Digital BW, The Print

Hi Allan,

I don't know of anyone that has been able to print from gimp in Linux. The
problem seems to be in gimp-print. The QTR2 ppds just won't show up when you
define a printer. My work around is to define the printer using webmin then
to print using qtcups.

Roger
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Allan Metts [mailto:ametts2@...]
  Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 5:57 AM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [Digital BW] Calibrating Lyson Inks on Linux



  I'm up and running with QuadToneRIP on Linux.  Now I'm trying to establish
  a set of curves that work well with my Lyson QuadBlack inkset.

  The QuadToneRIP package includes a special CMYK document (inkpattern.psd)
  that I'm supposed to print out without any re-rendering or resampling, to
  see the individual effect of each ink.  Trouble is, I can't seem to print
  this document from GIMP (which is all I have in Linux).  The document
  displays in RGB Mode, and I can't find a setting equivalent to "Print
Space
  = Same as Source".  When I print, the document looks like each ink tried
to
  do its own thing in its own place (i.e., four "ghost" images).

  I've created curves with CALIBRATION=YES in the ink descriptor file, and
  have loaded these curves in to the PPD driver.

  So here are my questions:

  --*-- Any ideas on what I'm doing wrong in GIMP with the inkpattern.psd
file?

  --*-- Is there an alternative way to come up with a set of curves in a
  Linux-only environment?

  --*-- Any suggestions for reasonable starting values for the Lyson
  QuadBlack inks?

  Thanks in advance,

  Allan


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