Digital BW, The Print

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roy Harrington" <roy@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 5:37 AM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: StudioPrint Evaluation


> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Robert
> Morrison <rmorrison@p...> wrote:
> > On 6/16/03 5:45 PM, "Roy Harrington" <roy@h...> wrote:
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Robert & Robert,
> > >
> > > With QuadToneRIP you get the best of both worlds:
> automatic
> > > creation of curves to transition through multiple gray
inks,
> > > but complete manual control for toner inks where you can
> > > put your own "personal touch" into split toning or whatever
> > > you like.
> > >
> > > Roy
> >
> > But, correct me if I'm wrong, without single channel control.
> You are
> > limited to a CYMK approach?...meaning if I wanted six (or
> seven) different
> > inks or toners in the printer I wouldn't be able to control
them
> > individually, because, for example, cyan and photo cyan
> channels would be
> > coupled?
> >
> > Robert
>
> Yes, the 1.1 version that I think you tried was limited to
> CMYK, but the new 2.0 version controls 4,6, or 7 inks and
> uses full 16bit curves.  I think the best thing is that I've
> got automatic partitioning that works very well -- no need
> to work on going from light grays to dark grays.  You do
> get to shape the final overall curve if you like though.
>
> I did post about it a couple of weeks ago, but you may have
> missed it.  I'm still doing little tweaks but the guts works
> just fine.
>
> See QuadToneRIP  info at
> www.harrington.com
>
> Roy

Roy,

Slowly I'm getting convinced that your solution may be a better
answer to my needs then me trying to educate the Wasatch SoftRip.
There's no support on this issue from Wasatchinc. The 9000 is
loaded with Ultratone VM, this is a PC shop with a SpectroCam and
an old Gretag D142-3 that could be ressurected. I could go for
Linux but I also have a chance to get a G4 with OS X cheap.

OS X has the advantage that it also will allow me to print with
Colour Management + Gimp-print to the other 9000 still loaded
with Generations 4 inks. I wouldn't like to have a completely new
software setup for this as editing will be done on the PC.
Photoshop Elements is limited to 8 bits in loading so not the
best choice for a B&W output program. Are there OS X image
(editing) programs with 16 bit support throughout that use the
Colorsync, doesn't have to be anything advanced though a Qimage
alike program would be very nice.

On Linux the choice would be the Gimp. It will be sufficient for
B&W 16 bit but doesn't have colourmanagement. There's a plugin as
I understand it that should give it some CM but I have no
knowledge of the quality. I did read that the Quad Tone Rip has
been used on Debian but not on Suse.

Ernst