CHris,
QTR is a separate printing program, no need for a photoshop to print or anything else on your PC. QTR will print tiff files and perhaps some other formats as well. I split the channels in photosop, save each channel and then just print from QTR using black and yellow inks (you select inks you want to use) on my Epson 3800. Most Epson printers are supported. CHeap transparencies are Ok as well, up to some ink load.
Marek
> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:49:05 -0700
> From: zphoto@montana.net
> Subject: Re: speaking of printers...
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
>
> OH, this sounds contradictory--sorry for wasting
> e-particles, but I gave away MY computer and all I have left
> at home is this s--ta-s piece of work that was my husband's,
> a cheap Gateway laptop $600 thing...so I do have a PC to
> test the printer with, just no Photoshop on it.
> Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "zphoto@montana.net" <zphoto@montana.net>
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Re: speaking of printers...
> Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:45:24 -0700
>
> >Thanks, Keith, for all the advice,
> >It is photo black. It is the same print/file printed with a
> >windows and a mac both, same printer, same everything
> >except printer driver/platform.
> >
> >What happens with the Mac is that it prints...weird...like
> >the printer driver is not making all nozzles fire. But no
> >problem with this on the PC! But I will print a nozzle
> >check on the Mac and PC at the same time and see if I am
> >correct.
> >
> >When I print out the test pattern head alignment thing, it
> >only prints a few spots. Again, I will do a side by side
> >of PC and Mac and see if my surmise is correct--that it is
> >not the nozzles but the driver. No problem with this
> >printer ever until I printed with the new driver. The old
> >driver of course is still on the PC.
> >
> >THAT'S also what I will do--print a nozzle check etc. from
> >the printer itself. Can't wait to get home and do it.
> >
> >BTW it is not just an issue of PDN negs, but ALL docs I am
> >printing are not working--Excel, Word, Images in Photoshop,
> >PDFs--everything. It is the worst buggy issue I have ever
> >seen in 22 years of computers.
> >
> >Unfortunately I got rid of my computer and all previous
> >software. When I went whole hog Mac I gave the whole kit
> >and caboodle away :( so there is no turning back.
> >Chris
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Keith Schreiber <keith@jkschreiber.com>
> >To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> >Subject: Re: speaking of printers...
> >Date: Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:20:06 -0700
> >
> >>Hi Chris,
> >>
> >>A few comments, observations and questions:
> >>
> >>First, I looked at the images linked to in your other
> >>post. The one on the left looks like what my 3800 would
> >>do printing a text document on plain paper using Photo
> >>black. The one on the right, using Matte black. Which
> >>black do you have installed in the printer in question?
> >>I understand that the 2400, unlike the 3800, requires
> >>physically changing the cartridge to change black modes.
> >>
> >>By "sprayer thingies" I think you mean nozzles. Are you
> >>saying that the same printer will produce good nozzle
> >>checks when printed from your PC, but not from your Mac?
> >>What happens if you run the nozzle check from the
> >>printer's control panel rather than from either computer?
> >>
> >>I'm pretty sure head alignment and nozzle cleaning is
> >>strictly a printer issue and is independent of platform,
> >>though coincidence may seem to suggest otherwise.
> >>
> >>According to chatter on a few digital groups that I follow
> >>, both Snow Leopard and CS4 have been quite buggy with
> >>Epson (and other) printer drivers, especially with
> >>regards to color management, so it seems wise to stay
> >>with Leopard (or Tiger) and CS3 if possible, at least
> >>until Apple, Adobe, and Epson learn to play well together.
> >>
> >>I agree with other suggestions regarding QTR for making
> >>digital negs. Not that there is anything wrong with PDN
> >>but it does rely on the Epson driver which seems to be
> >>where the problems lie. The Mac version of QTR functions
> >>as a separate printer driver, bypassing the Epson
> >>driver.
> >>Good luck solving your problem and I hope this helps at
> >>least a little.
> >>
> >>Keith
> >>www.jkschreiber.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>On Nov 3, 2009, at 8:36 AM, Christina Anderson wrote:
> >>
> >>> Wow,
> >>> I had said to the list I was going all Mac. Well, my
> >>> 2400 printer now doesn't work very well at all. Only
> >>> some of the heads are firing it seems. I know it is
> >>> not the printer, because it works normally on other
> >>> computers, and it works fine if I use Ultra photo mode
> >>in Photoshop. I uninstalled the old driver and installed
> >>> the downloaded new driver from the Epson site. Anyone
> >>> have any advice on this or experience with similar
> >>> inadequate printing? It wasn't only the firing of the
> >>> sprayer thingies (technical term) that was the issue.
> >>> I had to realign the heads as well. Many times. So
> >>caveat--if you are switching to the new Mac operating
> >>> system be prepared for a lot of time spent with the
> >>>peripheral drivers...
> >>> I also noticed that CS4 is a bit buggy with my 4990
> >>>scanner, too.
> >>> Didn't realize making the permanent switch to Mac would
> >>> take so much time and dinkin' around. It has literally
> >>> taken a week or more. Chris
> >>
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