QTR-Quadtone RIP

I forgot to mention that I am printing with Photoshop CS4 (and may also use Lightroom 2 in the future ), with a Mac using OSX 10.5.8. 

Bob Parker

--- In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, "RParker124" <rparker124@...> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I am new to this group and brand new to the Quadtone Rip.  I have been
> printing with the Epson 3800 for about 4 months using the AWB driver for
> B&W prints and using Eric Chan's profiles for Epson Exhibition Fiber
> paper primarily.  I really love this paper but it only comes in sheet
> and not roll.
> 
> Here is my problem (followed by my question below).  I am printing
> panoramic images form scanned NOBLEX 120 6x12 negatives.  I have been
> printing panoramics 16.5 x 39 inches on 2 sheets of 17x22 Epson paper
> and planning to join them together when mounting to board --- not easy
> to get a perfect join and have minimally visible seam.  My understanding
> of the Epson 3800 has been that I can only print a maximum length of 37
> inches without a RIP.  Regardless, since my largest sheet paper is 24x30
> ( I can cut to 17x30) I still need roll paper and will want to print
> images even longer than 39" on a single sheet in the future with
> digitally stitched panoramics.
> 
> Here are my questions:
> 1. Can anyone tell me the maximum length I can print using the Quadtone
> RIP? And if there is any special information I needed to know about
> using the software to use it effectively for print length beyond what is
> written on the PDF from the website?
> 
> 2. I am planning to use Museo Silver Rag for gloss surface and Canson
> Rives BFK for matte surface. (I also plan check out Harmon Gloss FB AI
> paper as well).  Is it best to use the paper profiles from manufacturer.
> Eric Chan's AWB profiles? or a Quadtone RIP profile included in software
> for B&W.  I do not intend to build my own paper profiles.
> I ask because surprisingly I found that when I used the Museo Silver Rag
> AWB profile by Eric Chan on the Museo Paper paper, my print came out too
> light and with different contrast compared to the perfect print from the
> Epson AWB profile for Epson paper. When I did another print on Museo
> Silver Rag with the Epson AWB profile it printed almost exactly as my
> Epson Paper/Epson profile print, except for the difference in paper base
> colors.
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Bob Parker
>