Thanks Chris. Not much really. I moved from Monterey to Sequoia in one step and everything worked fine. I checked that the original print driver (12.65) for my P-900 was working and it was ok and not that damned Apple AirPrint version! PrintTool worked fine too. However, it did take me some time to get my Quadfiles for QTR to install. I wish I could remember what I did, but after a couple of hours frustration, they turned up as profiles in my QTR print menu.
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On 11 Jan 2025, at 14:56, Chris Jack via groups.io <itsmrjack@...> wrote:
Good work Tony! Would you mind sharing what you did to get things working?
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Re: Newbie standing over P900 with hammer
Did you select the paper size in the printer itself?
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On Jan 11, 2025, at 10:35?AM, Joe Smith via groups.io <smithfoto59@...> wrote:
? Hi. I'm having a similar issue. In Print Tool I select 11x14 as paper size but when I hit "Print" I get a message that the image does not fit the selected paper size and will be cropped. If I click on "Fit to paper" then it is ok but the image shrinks a bit. (This is for DTP (in a carrier) so it has to be posterboard media. If I select 11x14 posterboard in Photoshop the image is not centred as there seems to be a margin at the top)
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Re: A couple of questions about QTR Print-Tool & QuadToneProfiler-DN (v3) Licenses
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On Sat, Jan 11, 2025 at 9:28?AM Jebah Baum < jbaum07@...> wrote: Any chance I can pick up my piece on Monday evening? I could swing by around 8:30 on my way into town.? On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 10:19?AM Lo?c Signup via <loic.signup= [email protected]> wrote: Hi there QTR users !
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I am about to purchase licenses for QTR Print-Tool ($39 iirc) and for Richard Boutwell's QuadToneProfiler-DN (v3) (about 100 euros)....
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I am going to install those on my old late-2015 MacBook Pro laptop, but I plan to buy a new MacBook Pro in a couple of months...
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I'd like to make sure that the licenses I buy will still be valid if I re-installed both softwares on my future new machine ... Can someone here confirm or deny this please ?
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Thank you !!
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Re: A couple of questions about QTR Print-Tool & QuadToneProfiler-DN (v3) Licenses
Any chance I can pick up my piece on Monday evening? I could swing by around 8:30 on my way into town.?
On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 10:19?AM Lo?c Signup via <loic.signup= [email protected]> wrote: Hi there QTR users !
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I am about to purchase licenses for QTR Print-Tool ($39 iirc) and for Richard Boutwell's QuadToneProfiler-DN (v3) (about 100 euros)....
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I am going to install those on my old late-2015 MacBook Pro laptop, but I plan to buy a new MacBook Pro in a couple of months...
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I'd like to make sure that the licenses I buy will still be valid if I re-installed both softwares on my future new machine ... Can someone here confirm or deny this please ?
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Thank you !!
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Lo?c
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Re: Newbie standing over P900 with hammer
Hi. I'm having a similar issue. In Print Tool I select 11x14 as paper size but when I hit "Print" I get a message that the image does not fit the selected paper size and will be cropped. If I click on "Fit to paper" then it is ok but the image shrinks a bit. (This is for DTP (in a carrier) so it has to be posterboard media. If I select 11x14 posterboard in Photoshop the image is not centred as there seems to be a margin at the top)
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Any idea why??
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Good work Tony! Would you mind sharing what you did to get things working?
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Re: Everyday backlit prints
Thanks, Kirk. ?I’ll give that a try.
Myron
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On Jan 10, 2025, at 13:32, Kirk Thibault via groups.io <kirkthibault@...> wrote:
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Use caution.
Maybe try Red River light weight (7 mil thick, 42lb) ?glossy:
I have not printed on it, personally, but it seems to fit the bill. ?The manufacturer notes that the non-glossy side is plain white and that you can print text or graphics on that side as well. ?Red River also offers heavier paper in the same configuration:
Kirk
On Jan 10, 2025, at 12:18?PM, Myron Gochnauer via groups.io <goch@...> wrote:
A few years ago I discovered that prints on Kirkland glossy paper looked good when framed and hung in a window so they would be backlit.
The frames were Dollar Store double glass frames (photograph between two pieces of glass, no matting).
I would place a second piece of glossy paper against the back of the print, with the surface facing out or away. The frame was then hung in a window. I assumed that any UV from sunlight or skylight would be absorbed before it made its way to the ink layer.?
During the day the print would mostly be lit from behind, and when it was dark outside the image would be lit by ordinary room lighting. I was surprised at how well this worked in my home.
I no longer have access to Kirkland paper (if it is still made). Epson Premium Luster is a good substitute for everyday printing, but it has watermarks on the back.
Does someone make a similar quality paper without watermarks??
Is anyone using glossy paper as a digital negative (for contact printing in the darkroom)??
I live well off the beaten path, so it’s not easy to have a look at a variety of paper.
Thanks!
Myron
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Re: A couple of questions about QTR Print-Tool & QuadToneProfiler-DN (v3) Licenses
Yes, for QuadToneProfiler apps , you can deactivate your license on a computer and re-activate it on another one.
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For Print-Tool, you can have several computers running the software with a license.
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?I stuck with Monterey for years dreading the day when I would be forced to upgrade my O.S. A few months ago, I bit the bullet and upgraded to Sequoia. After a bit of work, nothing too technical, I have been printing successful Epson P900 printing digital negatives with QTR, and PrintTool. All of Richard Boutwell's applications work too.
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I am currently running Epson 7800,9800, and P900 with the QTR 2.8.0 with Print-Tool -2.3.4 on an older 2014 Mac Mini 2.6hrz running macOS Monterey 12.7.6.
Printing digital negatives.
They will never be connected to the internet for any upgrades again.?
All is currently running smooth (fingers crossed).?
Good Luck!
Shane Knight
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Re: Everyday backlit prints
Maybe try Red River light weight (7 mil thick, 42lb) ?glossy:
I have not printed on it, personally, but it seems to fit the bill. ?The manufacturer notes that the non-glossy side is plain white and that you can print text or graphics on that side as well. ?Red River also offers heavier paper in the same configuration:
Kirk
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On Jan 10, 2025, at 12:18?PM, Myron Gochnauer via groups.io <goch@...> wrote:
A few years ago I discovered that prints on Kirkland glossy paper looked good when framed and hung in a window so they would be backlit.
The frames were Dollar Store double glass frames (photograph between two pieces of glass, no matting).
I would place a second piece of glossy paper against the back of the print, with the surface facing out or away. The frame was then hung in a window. I assumed that any UV from sunlight or skylight would be absorbed before it made its way to the ink layer.?
During the day the print would mostly be lit from behind, and when it was dark outside the image would be lit by ordinary room lighting. I was surprised at how well this worked in my home.
I no longer have access to Kirkland paper (if it is still made). Epson Premium Luster is a good substitute for everyday printing, but it has watermarks on the back.
Does someone make a similar quality paper without watermarks??
Is anyone using glossy paper as a digital negative (for contact printing in the darkroom)??
I live well off the beaten path, so it’s not easy to have a look at a variety of paper.
Thanks!
Myron
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A few years ago I discovered that prints on Kirkland glossy paper looked good when framed and hung in a window so they would be backlit.
The frames were Dollar Store double glass frames (photograph between two pieces of glass, no matting).
I would place a second piece of glossy paper against the back of the print, with the surface facing out or away. The frame was then hung in a window. I assumed that any UV from sunlight or skylight would be absorbed before it made its way to the ink layer.?
During the day the print would mostly be lit from behind, and when it was dark outside the image would be lit by ordinary room lighting. I was surprised at how well this worked in my home.
I no longer have access to Kirkland paper (if it is still made). Epson Premium Luster is a good substitute for everyday printing, but it has watermarks on the back.
Does someone make a similar quality paper without watermarks??
Is anyone using glossy paper as a digital negative (for contact printing in the darkroom)??
I live well off the beaten path, so it’s not easy to have a look at a variety of paper.
Thanks!
Myron
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Hi Berel,
Where does one get the carrier? ?or is it just a matte board? ?Can you post a picture? ?
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On Jan 10, 2025, at 8:21 AM, Berel Lutsky via groups.io <lutskyb@...> wrote:
My experience with 3880, p800 and p600 is that using the front feed option eliminates the pizza wheels.? It is likely that the p900 will do the same. There is no hidden instruction, it assumes that you are loading posterboard. I use a carrier for DTP polymer gravure? (window cut into 2 ply matte board) so that is my default anyway - for film you may want to try attaching it to a carrier as well -because I am pretty sure that the? platen gap automatically adjusts for thick media.
Berel Lutsky
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My experience with 3880, p800 and p600 is that using the front feed option eliminates the pizza wheels.? It is likely that the p900 will do the same. There is no hidden instruction, it assumes that you are loading posterboard. I use a carrier for DTP polymer
gravure? (window cut into 2 ply matte board) so that is my default anyway - for film you may want to try attaching it to a carrier as well -because I am pretty sure that the? platen gap automatically adjusts for thick media.
Berel Lutsky
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A couple of questions about QTR Print-Tool & QuadToneProfiler-DN (v3) Licenses
Hi there QTR users !
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I am about to purchase licenses for QTR Print-Tool ($39 iirc) and for Richard Boutwell's QuadToneProfiler-DN (v3) (about 100 euros)....
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I am going to install those on my old late-2015 MacBook Pro laptop, but I plan to buy a new MacBook Pro in a couple of months...
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I'd like to make sure that the licenses I buy will still be valid if I re-installed both softwares on my future new machine ... Can someone here confirm or deny this please ?
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Thank you !!
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Lo?c
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Thank you for sharing this article, Clay. Unfortunately, this is very timely for me, as both my iMac and MacBook Pro have been affected, despite neither being upgraded to the latest OS. Firstly, I noticed last week?that my USB hub connected?to my iMac refuses to read my card reader on a specific socket, even though the same socket reads other devices without issue.? I tested the card reader, and it works fine—it’s just this particular socket on the hub that has the problem.
Secondly (and more critically), I’ve encountered communication errors (connected via WiFi) between my Epson P800 printer and my MacBook Pro.? It was working perfectly until last Friday, but now my MacBook Pro recognises the printer yet refuses to send file data to it.? Interestingly, when I connected the printer via a WiFi hotspot on my mobile, it worked fine.? I also tested the printer using my partner's laptop and didn’t encounter any issues there.
The current OS versions are:
iMac: macOS 12.7.5 (Monterey)
MacBook Pro: macOS 13.2.1 (Ventura) Based on these tests, I suspect the issue isn’t solely caused by upgrading to macOS 14.4.
Does that mean that Monterey/12 and earlier is ok? What about El Capitan/10 ?? (I am very new to mac after 40 years on PC)
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Til: QuadToneRIP <[email protected]>
Dato: torsdag d. 9. januar 2025 kl. 07:27 CET
Emne: Re: [QuadToneRIP] FYI for Mac Users
something to consider. I use an old Mac mini i3 running Mojave to print from. It's headless. but I see old Macbooks on FB marketplace for $150.00. You can get one of those to print from. I do my editing on a more up to date computer then access the other Mac via screen share and drag my image over there and print from print tools running off that Mac. It's a lot simpler than having to struggle with getting this stuff to run consistently with Seqouia etc...
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Does that mean that Monterey/12 and earlier is ok? What about El Capitan/10 ?? (I am very new to mac after 40 years on PC)
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Fra: Jeff <jeff@...>
Til: QuadToneRIP <[email protected]>
Dato: torsdag d. 9. januar 2025 kl. 07:27 CET
Emne: Re: [QuadToneRIP] FYI for Mac Users
something to consider. I use an old Mac mini i3 running Mojave to print from. It's headless. but I see old Macbooks on FB marketplace for $150.00. You can get one of those to print from. I do my editing on a more up to date computer then access the other Mac via screen share and drag my image over there and print from print tools running off that Mac. It's a lot simpler than having to struggle with getting this stuff to run consistently with Seqouia etc...
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Re: Revisiting Carbon 6/7/8 in 2024
Here's what sparked my question. I picked up a 7880. Didn't get used much, but has been sitting for over a decade. Ink lines are empty in spots (guessing evaporation?) My suspicion is the ink near the cartridges is dried up. You can see the ink coming out of the cart, but empty everywhere else.
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I want to run power cleans or INIT and flush something like Piezo through, but that's going to be expensive. If I try with Paul's base formula that's a lot cheaper.
**I did check that everything else works, including the air pump, boards, just no ink moving. And don't have enough ink in the OEM cartridges to do a power clean. I guess the easiest thing is to just try.
I did find this video on YouTube. Just using distilled water.?
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Re: Revisiting Carbon 6/7/8 in 2024
I've used Piezoflush for years to clean my 3880, but recently switched to Majic Bullet, which I have found to be much more effective.?
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I do not recommend alcohol at all. Piezoflush does not have that. I really recommend buying the real stuff from inkjetmall for long term storage. I don’t have any allegiance to Jon (exactly the opposite at this point
considering his actions towards me in 2023) but there are real differences with PF for storage compared to other products out there so that’s my recommendation.?
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On Jan 9, 2025, at 12:04?AM, Jeff Kew via groups.io <jeff@...> wrote:
Happy New Years all.
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I have a question about cleaning/storage solutions.
I've bought PiezoFlush from Inkjet Mall and I've also bought a clear solution from Inkjet OWL. Both offering similar functionality.
I recently found an online doc showing piezo cleaning formula as:
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When I compare to Paul's cb6 base, the above adds glycol, alcohol and colouring. Since Pauls formula adds Edwal LFN as a surfactant, seems like it could be used as for the same purpose?
Paul's formula:
55% distilled water
34% glycerol
10% Kodak Photo-Flo, and
1% Edwal LFN.
Has anyone made their own for storing and flushing your lines?
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Re: Revisiting Carbon 6/7/8 in 2024
I do not recommend alcohol at all. Piezoflush does not have that. I really recommend buying the real stuff from inkjetmall for long term storage. I don’t have any allegiance to Jon (exactly the opposite at this point considering his actions towards me in 2023) but there are real differences with PF for storage compared to other products out there so that’s my recommendation.?
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On Jan 9, 2025, at 12:04?AM, Jeff Kew via groups.io <jeff@...> wrote:
Happy New Years all.
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I have a question about cleaning/storage solutions.
I've bought PiezoFlush from Inkjet Mall and I've also bought a clear solution from Inkjet OWL. Both offering similar functionality.
I recently found an online doc showing piezo cleaning formula as:
<Screenshot 2025-01-08 at 8.58.55?PM.png>
When I compare to Paul's cb6 base, the above adds glycol, alcohol and colouring. Since Pauls formula adds Edwal LFN as a surfactant, seems like it could be used as for the same purpose?
Paul's formula:
55% distilled water
34% glycerol
10% Kodak Photo-Flo, and
1% Edwal LFN.
Has anyone made their own for storing and flushing your lines?
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greg brophy
Lo?c