> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Haney [mailto:jhaney@...]
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 9:39 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Making my own curves in QTR
>
>
>
> The QTR installer should have installed several text files.
>
> Specifically you are looking for "GettingStarted.rtf" and
> "Calibration.rtfd"
>
> Read both of these files AT LEAST THREE TIMES. Trust me on this one!
>
> If you proceed with a half clear notion of how to do this you will
> spend hours of frustration to no good end.
>
> Read the documents while you have a sample curve file open.
>
> Compare the provided curve files to each other. They are often very
> different based upon a number of variables. You will eventually begin
> to get the concept.
>
> So read the files carefully then come back here and ask questions to
> fill in the blanks. There will definitely be a few questions. The key
> barrier to making this a quick and simple process is that everyone is
> using different inks and papers and is trying to achieve different
> results.
>
> It is doable, and works great when you are done, but it makes
> you feel
> like you are back in high school science class.
>
> Good luck.
>
> James Haney
>
>
>
> On Jan 2, 2005, at 11:14 AM, Fred Drury wrote:
>
> >
> > Jack ...
> >
> > I have posted a couple of similar questions recently and have not
> > received
> > any response. Not sure if my posts are going out properly
> ... could
> > you
> > please give me a reply so as to confirm!
> >
> > I too would like to do some of my own curves, most especially for
> > semigloss
> > and glossy papers, but have no idea where to start!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Fred Drury
> > Markland Imaging
> >
> > ------Original Message-----
> > Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2005 01:57:07 -0000
> > From: "jwinberg1" <jack.winberg@...>
> > Subject: Making my own curves in QTR
> >
> >
> > Hi Gang:
> >
> > Having finally gotten QTR basically functioning well with my 2200
> > (thanks to Roy and Stephen), I would now like to play with
> generating
> > my own curves. I tried looking up descriptions of this process on
> > both of the above gentlemen's websites, but could not locate such a
> > description. I may well have overlooked it.
> >
> > Would some kind soul point me in the right direction?
> >
> > Am I also correct in assuming that if I decided to utilize a third
> > party inkset (MIS UC perhaps), then I would need such
> custom curves to
> > achieve results tweaked to my image preferences.
> >
> > Thanks much in advance for any references.......... Jack Winberg
> >
> >
> >
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