Re: quarkxpress 4.1 & colorsync workflow
Re: quarkxpress 4.1 & colorsync workflow
- Subject: Re: quarkxpress 4.1 & colorsync workflow
- From: william oldacre <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 12:30:52 -0400
My apologies for mistaken impressions.
The epson printer in question, is not a powerful device. It is the original
stylus photo, a letter size printer attached directly to my mac (no RIP)
and thus no PPD. Unless of course someone knows of a PPD for this device, I
have never found one. Alas, this is likely why I have so much fun outputing
proofs from quark to this printer (its not postscript capable).
I suppose that an answer to this would be to find a software RIP capable of
supporting this printer. Any RIP suggestions?
Thanks
william
At 11:22 AM 6/12/01 -0500, Joel wrote:
But unfortuneately, the epson driver changes the settings in the quark
print dialog, and the halftoning dropdown is greyed out on the output
tab. Also print colors is set to defined by printer. I believe the epson
driver basically takes over everything. I am assuming that this is where
you were talking about changing halftoning from conventional to printer screen.
What other alternatives do i have, or what other settings might be taking
affect here?
thanks
Alas, I can't seem to find your original post. From the sounds of where
you are at two things come to mind:
1. In the print dialog box>setup: the printer chosen here may be an RGB
PPD or other which has only one screen parameter to offer. Photoshop uses
the current active printer in the AdobePS. Quark halftone options begin
and end with the printer PPD chosen in the print dialog>Setup which then
offers the available screen functions available for that printer. Also, if
under the Profiles dialog box you have a CMYK Composite or Separations
printer profile chosen as your output it then grays out the Composite RGB
option. This might affect your available screen options. If you have an
RGB Composite Printer profile chosen here this may also affect your
available options. Try turning both Composite and Separations profiles to
None, see if this affects your Halftoning options.
2. i don't use an Epson RIP, so I'm just setting myself up for a spanking
from someone who does.
I only have PPD for the Epson 3000 (cmyk). It offers both conventional and
printer halftoning. Which PPD are you using?
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