Digital BW, The Print

On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 06:52  PM, John Vitollo wrote:

> Hi,
>
> With the latest Quadtone I'm printing with Piezotone, Photorag and the  
> 1160-fs file.
> Most tones are right-on when compared to the monitor - the dither is  
> excellent by
> the way. But anything above 5% K burns out - only paper white is  
> visible. Instead of
> doing a completely new profile I was wondering if I can modify  
> information in the
> original 1160-fs file to hold the highlights? If someone could point  
> me in the right
> direction I would really appreciate it.
>
> Here's the file info:
>
> #
> #  quadtone curve descriptor file
> #
> #
> # the printer name
> # the curve name
> #   no spaces or special characters, except - or _  (dash or  
> underscore)
> #
> PRINTER=Quad_1160
> CURVE_NAME=1160-fs
> CALIBRATION=NO
> GRAPH_CURVE=YES
>
> #
> # 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=4
> DEFAULT_INK_LIMIT=80
>
> LIMIT_K=
> BOOST_K=100
> LIMIT_C=
> LIMIT_M=
> LIMIT_Y=
> LIMIT_LC=
> LIMIT_LM=
> 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=K
> GRAY_VAL_1=100
>
> GRAY_INK_2=C
> GRAY_VAL_2=44
>
> GRAY_INK_3=M
> GRAY_VAL_3=12
>
> GRAY_INK_4=Y
> GRAY_VAL_4=5
>
> GRAY_INK_5=
> GRAY_VAL_5=
>
> GRAY_INK_6=
> GRAY_VAL_6=
>
> GRAY_INK_7=
> GRAY_VAL_7=
>
> GRAY_HIGHLIGHT=11
> GRAY_SHADOW=11
>
> GRAY_OVERLAP=50
> 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=11
> TONER_SHADOW=11
>
> TONER_GAMMA=1
> TONER_CURVE=
>
> #
> # Unused Inks
> #
> N_OF_UNUSED=0
> UNUSED_INK_1=
> UNUSED_INK_2=
> UNUSED_INK_3=
> 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
>
>
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