"If you were going to use MK,
how would you adapt the profile? (I never, ever, use PK for anything and
would prefer to avoid having to waste ink switching over and back again
for a single purpose.)"
You would need to find a percentage (Level) for MK that matches more or less the UV blocking of C and Y. In my profile, where the K = PK, the current values are K=25, Y=25 and C=25, and they all have about the same UV blocking. If I were to substitute MK for PK it would be necessary to lower the MK percentage to somewhere between 5-10 because MK is a much more powerful UV blocker.
You would need to find a percentage (Level) for MK that matches more or less the UV blocking of C and Y. In my profile, where the K = PK, the current values are K=25, Y=25 and C=25, and they all have about the same UV blocking. If I were to substitute MK for PK it would be necessary to lower the MK percentage to somewhere between 5-10 because MK is a much more powerful UV blocker.
"Would you expand on that? I don't quite follow how gray curve can substitute for linearization."
Both LINEARIZE and GRAY-CURVE= are methods for equalizing input (ink) and output (process) tonal values. They are different but work about the same with digital negatives. So, in my profile, instead of the LINEARIZE routine I could equalize input/output with a curve. Like this,
Instead of,
CURVE_K= "0;0 100;100"
I could equalize input/output with, CURVE_K= "0;0 4;10 8;18 13;29 20;41 28;51 32;56 37;60 42;65 48;70 55;75 63;80 73;85 84;90 92;95 100;100"
Sandy
Both LINEARIZE and GRAY-CURVE= are methods for equalizing input (ink) and output (process) tonal values. They are different but work about the same with digital negatives. So, in my profile, instead of the LINEARIZE routine I could equalize input/output with a curve. Like this,
Instead of,
CURVE_K= "0;0 100;100"
I could equalize input/output with, CURVE_K= "0;0 4;10 8;18 13;29 20;41 28;51 32;56 37;60 42;65 48;70 55;75 63;80 73;85 84;90 92;95 100;100"
Sandy