daniel_staver1 Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 I haven't seen a mention of this here yet so I thought those of youwith a 2100/2200 might be interested to know that a beta version ofQuadToneRIP for Windows has been released: http://harrington.com/QuadTonePC.html This will allow you to print truly neutral BW images withoutmetamerism on your 2100/2200 printer. It's a great alternative toImageprint at only 1/10 of the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorn ake Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 I have downloaded and installed the beta for XP, however the .bat file does not seem to be set up for the parameters required to make things function. I get a "no printer" message and nothing prints. What's more, certain file name references in the directions do not match the file names that appear in the folders once everything is unzipped. I am not a computer moron by any stretch, but I messed around for about 3 hours and couldn't get anything to pop into action. Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack paradise Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 Daniel, What are the advantage of QTR, using UTx insets, over other alternatives such as printing curves, etc ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel_staver1 Posted August 11, 2004 Author Share Posted August 11, 2004 I recommend you to ask questions about QTR on the DigitalBW list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint/ The developer of QTR, Roy Harrington, is active on the list, and you will also get the added benefit of help from other users who are successfully using QTR on windows. There have been lots of discussions recently about the new windows version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_rodney1 Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 It's not bad and certainly worth $50. I downloaded it and did some testing (OSX) and it's not ImagePrint by a long shot but then the cost is incredibly reasonable and it's head and shoulders superior to the Epson driver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel_staver1 Posted August 11, 2004 Author Share Posted August 11, 2004 I've compared several QTR and Imageprint prints and would say it's hard to tell the difference for BW. Assuming you're using good profiles for QTR of course... Both are very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_rodney1 Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 The dither isn't there compared to IP. Spectral gradients are showing much more banding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorn ake Posted August 12, 2004 Share Posted August 12, 2004 So I think I figured it out finally. Unzipping puts everything into the Unzipped folder, but for some reason, installing leaves some items in the Unzipped folder but puts others in a new QuadtoneRIP folder. Once you move everything into the QuadtoneRIP folder, everything works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_houghton Posted August 13, 2004 Share Posted August 13, 2004 I was pleased to see this version of the RIP for Windows at last, and it does look very promising. The main fault I have found is a blotchy level 0 patch when I printed out the 21step.tif file supplied in the package on H. Photo Rag (using PFA curves). The blotchyness is due to small lighter horizontal dashes and is not random, as the pattern was the same when I repeated the print. This was with a 2100 on Win XP Home and I don't get this when printing with the Epson driver. Does anyone else have this problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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