reading the User Guide 
> > by Tom Moore. At this point I am even more confused. I have gone 
> > looking for the QTR GUI applications and cannot find it to save my 
> > life. Maybe things are different on a Mac, since I notice that the 
> > User Guide is Windows centric.
> >
> > Should I uninstall QTR and begin again from scratch or what?
> >
> > Oh, and using the GQ QT Driver gives me very Cyan toned images.
> >
> > 
> >
> >
> >
> > No virus found in this incoming message.
> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
> > Version: 9.0.872 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3471 - Release Date: 02/27/11 07:34:00
> >
> 
> -- 
> mike finley photography
> fine art photography and website construction
> http://mypicks.efikim.co.uk
> http://www.mikefinley.co.uk
> http://www.roguegenecollective.com/Mike_Finley.html
> http://www.efikim.co.uk
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Rusty,

If you are using the K6 driver and are printing too magenta - it is because you have not installed the K6 inks and are still relying on your color inks. 

K6 is Piezography K6 which is a replacement set of inks for your printer that include a black and five additional increasingly lighter shades of gray. 

more info here:  www.piezography.com

regards,

Jon



--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Rusty Sterling" <rustysterling@...> wrote:

>
> At first, nothing would print. Now it is printing but the results are horrible -- a lot of magenta.
> 
> So here is what I see when setting up the driver:
> 
> 1. Color Matching defaults to ColorSync and I cannot change to Vendor option.
> 
> 2. Cannot print Black Only.
> 
> 3. Photo ink option and for curves I see only curves for matte papers.
> 
> The printer prints fine with the Epson driver, and I can print BO. It also default to Vendor color and not ColorSync.
> 
> I also tried with the GC QuadTone Driver and it would not print at all. In addition, the settings I noted above also applied -- it just won't do what I think it should.
> 
> Any ideas?
>

Hi Jon,

I appreciate the confirmation. I kind of figure that is what was happening. I'll 
be getting the MIS UT-R2 inks this week. Only thing is that there isn't a driver 
that I can find for the R200 with that inkset. But I'm looking.

Thanks,

Rusty

 "It's a good life and somebody has got to live it."
http://www.rustysterling.com




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From: piezobw <jon@...>
To: QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, February 28, 2011 6:09:36 AM
Subject: [QuadtoneRIP] Re: R200 Using K6 QuadTone Driver

  
Rusty,

If you are using the K6 driver and are printing too magenta - it is because you 
have not installed the K6 inks and are still relying on your color inks. 


K6 is Piezography K6 which is a replacement set of inks for your printer that 
include a black and five additional increasingly lighter shades of gray. 


more info here: www.piezography.com

regards,

Jon

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "Rusty Sterling" <rustysterling@...> wrote:
>
> At first, nothing would print. Now it is printing but the results are horrible 
>-- a lot of magenta.
> 
> So here is what I see when setting up the driver:
> 
> 1. Color Matching defaults to ColorSync and I cannot change to Vendor option.
> 
> 2. Cannot print Black Only.
> 
> 3. Photo ink option and for curves I see only curves for matte papers.
> 
> The printer prints fine with the Epson driver, and I can print BO. It also 
>default to Vendor color and not ColorSync.
> 
> I also tried with the GC QuadTone Driver and it would not print at all. In 
>addition, the settings I noted above also applied -- it just won't do what I 
>think it should.
> 
> Any ideas?
>


 

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