Roy, I don't have the documentation in front of me but how do I define an ink position (LK) as Gray_1. On Jul 20, 2004, at 11:23 AM, Roy Harrington wrote: > --- 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. 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Re: [Digital BW] Help setting up QTR on 2200
2004-07-20 by James Haney