QuadTone RIP Workflow
The QTR driver
Roy Harrington’s QuadTone RIP (QTR) software is a remarkable collection of tools that allows for some of the highest quality black and white output available on Epson inkjet printers. If you’ve only used the Epson ABW driver, you owe it to yourself to try QTR.
QTR is capable of both very simple operation, for those who just want to press a couple of buttons, to highly advanced printer control desired by…well, you know who you are. I’ve written an in-depth tutorial that takes you step by step through the most common scenarios of QTR usage. Whether you’re completely new to QTR or have been using it for years and wondered about some of its advanced features, you’ll gain a solid understanding and workflow of one tool that should be in every black and white lover’s toolbag.
Tags: black and white, Epson, inkjet, photography, printing, QTR, quadtone rip, tutorial
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July 26, 2009 at 8:09 am
Hello,
thank you very much for this tutorial; it’s a great help.
There is just one thing that remains unclear to me.
In Level 4 Step 11 three values are to be changed accordingly.
Are the values for DEFAULT_INK_LIMIT=xx and LIMIT_K=xx the same? Step 4 determines only 1 value for the ink limit…
However, your final screenshot shows 2 different values.
(Boost_K is clear.)
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Stephan
August 3, 2009 at 6:37 am
The same value can go in both Default and K ink limits. The default value only kicks in if an individual limit is left blank. The screenshot on the last page is one of Roy’s canned curves.
September 17, 2009 at 11:37 am
Hello,
Thanks for this very informative tutorial. I’ve done quite a bit of B&W printing on my Epson 3800 using Eric Chan’s ABW profiles out of Lightroom, but I’m very interested in trying the Quadtone RIP. I’ve noted much discussion around CS4’s limitations with Quadtone, and I was wondering if the same limitations exist with Lightroom 2.5, if I just want to try out some of the canned profiles, i.e., your “Level 1″.
Thanks in advance for your time,
Robert
September 17, 2009 at 11:51 am
Robert,
The most common issue with CS4 and BW occurs when trying to print files with “No Color Management”. The 100% foolproof approach is to use CS3. But if you stick to “Level 1″ usage you should be OK with CS4.
February 1, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Question…do you know if Quadtone rip is available for Mac OSX 10.6.2 Snow Leopard?
Thank you,
Victoria
February 1, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Check their website at quadtonerip.com.