Digital BW, The Print

Roy can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that LK is defined as 
GRAY_INK_1=LK as shown in the sample profile below. If you wanted to 
use this profile you would first have to calibrate to get the correct 
ink limits for your set up and paper and then linearize.


#
#  quadtone curve descriptor file
#
#
# the printer name
# the curve name
#   no spaces or special characters, except - or _  (dash or underscore)
#
PRINTER=QUAD2200
CURVE_NAME=2200-UT-MK_warm
CALIBRATION=NO
GRAPH_CURVE=NO

#
# number of inks must be 4, 6, or 7
# the ink limits are percentages
#   usually they are all the same but they can be individually set
#
N_OF_INKS=7
DEFAULT_INK_LIMIT=80

LIMIT_K=0
BOOST=95
LIMIT_C=70
LIMIT_M=0
LIMIT_Y=70
LIMIT_LC=70
LIMIT_LM=0
LIMIT_LK=

#
#  Describe Usage of each Ink: K,C,M,Y,LC,LM,LK
#    All Inks of Printer must be listed
#

#
# Gray Partition Information
#  use ink names: K,C,M,Y,LC,LM,LK
#
N_OF_GRAY_PARTS=4
GRAY_INK_1=LK
GRAY_VAL_1=100

GRAY_INK_2=C
GRAY_VAL_2=51

GRAY_INK_3=LC
GRAY_VAL_3=30

GRAY_INK_4=Y
GRAY_VAL_4=12

GRAY_INK_5=
GRAY_VAL_5=

GRAY_INK_6=
GRAY_VAL_6=

GRAY_INK_7=
GRAY_VAL_7=

GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=4
GRAY_SHADOW=8

GRAY_OVERLAP=10
GRAY_GAMMA=1
GRAY_CURVE=

#
# Toner Partition Information
#
N_OF_TONER_PARTS=0
TONER_INK_1=
TONER_VAL_1=
TONER_INK_2=
TONER_VAL_2=

TONER_HIGHLIGHT=1
TONER_SHADOW=0.01

TONER_GAMMA=1
TONER_CURVE=

#
# Unused Inks
#
N_OF_UNUSED=3
UNUSED_INK_1=M
UNUSED_INK_2=K
UNUSED_INK_3=LM
UNUSED_INK_4=

#
# the following is a special UltraChrome ink flag
# it copies the light-black curves to the light-cyan and light-magenta 
inks.
# this insures that the LC and LM inks are used to directly neutralize
# the color of the light-black.
# the color balance of inks is controlled by the LIMIT_... values above.
#
UC_NEUTRALIZER=NO

On Tuesday, July 20, 2004, at 02:54  PM, James Haney wrote:

> 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
>