Digital BW, The Print

Butting in here-
Profiles, while an apt name, is perhaps a name that somewhat confuses
the issue under these circumstances. The term, as generally used,
refers to an icc profile which is part of the huge issue of color
management. ICC profiles are files that have specific characteristics
cross platform and cross application that have been settled on
internationally.
The term used in conjunction with QTR or other special drivers
discussed here don't fall into that category so a traditional
profiling service will not be able to help. Generally it is a
linearization process specific to the particular software that uses
it, in this case QTR. It would be made with that software or utilities
that come with it, and can only be used by that software.
You would need a measuring device to create them, however there is a
big enough community growing that can either share profiles, or others
can make them for you if you send them the printed chart. An early
version that I briefly tried also had suggestions for simply doing it
visually without an expensive device, and you may also be able to use
a scanner.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean"
<deanwork2003@y...> wrote:
> John, thanks. I appreciate that info. One more thing.
> 
> What is involved with profiling quad inks in QTR for a 7000? I
usually have my
> profiles for color done at Profile City and I do not have McBeth or
> any specialized sofware to make custom profiles. At any rate the
process is different, 
> where do I read about it? Is it  necessary to have specialized
spectrometer equipment for 
> that approach or is there somewhere to find generic profiles for
such a purpose?  I guess 
> there are a lot of "curves" for these inks out there.How complex was
it for you to make 
> your profiles for Cone inks and UT pigments?
> 
> John