Digital BW, The Print

Paul

Could you elaborate on your method for refining the .acv curves in photoshop
and your method and criteria for evaluating them?

Tom Moore

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> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Paul
> Roark
> Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 3:38 PM
> To: DigitalB&WPrint
> Subject: [Digital BW] QTR profiling and partitioning
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> So, what I've found works rather well is to use QTR's partitioning
> procedure, but when the Create Curve button is pushed, use a screen grab
> to
> copy the curves.  Then go to Photoshop and simply copy those curves'
> coordinates to *.acv curves.  The PS curves can then be rather easily
> refined to achieve an excellent carbon core.  These PS curves are imported
> back into QTR for the individual gray inks. The resulting linear (even
> before final linearization) core is then used for all the profiles for
> that
> type of paper.
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> Paul
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