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Re: mottled yellow position in QTR calibration test print

2014-07-06 by paulmwhiting@...

Finally... ran my Calibration print with the new mix of the 2% yellow position dilution.

Am happy to report it's much, much better... in fact I won't even attempt to photograph it, it's barely visible to the naked eye much less a snapshot with a modest point-and-shoot digital camera in available light. The mottling basically starts in the 95 position, so it's essentially just the last patch that has barely visible mottling. Must have been my screw-up when my scale was set to ounces. I ran a second test, not quite as good this time, started at around 90 but still difficult to see.

I may very well have had that mottling in my first setup with Eb6 but never noticed it. And Paul, your saying a certain amount of this is normal was a big help.

I need a better understanding of ink limits in QTR - basically the reason I wanted to create my own curve was to learn more about QTR. Well, I'm learning QTR, for sure.

Thanks, Paul, and everyone else, now I can begin printing ... it's been a long haul, starting with carts that weren't even recognized!

Paul

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