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QTR ink usage pattern

2005-05-19 by Scott McLoughlin

Does QTR consume some carts on a 2200 more than others
in any consistent manner?  Or is there some other way to
describe or guestimate its ink consumption pattern?

Thanks!

Scott

Re: QTR ink usage pattern

2005-05-19 by John Vitollo

Scott McLoughlin wrote:
> Does QTR consume some carts on a 2200 more than others
> in any consistent manner?  Or is there some other way to
> describe or guestimate its ink consumption pattern?

Open up a profile and look which inks are being used. As an example from EnhanceMatte-
Warm profile:

LIMIT_K=
BOOST_K=90
LIMIT_C=0
LIMIT_M=0
LIMIT_Y=0
LIMIT_LC=0
LIMIT_LM=0
LIMIT_LK=60

You will notice only Black and LightBlack ink is being used. LightBlack is being used one-
third less than Black.

RE: [Digital BW] Re: QTR ink usage pattern

2005-05-19 by Stephen Billard

If you are running the Windows version you can right click on the curve name and
bring up a graph of the ink usage.

-Stephen
 www.sbillard.org/Stephen
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On 
> Behalf Of John Vitollo
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:12 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: QTR ink usage pattern
> 
> 
> Scott McLoughlin wrote:
> > Does QTR consume some carts on a 2200 more than others
> > in any consistent manner?  Or is there some other way to 
> describe or 
> > guestimate its ink consumption pattern?
> 
> Open up a profile and look which inks are being used. As an 
> example from EnhanceMatte- Warm profile:
> 
> LIMIT_K=
> BOOST_K=90
> LIMIT_C=0
> LIMIT_M=0
> LIMIT_Y=0
> LIMIT_LC=0
> LIMIT_LM=0
> LIMIT_LK=60
> 
> You will notice only Black and LightBlack ink is being used. 
> LightBlack is being used one- third less than Black.
> 
> 
> 
>

Re: [Digital BW] Re: QTR ink usage pattern

2005-05-20 by Scott McLoughlin

Awesome! Thanks.

Scott

Stephen Billard wrote:
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> If you are running the Windows version you can right click on the 
> curve name and
> bring up a graph of the ink usage.
>
> -Stephen
> www.sbillard.org/Stephen
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On
> > Behalf Of John Vitollo
> > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 11:12 AM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: QTR ink usage pattern
> >
> >
> > Scott McLoughlin wrote:
> > > Does QTR consume some carts on a 2200 more than others
> > > in any consistent manner? Or is there some other way to
> > describe or
> > > guestimate its ink consumption pattern?
> >
> > Open up a profile and look which inks are being used. As an
> > example from EnhanceMatte- Warm profile:
> >
> > LIMIT_K=
> > BOOST_K=90
> > LIMIT_C=0
> > LIMIT_M=0
> > LIMIT_Y=0
> > LIMIT_LC=0
> > LIMIT_LM=0
> > LIMIT_LK=60
> >
> > You will notice only Black and LightBlack ink is being used.
> > LightBlack is being used one- third less than Black.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Re: QTR ink usage pattern

2005-05-20 by koloshor

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Billard"
<stephen@s...> wrote:
> If you are running the Windows version you can right click on the
curve name and
> bring up a graph of the ink usage.
 
And don't forget to multiply the curves by the histogram of the image,
and then integrate under the areas of the LK and K curves...

End result, unless you're printing pictures of soot factories or coal
bins, you'll use up LK carts about 3x as much as K carts.

Re: QTR ink usage pattern

2005-05-20 by John Vitollo

Good point...really didn't even think about the content or the grayscale of the pictures. That 
would affect the inks being used.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "koloshor" <wiz@n...> wrote:
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Billard"
> <stephen@s...> wrote:
> > If you are running the Windows version you can right click on the
> curve name and
> > bring up a graph of the ink usage.
>  
> And don't forget to multiply the curves by the histogram of the image,
> and then integrate under the areas of the LK and K curves...
> 
> End result, unless you're printing pictures of soot factories or coal
> bins, you'll use up LK carts about 3x as much as K carts.

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