Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, James Haney <jhaney@m...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> Thanks for all of the input everyone.
> 
> I have learned a ton in the last 24 hours. Unfortunately, most of it at 
> about 2 AM.
> 
> For the record, according to Roy, the file to use for beta 9 on Panther 
> is the RGB file "inkseparation.psd"
> 
> I do, in fact, have the Eboni in the LK position and am using that.
> 
> However, I remember that I applied the BOOST to the K position which is 
> unused in my current profile.
> 
> I will try again with the BOOST applied to LK.

Back awhile there was only BOOST_K for the K ink.  beta9 added the
variable BOOST which works on whatever ink is defined as GRAY_1.

> 
> Anyone else have this problem. I am making a matte profile so the K 
> position is unused. apparently this is the ink used for all of the text 
> in the calibration file, so my scales all print out without any 
> numbers. I have to count patches to figure things out.
> 
> I tried re-enabling the K channel but got an error saying an ink can 
> only be defined once. I know I could figure the syntax out but didn't 
> want to waste any brain cycles last night (this morning).

The script checks for inconsistencies in ink defining.  All you should
have to do is change the LIMIT_K variable.   For the calibration profile
being in the UNUSED section is not a problem.

Roy

> 
> I will post the ink descriptor tonight and hopefully I can tap into 
> your collective wisdom further.
> 
> Onward!!!!
> 
> 
> James Haney
> 
> 
> 
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> On Jul 20, 2004, at 9:51 AM, Carl Schofield wrote:
> 
> > The low dmax you are seeing suggests that you might be using a profile
> > that specifies PK ink for black, instead of MK.  Eboni is in the LK ink
> > slot in the MIS UT inkset and MIS PK is in the K ink slot.  If you can
> > post the contents of the curve descriptor file you are using we might
> > be able to help.  You should be getting a dmax on HPR with Eboni in the
> > 1.6+ range.  Also, try using the BOOST function to increase dmax (eg.
> > BOOST_LK=95).
> >
> > On Tuesday, July 20, 2004, at 12:33  AM, James Haney wrote:
> >
> >> To anyone with experience with QTR on a Mac Epson 2200 UT inkset (not
> >> UT7)
> >>
> >> I have been having lots of problems getting setup some of them based
> >> upon the fact that MIS sent me mis-filled ink carts. Some tech issues
> >> getting CUPS to work on my computer with Panther.
> >>
> >> So, everything seems to be installed and working, but the prints are
> >> way off from what I am used to seeing with Piezography.
> >>
> >> I am using the UT-MK curves.
> >>
> >> The blacks are very weak (1.31)
> >>
> >> I am trying to follow the documentation to do a calibration but it
> >> seems to have several inconsistencies:
> >>
> >> 1) The documentation says to use the pattern test page 
> >> "inkpattern.psd"
> >> but there is no such file included in the installer. The documentation
> >> says that the file is a cmyk file. I found a file called
> >> inkseparation.psd and inkseparation.tif but these are both RGB files.
> >>
> >> I tried to print them anyway but the prints were missing lots of
> >> patches and contained no text.
> >>
> >> I just downloaded the old beta 8 installer and sure enough the file is
> >> there, I will try it with that.
> >>
> >> 2) What is meant by the line " QuadTone RIP Curves is whatever curve
> >> set you want to split up into separate inks?"
> >>
> >> Any help getting through this would be GREATLY appreciated. My 1160
> >> with Piezo is not working and I keep getting the blue selenium 
> >> problem.
> >>
> >> I am on a MAJOR deadline to get some prints out the door for a 
> >> customer
> >> by Friday.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >>
> >> James Haney
> >>
> >>
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