Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "chipcarterdc" 
<chipcarterdc@h...> wrote:
> Roy: thanks for your response.  One additional question: I should download 
> and install the QTR program and THEN double click the installers for the 
> 7600/9600 that I just downloaded separately from your site? 

Chip,

The above is correct, download QTR with "beta9" in the name.  You'll
install it by double-clicking on QuadToneRIP-2.0.pkg.  
After that download 7600-UC from the website,  that'll give you a folder
with Install9600 in it.  Turn the printer on and plugged into USB port.
Now double click on Install9600.  After this Open Photoshop and
Print selecting "Quad9600" as the printer.  See ReadMe's about what
options to pick.

Roy


 Or should I first 
> double click and install the programs located in the 7600/9600 downloads?  
> In other words,  you said "There are separate install scripts for the 7600 and 
> the 9600, they setup the printer, create profiles and install them all with a 
> double-click."  Does that mean the only thing I need to do is doubleclick the 
> install scripts in the profiles folder I just downloaded, or is installing the QTR 
> program itself a separate step?  (and if so, what order do I do it in?)
> 
> -
> > 
> > Hi Chip,
> > 
> > I've recently put 76/9600 profiles on my website.  You should use the ones
> > that are in the profiles section rather than what's in the program download.
> > There are separate install scripts for the 7600 and the 9600, they setup the
> > printer, create profiles and install them all with a double-click.
> > 
> > These support the UltraChrome inks with Matte Black and three different
> > papers -- Enhanced Matte, UltraSmooth and Photo Rag.  They are probably
> > usable though not optimal with Photo Black but with reduced dMax.
> > 
> > QTR doesn't have any page layout features itself, but I've always printed
> > from Photoshop which has the Print Preview layout which gives you
> > control for one image.   What would you use for layout with color?
> > 
> > Try it out, and see if it does enough of what you want.  I'm not sure
> > off hand of a max print length, but of course the files are getting very
> > large.
> > 
> > Roy
> > 
> > > 
> > > The reason I ask is because I am more than happy w. color output for the 
> > > 4000 and the 9600 w. the Epson drivers and profiles and therefore don't 
> need 
> > > ImagePrint's color profiles.  Where I'm looking for a solution is for B&W.  If 
> QTR 
> > > supports a wide range of paper for the 9600, then I;ve got that problem 
> solved 
> > > and don't need ImagePrint.  But the (only) other feature of ImagePrint that 
> I'm 
> > > interested in is the page layout capability so that I can (1) lay out multiple 
> > > images (color and B&W) on a 44 inch wide sheet of paper and (2) print 
> longer 
> > > than 90 inches.  (If anyone knows of a way to do this and still retain all my 
> > > color management options, please let me know.  Is Adobe Illustrator a 
> > > solution to the page layout and maximum length issues?  Does Illustrator 
> let 
> > > you pick your paper profiles like Photoshop does?)
> > > 
> > > (Qimage is not a solution for me for the page layout issues b/c I run a Mac 
> and 
> > > don't want to have to switch over to Virtual PC to print)