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Re: QTR 2200 Density & Contrast

2005-02-17 by krn_ptr

No, I haven't.  I'm just switching mode to grayscale.  I'll give it a try, Marco.  
Thanks.  

But is there a way to make small adjustments in the driver?

peter


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Marco Ristuccia" <
marco.ristuccia@l...> wrote:
> 
> Have you converted your images to "QTR Gray Matte" profile before 
> printing? If not give it a try!
> You can find the QTR gray profiles at the following address (file 
> grayspace.zip):
> 
> http://homepage.mac.com/royharrington/FileSharing2.html
> 
> Bye
> Marco
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "krn_ptr" 
> <krn_ptr@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > I have pulled my first tests with QTR on the Epson 2200 and they 
> are  
> > wonderfully neutral.  They are, however, a little light and don't 
> match the 
> > monitor tonality or the density of the same (greenish) image 
> printed with the 
> > Epson driver.  I'm printing on Velvet Fine Art and I've used both 
> the EEM and 
> > PFA profiles with little or no difference in density.  I dropped a 
> contrasty curve 
> > layer on the image in CS to see if the paper could actually print 
> at a higher 
> > density and it did.  
> > 
> > Is there a simple way of increasing the density and contrast in 
> QTR?  There are 
> > "Expert" setting options in the QTR driver, but I don't know when 
> or how to 
> > access them.  I'd like to know if it's possible to achieve simple
> (?) density and 
> > contrast adjustments before getting into what looks like a serious 
> learning 
> > curve to produce profiles for Epson and non-Epson inks.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > peter

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