I tried using i1 profiler to measure the ink separation files for evenly slicing up the dmin-dmax for setting the ink limit for each different shade and automatically calculating the overlap points. i1 Profiler fails to read it since it "thinks" it should be getting a value close to the target but is getting something totally out of what the margin of error should be.
I have the same problem with ColorPort trying to measure the ink separation files and even created the 8-ink separation files in ColorPort to print them in calibration mode and created separate grayscale reference files for measuring the chart—at least that was the theory until each shade was so far off what the software was expecting that it wouldn't read it without throwing errors. The ink seps are only 21-step gray ramps so you can use the 21-step reference file to measure them in strip mode. i created custom ref files to measure full charts, them import them into a spreadsheets that easily graph the slope for each ink channel to determine optimal ink limits, calculates the overlap points, and then averages the linearization measurments).
Measure Tool doesn't seem to care what it measures as long as the beginning and end of the strip is right. I am trying to perfect my QTR Toolbox with custom reference files, test images, and spreadsheet templates before releasing it to the public, but having only one piece of outdated software that can do what I needs done makes it close to impossible (any software engineers out there want to help me out?)
Richard Boutwell