Re: Quark/Epson Stylus RIP Madness
Re: Quark/Epson Stylus RIP Madness
- Subject: Re: Quark/Epson Stylus RIP Madness
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 13:26:24 EDT
In a message dated 8/24/01 11:48:16 AM, email@hidden writes:
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I'm new to this list so please be patient with my inadequate knowledge
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of
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the subject.
Theparticular issue you bring us is complex, and poorly documented, so there
is no way you could be expected to realize how problematic it is.
I'm a fledging designer trying to print portfolio projects
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on
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an Epson Stylus 1200.
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My problem is finding a cheap/not-too-involved way to get better color
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from
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Quark out of the 1200, using Epson Stylus RIP SW. Things come out fine
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on
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the non-RIP software. But I'm printing text and image-laden book projects
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so
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I need the multi-page layout convenience of Quark.
The convenience of Quark... isn't that an Oxymoron?
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I'm using Weber-Valentine's matte paper, but the standard Epson paper
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settings produce quirky to lousy results. As a job hunter, I can't afford
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an
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expensive calibration/profiling setup, so I seem to be wasting time getting
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nowhere in this quest.
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Would Monaco EZ Color or Wiziwyg or Adobe PressReady provide some
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improvement? Is there a better, inexpensive RIP program out there? Are
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there
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tutorials/books, etc. that could help me get started?
Its not a matter of profiling software here, its a matter of StylusRIP not
being a true CMYK RIP, and not really being color manageable... PressReady
woud probably fix your problem with the canned profiles included; if not then
a custom profile for your paper hacked into PressReady should do it. Any
other solution would be likely to be more expensive, and you should be saving
your money for a copy of InDesign, instead of buying expensive color
software. <G>
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
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